Available for Q2
Better than a freelancer. Faster than an agency. Monico embeds with your team as a senior design partner so you can move fast, look the part, and build the product experience that wins your next round.
About us
Proven Principles. Modern Execution.
Monico works with Series A and B startups primarily in health tech and fintech to solve the product design problems affecting their growth. We combine time-tested UX principles and design patterns with modern AI-powered workflows, so we move faster and build smarter than a traditional agency can. You get a curated team of specialists who've shipped together before, without the overhead of hiring any of them.
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Our Services
Four scopes. Each built to solve a specific stage of growth.
Growth Redesign
We redesign the flows costing you users and revenue — with research, redesign, user testing, and a developer-ready handoff. Built for companies preparing for their next round.
4–6 weeks · Starting from $58K
Signal Sprint
We dig into your analytics, talk to your users, and pressure-test what's actually broken. You'll know exactly what to build next and why.
2 weeks · Starting from $32K
Analytics Audit
User Interviews
UX Audit
Competitive Analysis
Prioritized Recommendations
Design Concepts
Edge Build
Full-scope design for a new feature or product area: research, strategy, high-fidelity designs, user testing, and a complete handoff package. Built for teams that need to move fast and get it right.
8–10 weeks · Starting from $95K
User Research & Discovery
UX Strategy
Prototype & User Testing
High-Fidelity Design
Developer Handoff Package
QA Support
Foundation Build
We take a proven, best-in-class design system and configure it specifically for your product. Your team gets a real foundation to build on — in weeks, not months.
3–4 weeks · Starting from $40K
We take on 3 to 4 startups per cohort. One slot might be yours.
Our work
Real Problems. Measurable Outcomes.
Every case study starts with a business problem, not a design brief. See how we diagnosed the challenge, what we built, and why it mattered.
Our process
A structured process for every stage, from diagnosis to delivery.
01
Diagnose
Most problems aren't what they first appear to be. Before a single pixel moves, we dig into the real problem: user interviews, analytics review, heuristic analysis, and stakeholder alignment. The goal is to understand what's actually broken, not just what looks broken.
02
Plan & Prioritize
Once we've aligned on the problem, we map the path forward. That means a clear roadmap, scoped milestones, effort estimates, and early-stage wireframes to stress-test the approach before committing to execution. No surprises mid-engagement.
03
Design & Prototype
This is where the work gets built. We move from wireframe to high-fidelity fast, pressure-testing ideas in prototype and iterating until the solution holds up against user behavior, edge cases, and your business constraints.
04
Handoff
We don't drop a Figma link and disappear. Every handoff includes annotated designs, interaction specifications, and written developer notes. We close with a live handoff session where your engineering team can ask questions, flag concerns, and get clarity before a single line of code is written.
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Support
Once your engineers are in build mode, we stay reachable. If a technical consideration surfaces that affects the design intent, we're a message away: available to answer questions, review implementation decisions, and protect the integrity of what we built together.
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Why not just hire a full-time senior designer?
Hiring takes 2–4 months, costs $150–180K in salary alone, and bets everything on a single hire working out. With Monico, you're up and running in days with a team that's already been vetted, already works together, and already knows how to move fast in a startup environment. When the sprint is done, you're not carrying overhead. It's design capacity that scales with you.
How is this different from hiring a freelancer or an agency?
Freelancers are individuals. One person, one skill set, no accountability structure. Agencies add layers of overhead, account management, and junior execution. Monico is a focused product team: senior designers with proven working chemistry, embedded in your product and your process. No bloat. No handoff delays. You get the caliber of team usually reserved for companies at Series C and beyond.
Which scope is right for us?
It depends on where you are and what's most urgent. The Signal Sprint is the right starting point if you're not sure what's broken or what to build next. The Growth Redesign fits companies that know what's leaking and need it fixed before their next round. The Foundation Build is for teams that need design infrastructure to scale on. The Edge Build is for companies ready to design and ship a full feature or product area from scratch. If you're still not sure, that's exactly what the intro call is for. We'll ask the right questions and tell you honestly which scope fits.
How do engagements work?
We start with a diagnostic to make sure we're solving the right problem, not just the one you walked in with. From there, engagements are structured around clear deliverables and milestones, never open-ended. You'll always know what's being built, why, and when. We don't do ongoing retainers where hours disappear into the void.
Why do you only take a few clients at a time?
Monico runs a small number of active engagements so every client gets our full attention. When you're in a cohort, you're not competing for bandwidth with a dozen other accounts. Our team is focused on your product, your problems, and your timeline. That level of depth is only possible when we keep the volume intentionally low. We open slots on a cohort basis. If you're timing-sensitive, the best thing to do is get a conversation on the calendar now so we can plan accordingly.
What do you need from us to get started?
Not much upfront. We'll need access to your product, any existing analytics or research you have, and a point of contact who can give us honest context about what's working and what isn't. Beyond that, we handle the process. You won't need to manage us, run the meetings, or figure out what to hand off next. The engagements are structured so your team stays focused on what they do best while we handle the design work end to end.