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Serious Business GmbH is a Munich-based branding and digital design agency for startups, founded in 2015. The agency offers strategic planning, visual identity, and digital solutions including branding, web design, product design, and web development.
Serious Business GmbH is a branding and digital design agency for startups based in Munich, Germany. Founded in 2015, the agency explores a brand's journey from strategic planning to visual identity and digital solutions, partnering with startups at every stage to keep brands consistent, engaging, and ready to scale.
The agency operates with under 49 employees, a minimum budget of $10,000 to $25,000, and an average hourly rate of $100. It holds a 4.9 out of 5 Google rating from 10 reviews. The leadership team includes four co-founders covering strategy, creative direction, and sales, supported by design leads, a UX designer, a creative developer, and operations staff.
Serious Business GmbH offers branding, web design, product design, web development, UI/UX design, logo design, and business consulting. Expertise spans brand design, brand messaging, brand strategy, strategy consulting, content creation, copywriting, illustration, logo animation, visual communication, digital design, product prototyping, interactive design, and UX strategy. The agency builds on WordPress and Joomla and uses Angular, GatsbyJS, Next.js, React.JS, and VueJS for custom frameworks.
The agency serves manufacturing, finance, fintech, health care, crypto, corporate services, fashion, beauty, consumer goods, and legal industries. Client types include startups, medium businesses, and enterprise or corporate organizations. Notable clients include Amnesty International, Volkswagen, B&O Play, Beam Suntory, Condé Nast Verlag, and the Reykjavik Fashion Festival.
Google reviewers describe the agency as one of Munich's best-kept secrets and praise its fresh, personal, and thorough approach. Clients report loving the collaboration and being inspired by the work, with one reviewer stating they cannot think of a better design and branding agency anywhere.
The portfolio includes branding and website projects for RLY Network, Rudy Capital, Otterspace, Ascon System, and Quivo, each ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 over four to six months between 2022 and 2024. The agency has earned Lovie Awards, AWWWARDS, and The Icelandic Web Prize, with press mentions from Computer Arts, Mindsparkle Mag, Siteinspire, and HTTPSTER.
Services
- Branding
- Web Design
- Product Design
- Web Development
- UI/UX Design
- Logo Design
- Business Consulting
Industries Served
Team Size
Pros
- Praised by clients for a fresh, personal, and thorough approach
- Described as one of Munich's best-kept secrets for design work
- Clients report high satisfaction and a desire to work with the agency again
Client Review Analysis
Google reviewers rate the agency 4.9 out of 5, praising its branding, marketing, and web design work, fresh personal approach, and thorough collaboration.