80+ awards since 2017. Why teams choose Humbleteam over Velvet Badger
Velvet Badger is a London creative studio that makes brands, global campaigns, CGI, and immersive experiences. We are a product design company that designs the apps and platforms behind a brand, with 80+ design awards and tested prototypes within days.
Facts about Velvet Badger from their own site and LinkedIn · October 7, 2026
How each company describes itself
Velvet Badger
Velvet Badger sums itself up as “Big agency output. Independent studio soul.” It calls itself a strategic creative partner to ambitious companies at every stage of growth, uniting strategy, creativity, and production. Its expertise covers branding, creative campaigns and films, live-action and CGI production, virtual production, and experiences from events to retail spaces.
The studio is based at The Leather Market in London and was founded by 2 partners whose school nicknames gave it its name. LinkedIn lists 11–50 employees. Work shown includes Gucci, Christian Louboutin, Braun, and Formula E.
Humbleteam
Juries and clients have both checked our work: since 2017 we have won 80+ design awards, including 14 Awwwards, Red Dot, Webby, and Behance awards, and clients rate us 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews.
Product design sits at the center of it. Our 49 people in Prague and Dubai have delivered 200+ projects, shipped 56 fintechs, and took a B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam from zero to a tested product in 5 days.
Three reasons teams pick us over Velvet Badger
Each one counts when the brand has to work inside a product.
Tested product in days
A B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam went from zero to a tested product in 5 days, and a small-business banking prototype for ING was user-tested in 23 days. Logitech had an app, website, and design system in production in 4 weeks. We reply within 24 hours, and a project can start next week.
Product depth behind the brand
We design apps and platforms in markets with rules: 56 fintechs shipped, 30+ major banks, and 30+ healthtech platforms studied. A benchmark of 27 sports apps is rerun every four weeks. Our team designs 20–40% faster with AI skills and installs AI agents inside client design teams that stay after we leave.
Awards and reviews on record
Since 2017 we have won 80+ design awards, 14 of them Awwwards, plus Red Dot, Webby, and Behance awards, across 200+ projects. Clients rate us 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews, and 70% come back for a second project. The senior designers on a project average 9 years of experience.
Humbleteam vs Velvet Badger, side by side
Every Velvet Badger fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.
| Compared on | Humbleteam | Velvet Badger |
|---|---|---|
| Independent proof | 80+ design awards, 14 of them Awwwards; 4.9 on Clutch across 35 reviews | No rating or award count published on their site |
| Projects shipped since 2017 | 200+ projects, 64 on our work page, 18 published case studies | Not published on their site |
| Time to a tested prototype | 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam | Not published on their site |
| Brief to first clickable prototype | 2 weeks on average | Not published on their site |
| How fast you can start | A reply within 24 hours; a project can start next week | Not published on their site |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks | Not published on their site |
| AI in delivery | 20–40% faster with AI skills; AI agents installed inside client design teams | Not published on their site |
When Velvet Badger is the better call
Two briefs where their production range wins.
A luxury CGI campaign
Velvet Badger shows global holiday campaigns with CGI production for Gucci and Christian Louboutin, and lists CGI, VFX, animation, and virtual production in-house. For a luxury beauty or fashion campaign, that is their core.
An immersive brand experience
Their work includes an immersive Puma Skill Cube in New York and a JLR Innovation Lab with product demos, and they list events, activations, and retail spaces. If the brand has to be experienced in a room, they build that.
What we bring to a brand’s product
Awards, client scores, and depth in regulated products.
80+
design awards
14 Awwwards, plus Red Dot, Webby, Behance
4.9
Clutch rating
across 35 client reviews
56
fintechs shipped
plus work for 30+ major banks
Work you can check
Brand and product cases from our work page.
Put us on the shortlist.
Send your product and the decision you are trying to make. We reply with the cases closest to it, a timeline and an estimate — and we will say so if the other option is the better fit.
Questions?
Is Humbleteam a good alternative to Velvet Badger?
Yes, when the brand has to work inside an app or platform. Since 2017 we have won 80+ design awards, delivered 200+ projects, and shipped 56 fintechs, and we took a B2B banking MVP with ING to a tested product in 5 days. Velvet Badger is a London creative studio for brands, campaigns, CGI, and experiences. For a CGI campaign, they fit.
Humbleteam or Velvet Badger: who delivers faster?
We publish dated timelines, and Velvet Badger’s site does not. Ours: 5 days to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING, 23 days to a user-tested small-business banking prototype, and 4 weeks for Logitech’s app, website, and design system to reach production. A signed brief reaches its first clickable prototype in 2 weeks on average, and we reply within 24 hours.
Which studio fits a consumer brand launching an app?
We do, for the app itself. We design identity and interface as one system, as in Tinder Black and Chuck, and our 80+ awards cover brand and web. Velvet Badger lists web and apps within its campaign work and shows UI design for Formula E. Ask both for a design system that runs in a shipped app today.
How big is each team, and who does the work?
We are 49 people in Prague and Dubai, and the senior designers on your first call do the work, averaging 9 years of experience. LinkedIn lists Velvet Badger at 11–50 employees, and its site names Chris and Kerry as its founders. Ask each studio who will work on your project every week.
How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?
Neither company publishes prices. We quote a fixed-price audit, a scoped implementation, or a monthly retainer on the first call, and a project can start next week. We reply to every enquiry within 24 hours. Velvet Badger lists an email and phone number in London and publishes no rates or start dates, so ask them for both.
Other comparisons
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What we checked, and when
Everything stated about Velvet Badger on this page comes from their own public pages, read onOctober 7, 2026. We describe what they are strong at, not what they are bad at. If something here is out of date or wrong, write to hi@humbleteam.com and we will fix the page.
- velvetbadger.com — home, expertise, and company story · read October 7, 2026
- LinkedIn — Velvet Badger company page · read October 7, 2026
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