Teko Studio

◆ Design Led Product Foundry

A way of building.

Teko Studio is a product foundry led by a designer with 15+ years of craft. We build our own apps and SaaS — and partner with founders to design and ship theirs.

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Based
New York
Building since
2010
Working
Worldwide
◇ The name
teko
/teˈko/ · Guaraní · noun
a way of being; custom; culture — the manner in which something lives and carries itself in the world.

We build products with a teko of their own — made with care, rooted in where they come from, and shaped to last.

01 What we do

Four ways we help things get built.

  • 01

    Product Foundry

    We conceive, build, and run our own digital products end to end — from the first sketch to a living business.

    • 0→1 product strategy
    • Brand & identity
    • Design systems
    • Go-to-market
  • 02

    Mobile Apps

    Native-feeling iOS & Android experiences with craft in every interaction, gesture, and frame.

    • iOS & Android
    • Prototyping
    • Motion & interaction
    • Performance
  • 03

    SaaS Platforms

    Web products that scale — dashboards, tools, and platforms designed for clarity under complexity.

    • Web app UX
    • Data-dense UI
    • Front-end build
    • Onboarding & growth
  • 04

    Consulting

    Embedded design & product partnership for founders who want a senior hand from idea to ship.

    • Design leadership
    • Product audits
    • Team mentorship
    • Fractional design
02 Selected work

Things we've designed & shipped.

A sample of client and partner projects across mobile, web, and SaaS — from first concept to launch.

01 2025

Yvoty

Wellness startup

A habit & ritual app rooted in slow living. We shaped the brand, product, and a calm motion system from zero.

  • Mobile
  • Brand
  • 0→1
02 2025

Mboja Pay

Fintech

Cross-border payments for Latin American freelancers — a dense dashboard made to feel effortless.

  • SaaS
  • Web app
  • Design system
03 2024

Tape Atlas

Music tech

A discovery platform for independent labels. Editorial layouts meet a fast, searchable catalogue.

  • Web
  • Editorial
  • Front-end
04 2024

Sapukai

Civic tech

A reporting tool that gives communities a voice — accessible, multilingual, and built to scale.

  • SaaS
  • Accessibility
  • 0→1
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03 How we work

A method, not a template.

Every product comes together the way ñandutí does — from the center out, one deliberate thread at a time. Here's how a partnership unfolds. (Hover a step to see the weave take shape.)

  1. Empathize

    We begin with people. Through research and real conversations we build genuine empathy for the users you're building for — the human stays at the center.

  2. Understand

    We take the time to frame the actual problem — goals, constraints, and edges — and define the space before a single screen is drawn.

  3. Iterate

    We design in the open and collaboratively, sketching and refining alongside you in fast, honest loops that give the work its structure.

  4. Validate

    We weave our solutions against reality — testing with users and data — so every decision is earned rather than assumed.

  5. Scale

    We implement with care, building systems that ship today and are positioned to grow with you tomorrow — resilient, and ready for what's next.

04 Contact

Let's build something with teko.

Have a product to ship, or an idea that needs a senior hand? Tell us what you're making.

Made in New York · Working worldwide