What ELVA Design Group does

ELVA Design Group is a boutique digital design and development agency founded in 2017 and headquartered in Austin, Texas (with a San Francisco presence), specializing in e-commerce experience design for consumer brands. The firm delivers end-to-end services organized around four pillars: Strategy, User Experience, Brand, and Development. Its core technical capabilities center on Shopify Plus and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, including custom modular design systems (such as the Spacecraft system used for COOLA) and headless commerce architectures that enable multi-brand clients to scale merchandising agility. Notable platform work includes SFCC-to-Shopify migrations, multi-site architectures for portfolios such as Titan Brands (three sites) and Samsonite (seven distinct brands), and collaboration landing pages for brands like Stanley 1913's Messi, Barbie, and LoveShackFancy partnerships.

The agency's revenue model is professional services-based, with project-based engagements scoped and quoted per client. Go-to-market relies on a portfolio-driven approach, leveraging an extensive catalog of 40+ case studies, AWWWARDS recognition (Honorable Mentions in 2021 and 2022), and word-of-mouth referrals from enterprise brand clients. Primary customer segments are enterprise consumer brands seeking digital transformation, with a secondary focus on emerging startups requiring full brand creation. The firm has worked with notable logos including Stanley 1913, Fenty Beauty, Laura Mercier, Samsonite, KEEN, Herschel Supply Co., DICKIES, TENA, Grande Cosmetics, REEF, and Cravings by Chrissy Teigen.

In 2024, ELVA was acquired by Third and Grove, a digital marketing and commerce agency, while retaining the Elva brand identity. The company is led by co-founder and creative director Michael Francis. Operationally, ELVA functions as a tightly integrated extension of client teams, with delivery supported by a core group of 12 specialists across strategy, UX, design, development, and operations, supplemented by partnerships with implementation specialists (redvan workshop), technology providers (Novel, Half Helix, Drive Commerce, BarCart, CineSend), and developer collaborators (CMPSE).

Name

ELVA Design Group

Legal name

Elva Design Group LLC

Website

https://helloelva.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ELVA Design Group is a boutique digital design agency that delivers e-commerce experience design, brand strategy, UX/UI, and development services on Shopify Plus and Salesforce Commerce Cloud for enterprise consumer brands, with notable work for Stanley 1913, Fenty Beauty, and Samsonite.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Design and E-commerce Development Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Digital design services
• E-commerce development
• UX UI design
• Brand strategy
• Digital transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Digital Design & Strategy Services: Project-based professional services including brand strategy, UX/UI design, development, and digital transformation consulting for enterprise consumer brands.
2. E-commerce Platform Development: Custom development services building Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and headless commerce solutions with integrations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ELVA Design Group is a digital design and development agency that delivers end-to-end services spanning strategy, user experience, brand, and front-end development for consumer brands. The firm specializes in building and migrating e-commerce experiences on Shopify Plus and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, creating modular design systems, and producing collaboration and campaign landing pages for enterprise brand clients.

Product overview

ELVA Design Group is a design agency offering a comprehensive suite of services organized around four core areas: Strategy, User Experience (UX), Brand, and Development. Their service offerings include content strategy, consumer insights, copywriting, brand positioning, customer experience strategy, commerce experience design, design systems, motion studies, user testing, art direction, identity development, front-end development, and systems integration. The agency specializes in creating digital commerce experiences for industry-leading brands, with particular expertise in Shopify and Salesforce Commerce Cloud platforms. Their work spans brand website redesigns, e-commerce platform migrations (SFCC to Shopify), collaboration landing pages, and full brand digital transformations. Notable client work includes Stanley 1913, Fenty Beauty, Laura Mercier, Samsonite, and numerous other consumer brands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $6.4M revenue generated for DWB brand post-launch
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CMPSEminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023Developer partner for Project Healing Waters pro bono project, handling implementation challenges and ensuring accessibility compliance.
• NovelcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022Partnership with Novel to integrate NFT functionality for House of Web 3's combined physical and digital jewelry shopping experience, enabling the sale of physical jewelry paired with corresponding digital NFT collectibles in the metaverse.
• redvan workshopminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with redvan workshop as a partner on the Samsonite project for Salesforce Commerce Cloud implementation.
• Half HelixcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Half Helix on the Fenty Beauty project for virtual try-on and custom shade finder implementation.
• BarCartcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partner for Oak & Eden's Shopify build, utilizing BarCart for seamless checkout functionality alongside the main platform.
• Drive CommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner powering bottle customization functionality (Coming Soon) for Oak & Eden's whiskey customization experience.
• CineSendcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for video-on-demand functionality powering NEON's branded TVOD website, enabling movie rentals and playback integrated with Shopify Headless.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Huge: Huge is a digital experience design agency serving enterprise consumer brands with similar UX, brand strategy, and e-commerce platform work. Direct comparable on service offering (Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud engagements), target customer (F100 consumer brands), and revenue model (project-based digital transformation).
• Work & Co: Work & Co is a digital product and commerce agency that designs and builds e-commerce experiences for global consumer brands. Closely comparable on e-commerce platform expertise (Shopify Plus), design system development, and enterprise consumer brand client base.
• Ueno: Ueno is a boutique digital design and development agency serving consumer brands with branding, UX/UI, and front-end engineering. Directly comparable in size, service mix (strategy/UX/UI/development), and focus on high-profile consumer brand engagements.
• Basic/Department: Basic (now Basic/Department) is a creative agency focused on brand, digital experience, and commerce for consumer brands. Comparable on full-service digital offering and consumer brand portfolio, with similar positioning around thoughtful design-driven commerce work.
• Instrument: Instrument is a digital creative agency that designs brand and commerce experiences for enterprise clients. Directly comparable on digital experience design, brand strategy, and enterprise client orientation, with similar service categories.
• Yeti (commerce agency): Yeti is a Shopify Plus partner agency specializing in e-commerce design, development, and replatforming for consumer brands. Directly comparable on Shopify Plus focus, consumer brand portfolio, and modular design system / theme development expertise.

Broad incumbents

• R/GA: R/GA is a global experience design agency offering brand, commerce, and digital transformation services at much greater scale. Overlaps with ELVA on Shopify/commerce work and consumer brand strategy but operates as a broad incumbent with deeper resources and a wider portfolio.
• VML: VML is a large global marketing and commerce agency offering brand experience, commerce, and digital transformation services. Overlaps with ELVA on enterprise consumer brand commerce work (Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud) but operates as a broad incumbent with significantly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• DEPT®: DEPT® is a global digital agency offering brand, commerce, and technology services for enterprise clients. Comparable on consumer brand commerce work and digital experience design, though operating at much greater scale across multiple geographies and service lines.

Emerging players

• Section: Section is a Shopify-focused digital commerce agency building e-commerce experiences and headless storefronts for consumer brands. Comparable on Shopify Plus expertise and enterprise e-commerce delivery, though with greater focus on headless/technical engineering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/helloelva/about
• Instagraminstagram.com/elvacreative

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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