First impressions decide everything.

First impressions decide everything.

A ⚡ lighting-fast Brand Sprint for Harvard-connected founders.

perfect for pre-seed/early stage

What this is →

A short brand sprint.
Two weeks. Tight process.

Best bit? No agency pricing.

Built for founders (you, probably) whose ideas are ahead of they present it.

How it works →

  1. You apply.

  2. We review your project.

  3. If it’s a fit, we run a two-week sprint.

That’s it.

What you get →

A professional brand system you can actually use. Ready to pitch, sell and scale.

  1. Logo

  2. Type and color system

  3. Marketing assets

  4. Sales deck template

  5. Landing page (design)

Pricing →

Pricing is $5,000 USD for the Brand Sprint.

Applications are reviewed before booking.

Pricing is $5,000 USD for the Brand Sprint.

Applications are reviewed before booking.

Pricing is $5,000 USD for the Brand Sprint.

Applications are reviewed before booking.

Four steps to launch

01.

Apply

Fill out a form and tell us a bit more about what you're building.

5 mins

02.

Onboard + Call

If we're a fit. Jump on a 30 min call with us.

Share context.

30 mins

03.

Design → Feedback

We present high-end directions. Approve or provide feedback.

5 Days

04.

Delivery

We finish and share your new Brand Kit. Offboard and ready to go.

5 Days

"one of the most in-depth branding processes I’ve seen in my 10 years of working with designers."

Jimmy Horan, Phinly

Who is this good for?

We're selective about who we work with. Some brands need more time, collaboration, research and strategy, etc.

Here's a helpful guide:

We're a fit if…

Early-stage founders

Early-stage founders

Early-stage founders

Student or recent alumni

Student or recent alumni

Student or recent alumni

Planning to launch, raise, or recruit

Planning to launch, raise, or recruit

Planning to launch, raise, or recruit

Care how your product is seen

Care how your product is seen

Care how your product is seen

We can't help you if…

Side projects

Side projects

Side projects

You’re still “exploring ideas”

You’re still “exploring ideas”

You’re still “exploring ideas”

Committees

Committees

Committees

You want free feedback or vague advice

You want free feedback or vague advice

You want free feedback or vague advice

we love sprints

we love sprints

Tension Studio has actual expertise in UX and design, which is clearly relevant to the work we do. Very quickly, you realise it’s so worth it.

Alex Solo, Sprintlaw

The branding process was fantastic. It was great having Tension Studio steer that process — it’s very much in their wheelhouse.

Daniel Gunasekera, Covalent API

"Epic studio! we needed design collaborators that were willing to roll up their sleeves with us. Tension strikes that balance every time."

Tom Kaldor, Ajust.

If this feels right, apply below.

If this feels right, apply below.

We’ll tell you quickly if it’s a fit.

We’ll tell you quickly if it’s a fit.

© 2026 Tension STudio

© 2026 Tension STudio

© 2026 Tension STudio