Work & Co
425 people, a client list that reads like a Fortune 50 board.
What is Work & Co?
Gene Liebel, Felipe Memoria, Joe Stewart, Mohan Ramaswamy, and Marcelo Eduardo launched Work & Co from Dumbo, Brooklyn in May 2013. Offices across the US, Latin America, and Europe followed, but headcount (roughly 425) never caught up with the client list — Apple, IKEA, Google, Mercedes-Benz, Pfizer, GoFundMe, Nike, and Disney have all hired this team, largely because design and front-end engineering happen inside the same group. Accenture Song acquired Work & Co in 2023.
Work & Co works primarily with clients in Consumer products, Enterprise transformation, Healthcare sectors. Its primary differentiator is: A client roster (Apple, IKEA, Nike, Disney) that outpaced its ~425-person headcount, delivered through an engineering-heavy design-and-build model.
Work & Co tech stack and services
| Service area |
|---|
| Product Design |
| Web Development |
| Mobile Development |
| Web Design |
| Mobile App Design |
Work & Co pricing
Short answer: Work & Co uses a fixed project, dedicated team pricing approach. Minimum engagement starts at Not published.
| Engagement model | Typical range | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed project | From Not published | Well-defined scope |
| Dedicated team | Variable; depends on team size | Large programmes or team augmentation |
Work & Co pros and cons
| Advantages | Things to consider |
|---|---|
| +Client roster (Apple, IKEA, Google, Nike, Disney) is exceptional relative to headcount | -Now part of Accenture Song, which shares a parent with the Accenture Song entry elsewhere in this list |
| +Design and engineering under one roof cuts the hand-off risk of splitting vendors | -A premium client base implies premium pricing even without a published minimum |
| +425+ people across the US, Europe, and Latin America give real multi-region capacity | -Less vertical specialization (fintech, healthcare-specific) than boutiques built around one niche |
| +Consistent record shipping flagship consumer digital products |
Work & Co vs alternatives
How Work & Co compares to the other top Product Design companies.
| Company | Best for | Key difference | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenomenon Studio | SaaS, fintech, healthcare, EdTech — industry-matched credentials. | Deliberately built around four verticals — SaaS, fintech, healthcare, EdTech — rather than positioned as a generalist product design company, with credentials (HIPAA, NN/g) matched to that focus | 4.8 | Full comparison |
| IDEO | Enterprises, multi-year transformation, substantial budgets. | The firm whose 1991 formation is most credited with establishing human-centered design as a formal discipline, still running roughly 24 studios worldwide | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Frog | Enterprises needing digital plus physical hardware design. | Still designs physical hardware (IoT, automotive, medical devices) alongside software, inside Capgemini Invent's enterprise consulting scale | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| R/GA | Large brands, product design bundled with brand strategy. | Fuses product design with marketing and brand strategy for large platforms, now independently owned for the first time in over two decades | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| Accenture Song | Regulated enterprises, design within tech transformation. | 36 studios and 2,000+ specialists operating inside Accenture — the largest global footprint and compliance coverage in this list | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Huge Inc | Large brands, big agency mid-ownership-transition. | One of the largest, longest-running digital companies in this list, now merged with Hero Digital under AEA Investors | 3.6 | Full comparison |
| MetaLab | Well-funded SaaS/fintech, full-stack design partner. | A Slack/Uber/Coinbase/Midjourney-caliber portfolio built by a 160-person studio, delivered full-stack from research through design systems | 4.1 | Full comparison |
| Clearleft | UK/EU orgs, independently owned UX consultancy. | One of the first dedicated UX agencies in Europe (2005), still independently owned two decades later, with 100+ clients across five continents | 4.0 | Full comparison |
| Nomensa | Government, banking, healthcare — accessibility built in. | Built around accessibility and psychology-informed UX from its 2001 founding, now one of Europe's largest specialist UX agencies at 100+ people | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| Fresh Consulting | Hardware/robotics product design alongside software UX. | Combines industrial design and hardware engineering (robotics, medical equipment) with software UX at 150+ person scale | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| Cyber-Duck | Public-sector UK orgs, proven public-trust client list. | A UX and development practice built on public-sector and regulated-industry trust (Bank of England, Cancer Research UK, GOV.UK), now backed by CACI | 3.7 | Full comparison |
| Fireart Studio | Startups/mid-market, design plus full development. | 700+ delivered projects for 200+ clients backed by an independently-verified 'Leading UX Design Team' Clutch recognition | 4.4 | Full comparison |
| Qubstudio | Fintech, logistics, healthcare — MVP to enterprise redesign. | Currently Clutch's #1-ranked UX/UI company worldwide for 2026, with Red Dot Design Award recognition layered on top | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Excited | SaaS/fintech teams, Clutch-ranked, accessible rates. | A sustained Top 5 global UX company ranking on Clutch, with about 70% of reviews specifically citing quality and creativity | 4.6 | Full comparison |
| Gapsy Studio | Fintech, SaaS, healthcare — perfect-rated boutique. | A perfect 5.0/5.0 Clutch rating across 52 reviews, backed by 13+ international awards, from a company that doesn't publish its own headcount | 4.5 | Full comparison |
| Goji Labs | Startups, entrepreneurs, nonprofits — strategy-led, accessible. | A 2025 Inc. 5000 honoree that explicitly serves nonprofits and individual entrepreneurs, not only funded startups | 3.9 | Full comparison |
| UXDA | Banks and fintech, exclusively financial-services UX. | The only company in this list exclusively focused on financial services UX, with 150+ banking and fintech platforms shaped across 39 countries | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Onething Design | Multi-vertical companies — BFSI to automotive, one team. | Covers five distinct industries — BFSI, consumer, enterprise, healthcare, automotive — from one team with both US and India delivery presence | 3.8 | Full comparison |
| UX studio | B2B SaaS, research-first before any UI work. | A research-first methodology comparable in rigor to Phenomenon Studio's own discovery-first approach, applied specifically to complex B2B SaaS products | 4.3 | Full comparison |
| Halo Lab | E-commerce/web-app teams, Dribbble-top-ranked. | Currently the #1-ranked Dribbble Team globally, backed by 70+ design awards and a 4.9 Clutch rating | 4.4 | Full comparison |
Work & Co FAQ
What is Work & Co?
425 people, a client list that reads like a Fortune 50 board.
How much does Work & Co charge?
Work & Co uses fixed project, dedicated team pricing. Minimum engagement starts at Not published. A discovery call is required to get project-specific quotes.
What tech stack does Work & Co use?
Work & Co works with Figma, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Swift, Kotlin. Primary industries served include Consumer products, Enterprise transformation, Healthcare.
Is Work & Co right for enterprise?
Premium brands, design plus production-grade engineering. 425+ team size. Key consideration: Now part of Accenture Song, which shares a parent with the Accenture Song entry elsewhere in this list.
What are the best Work & Co alternatives?
The best alternatives to Work & Co depend on your use case. Top options are:
- Phenomenon Studio: deliberately built around four verticals — saas, fintech, healthcare, edtech — rather than positioned as a generalist product design company, with credentials (hipaa, nn/g) matched to that focus
- IDEO: the firm whose 1991 formation is most credited with establishing human-centered design as a formal discipline, still running roughly 24 studios worldwide
- Frog: still designs physical hardware (iot, automotive, medical devices) alongside software, inside capgemini invent's enterprise consulting scale
Compare Work & Co with other Product Design companies
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