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We’ve provided expert guidance for some of the world's top funded scale-ups

Logistics
B2B
eCommerce
Web App Development
Bolt (formerly Second Closet) is a leading Canadian technology-enabled logistics and last-mile delivery provider. We worked with them to create an automated billing engine solution for their growing B2B client base. Our solution bridged the gap between finance and operations to help scale the business from an erroneous and manually intensive accounting processes.
Gambling
B2C
eCommerce
UX / UI Design
Lottery Now is the new, trusted, exciting way people play and win the Lottery for the people and causes they care about. Crowdlinker was hired to create an entirely new design experience for their growing mobile user base. Their previous design system and styling was antiquated and led to a lot of friction especially for First-Time Users. We helped create trust, transparency, and authority in the new designs which will increase the amount of new sign-ups and activations.
InsurTech
B2B
SaaS
UX / UI Design
Web App Development
Cubic is an independent drug plan management and healthcare analytics company providing benefits intelligence to employee benefit plans across Canada. We partnered up with Cubic to revamp their Facet Program experience which became one of their most successful product lines in history. It has received industry awareness and recognition as being the gold program standard in prior authorization.
InsurTech
B2C
SaaS
UX / UI Design
Website Development
Livelii is a Techstars backed platform empowering the livelihood and wellbeing of the independent & freelance workforce. Livelii's unique offering is that it provides individual and family membership employee benefits to freelancers, a service traditionally unavailable to the gig economy and independents. Crowdlinker partnered up with them to launch their early stage marketing programs from advertising to marketing website creation. We helped them get to product market fit which led to a pivot in their business model. Livelii is part of Crowdlinker's Ventures stream.
Media
B2C
Content
UX / UI Design
Mobile App Development
Wildbrain creates original kids content, owning the largest Youtube network of its kind. We helped this kids Youtube network transition from being in the B2B marketplace, to supplying direct-to-consumer video content by building mobile applications and extending their brand presence.
eCommerce
B2B2C
SaaS
UX / UI Design
Web App Development
Shopify is a Canadian multinational eCommerce company powering 2M businesses around the world. We partnered up with the Director of Product responsible for experimental and demand generation products to validate new business opportunities for Shopify. The focus was creating branded or unbranded tools for entrepreneurs to help their businesses. We tested and launched a multitude of different experiments in the market which lead to a new feature being incorporated into the eCommerce platform.
CPG
B2B
eCommerce
UX / UI Design
Web / Mobile App Development
Yumba is one of the fastest growing food prep companies in Canada, they prepare chef-cooked meals that are delivered to your door and ready to eat in 3 minutes. We have been in partnership with Yumba for 3+ years and have helped them grow from $45K to $250K MRR by being acting as their internal product team. We've revamped their B2C technology stack to be faster and more efficient from the First Time User flow to recurring customers. We are currently working on their B2B product line called Yumba for Business launching in Q1 2022 under our Ventures stream.
Food
Website Design & Development
We partnered with the brand manager at Nescafe to consolidate their design assets and font faces for their Gold brand. This enabled them to promote their products using a direct-to-consumer model, bringing Nestle’s digital presence into focus.
CPG
Website Design & Development
Unilever needed to launch a Canada specific initiative to promote their Vaseline brand leading up to Christmas. We built them a designated landing page optimized for conversions, achieving a 23% conversion rate and a complete sell out of inventory before Christmas day, whilst streamlining Vaseline’s transition into the Canadian Marketplace.
Quantum
B2B
SaaS
UX / UI Design
Web App Development
Website Development
Agnostiq is the first-of-its-kind quantum computing SaaS startup. They make quantum and high performance computing resources more accessible to practitioners and developers, including machine learning engineers and data scientists. Crowdlinker was tasked to revitalize their marketing website and build a self-serve sales demo product for demand generation purposes. Product is launching in February 2022.
Travel
B2B2C
Marketplace
UX / UI Design
Web App Development
Rove is a stealth startup matching unique creators and travellers together through very curated and novel multi-day experiences.
FinTech
B2C
SaaS
UX / UI Design
Web / Mobile App Development
Criterion Enterprises hired us to create a new business/startup called Parity which is an intelligent crypto investment recommendation platform showcasing which crypto assets retail and professional traders should transact in.

Expand your idea pool with a fresh new innovation culture

Tools for lasting success

Test, iterate, and learn without slowing down your project. We leverage no-code solutions to build functional prototypes, quickly, setting you up for success in the delivery phase.

Technology you can scale on

Build a blueprint for your technology stack outlining the architecture of your system, cloud, and ERD. We’ll give you recommendations around modern tech stacks future hires will thank you for.

Co-creation between you and your user

We make sure we’re building something that matters to your users. We use continuous discovery and run on a dual track agile system to ensure whatever we are building is aligned to your customers needs.

Experiments you can replicate

Build something tried and true. We know what elements are essential to a successful product discovery. That’s why we use proven playbooks to implement repeatable strategies, so you can start focusing on building the right product.

Determine success before you invest

Our proven 4-step framework allows clients to move forward intelligently, minimizing risk. We help you find the best way to solve your business problems by discovering, designing, iterating and testing solutions through creative exploration.
Identify
Establish
Visualize
Test

Identify the problem space

Create a blueprint for the next steps of your project and align all stakeholders. Our dedicated workshops use divergent thinking to help you ask all the difficult questions, think openly, uncover risks and assumptions, and prioritize goal-setting.
Business / Product Canvas, Problem Framing, 5 Whys, Risks (Value, Usability, Feasibility, Business viability), KPIs / Hypothesis Creation

Establish product-market fit

Identify your underlying user need, de-risk your idea, and turn assumptions into insights. We’ll help you validate the problem and the market before we start thinking about solutions.
Surveys, User Interviews, Empathy Mapping, Buyer Journeys, User Personas, Keyword Research, Usability Testing, Competitive Analysis, Double Diamond Approach

Visualize your solution and design experiments

Determine how to solve the problem and change your customer's world. We conduct design sprints using convergent thinking. As we begin to focus on key areas, we can dive deeper on specific experiences within the customer journey.
Crazy 8, How Might We, Storyboard, User Flow, Low Fidelity Wireframe

Test and confirm your ideas

Validate the value of your solution. We won’t waste your time and money building something that won’t be successful. Now's the time to ensure your product has enough traction to warrant your investment.
Clickable Prototype, User Testing, Proof of Concept, Architecture (System, Cloud, ERD), Technical Feasibility Assessment, Landing Pages, Advertising to test conversions,

Harness a new perspective 

We're a multi talented team of seasoned product builders. Our experience handling projects across different industries makes us the perfect choice for innovating in a fast-paced growth environment.

Ankesh Mistry

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Director of Technology

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Carly Clements

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Mohaimin Islam

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Product Manager

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Fiona Haller

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Director of Product & Design

Prateek Kathal

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Lead Developer

Mayank Gupta

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