This project is part of our partnership with branding agency koto.studio

Team

Delivery manager, technical manager, designer, developer

What we did

Custom Code

Deliverables

Website

Duration

13 weeks

Tech stack

Next.js, Sanity, Tailwind CSS

Founderful is the new brand name, created by Koto.studio, for the Swiss VC company formerly known as, Wingman. The growing, founder-focused VC worked with Koto as the branding agency and Koto partnered with Rise to bring the websites to life.

Problem statement

Koto is renowned as one of the world leading branding agencies working for tech clients such as Discord, Whatsapp., Google Gemini as well as smaller early stage startups. Koto needed a trusted tech partner to bring their designs to life and work directly with the client to integrate the digital materials into their company ecosystem.

Hypothesis

Highlighting the founders will increase engagement with Founderful’s community-focused strategy. If paired with a scalable media system, the team can easily adjust the brand’s messaging to attract and connect with new members.

Solution

  • Rise worked closely with Founderful and Koto to ensure that the technical delivery exactly mirrored their shared vision for the rebranding.



  • A custom solution was developed leveraging Next.js for web and mobile interoperability, and Sanity for a seamless content management system.



  • To ensure scalability, Rise implemented shared component libraries to streamline development and conducted rigorous unit and integration testing to ensure consistent performance across all browsers and devices.



  • Alongside technical delivery, Rise created custom animations to bring Koto’s designs to life.



  • Following the implementation of a flexible and user-friendly content management system, Rise conducted training with Founderful’s teams to ensure the full-functionality of Sanity was exploited.

"I think you were really aware and understanding of the nature of client needs... that really didn't go unnoticed."

Fred North
Creative Director, Koto
ex. DesignStudio

Founderful is the new brand name, created by Koto.studio, for the Swiss VC company formerly known as, Wingman. The growing, founder-focused VC worked with Koto as the branding agency and Koto partnered with Rise to bring the websites to life.

Problem statement

Koto is renowned as one of the world leading branding agencies working for tech clients such as Discord, Whatsapp., Google Gemini as well as smaller early stage startups. Koto needed a trusted tech partner to bring their designs to life and work directly with the client to integrate the digital materials into their company ecosystem.

Hypothesis

Highlighting the founders will increase engagement with Founderful’s community-focused strategy. If paired with a scalable media system, the team can easily adjust the brand’s messaging to attract and connect with new members.

Solution

  • Rise worked closely with Founderful and Koto to ensure that the technical delivery exactly mirrored their shared vision for the rebranding.



  • A custom solution was developed leveraging Next.js for web and mobile interoperability, and Sanity for a seamless content management system.



  • To ensure scalability, Rise implemented shared component libraries to streamline development and conducted rigorous unit and integration testing to ensure consistent performance across all browsers and devices.



  • Alongside technical delivery, Rise created custom animations to bring Koto’s designs to life.



  • Following the implementation of a flexible and user-friendly content management system, Rise conducted training with Founderful’s teams to ensure the full-functionality of Sanity was exploited.

"I think you were really aware and understanding of the nature of client needs... that really didn't go unnoticed."

Fred North
Creative Director, Koto
ex. DesignStudio

Founderful is the new brand name, created by Koto.studio, for the Swiss VC company formerly known as, Wingman. The growing, founder-focused VC worked with Koto as the branding agency and Koto partnered with Rise to bring the websites to life.

Problem statement

Koto is renowned as one of the world leading branding agencies working for tech clients such as Discord, Whatsapp., Google Gemini as well as smaller early stage startups. Koto needed a trusted tech partner to bring their designs to life and work directly with the client to integrate the digital materials into their company ecosystem.

Hypothesis

Highlighting the founders will increase engagement with Founderful’s community-focused strategy. If paired with a scalable media system, the team can easily adjust the brand’s messaging to attract and connect with new members.

Solution

  • Rise worked closely with Founderful and Koto to ensure that the technical delivery exactly mirrored their shared vision for the rebranding.



  • A custom solution was developed leveraging Next.js for web and mobile interoperability, and Sanity for a seamless content management system.



  • To ensure scalability, Rise implemented shared component libraries to streamline development and conducted rigorous unit and integration testing to ensure consistent performance across all browsers and devices.



  • Alongside technical delivery, Rise created custom animations to bring Koto’s designs to life.



  • Following the implementation of a flexible and user-friendly content management system, Rise conducted training with Founderful’s teams to ensure the full-functionality of Sanity was exploited.

"I think you were really aware and understanding of the nature of client needs... that really didn't go unnoticed."

Fred North
Creative Director, Koto
ex. DesignStudio

Founderful is the new brand name, created by Koto.studio, for the Swiss VC company formerly known as, Wingman. The growing, founder-focused VC worked with Koto as the branding agency and Koto partnered with Rise to bring the websites to life.

Problem statement

Koto is renowned as one of the world leading branding agencies working for tech clients such as Discord, Whatsapp., Google Gemini as well as smaller early stage startups. Koto needed a trusted tech partner to bring their designs to life and work directly with the client to integrate the digital materials into their company ecosystem.

Hypothesis

Highlighting the founders will increase engagement with Founderful’s community-focused strategy. If paired with a scalable media system, the team can easily adjust the brand’s messaging to attract and connect with new members.

Solution

  • Rise worked closely with Founderful and Koto to ensure that the technical delivery exactly mirrored their shared vision for the rebranding.



  • A custom solution was developed leveraging Next.js for web and mobile interoperability, and Sanity for a seamless content management system.



  • To ensure scalability, Rise implemented shared component libraries to streamline development and conducted rigorous unit and integration testing to ensure consistent performance across all browsers and devices.



  • Alongside technical delivery, Rise created custom animations to bring Koto’s designs to life.



  • Following the implementation of a flexible and user-friendly content management system, Rise conducted training with Founderful’s teams to ensure the full-functionality of Sanity was exploited.

"I think you were really aware and understanding of the nature of client needs... that really didn't go unnoticed."

Fred North
Creative Director, Koto
ex. DesignStudio

Founderful is the new brand name, created by Koto.studio, for the Swiss VC company formerly known as, Wingman. The growing, founder-focused VC worked with Koto as the branding agency and Koto partnered with Rise to bring the websites to life.

Problem statement

Koto is renowned as one of the world leading branding agencies working for tech clients such as Discord, Whatsapp., Google Gemini as well as smaller early stage startups. Koto needed a trusted tech partner to bring their designs to life and work directly with the client to integrate the digital materials into their company ecosystem.

Hypothesis

Highlighting the founders will increase engagement with Founderful’s community-focused strategy. If paired with a scalable media system, the team can easily adjust the brand’s messaging to attract and connect with new members.

Solution

  • Rise worked closely with Founderful and Koto to ensure that the technical delivery exactly mirrored their shared vision for the rebranding.



  • A custom solution was developed leveraging Next.js for web and mobile interoperability, and Sanity for a seamless content management system.



  • To ensure scalability, Rise implemented shared component libraries to streamline development and conducted rigorous unit and integration testing to ensure consistent performance across all browsers and devices.



  • Alongside technical delivery, Rise created custom animations to bring Koto’s designs to life.



  • Following the implementation of a flexible and user-friendly content management system, Rise conducted training with Founderful’s teams to ensure the full-functionality of Sanity was exploited.

"I think you were really aware and understanding of the nature of client needs... that really didn't go unnoticed."

Fred North
Creative Director, Koto
ex. DesignStudio

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