Founders at seed stage
Founding-level design without the full-time risk or the 3-month search.
EUROPE · EST. 2025
Senior designers don't apply. They get called.
Full-time quality. Without the full-time commitment.
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Designers who've shipped at
INTRO
Most recruiters evaluate portfolios.
I evaluate product thinking.
Michał · Founder, frax
01 — Best fit for
When you need a designer, not a headcount.
Scaling product teams
A senior designer for 3–6 months while the permanent search runs.
Design continuity
Parental leave, a sudden departure, or a sprint that needs more hands.
Autonomous from day one
Someone who starts Monday, works autonomously, and needs zero onboarding.
02 — What is frax
A curated network. Not a database.
A curated network of senior, lead and staff product designers who've shipped at European tech companies. Not 10,000 profiles. Fewer than 50, all personally vetted.
Senior & above
A few of the people in it.
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Trusted by design leaders
“Being able to quickly and reliably pull in design support for projects, parental or sick leaves ensures we keep our momentum and ship.”
Tarek Sadi · VP of Design @ Blinkist
03 — How it works
Three steps. One to two weeks.
01
You brief me
25 minutes conversation. The role, the stage, the timeline.
02
I hand-pick
A pre-vetted 3 person shortlist, drawn from the frax network by me.
03
They start
Embedded in your team, autonomous, within 1–2 weeks.
04 — frax vs. alternatives
Faster, more senior, less risk.
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frax
Agency
Full-time hire
Time to start
1–2 weeks
2–6 weeks
3–4 months
Vetting
Product designer (me)
Account manager
You
Commitment
Flexible / Fractional
Monthly retainer
Salary + equity
Typical cost
€80–120/hr, transparent
€100–180/hr
€120–180K/yr + benefits
Seniority floor
Senior and above
Variable
Depends on offer
The person behind frax
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I'm Michał. I built frax because I know what a bad design hire costs.
Portfolios show craft. What they rarely show is how someone thinks when the brief is vague, the timeline is short, and the product is still being defined. That's what I look for.
I probably know
your next designer.
Let's find out.
I'll respond personally within 24 hours. No auto-replies.