What Ekte Media does

Ekte Media is a privately held, boutique creative agency founded in 2020 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with a second office in Toronto, Canada. The firm specializes in hand-designed branding and interactive website design for creative companies, with a service portfolio spanning brand design, web design, web development, brand strategy, brand consulting, media planning, interaction design, product design, and impact analysis. Its core technology platform is Webflow, upon which the firm builds custom CMS configurations that allow client teams to update portfolios, publish news, and manage content without technical expertise. The firm also integrates third-party tools such as Typeform (powering its lead-generation Website Maturity Snapshot assessment) and Memberstack (for gated member-only portals, as deployed for clients like Rahaminov Diamonds).

Ekte Media operates on a project-based professional services model, with custom quote-based pricing and no publicly disclosed standard rate card. Its go-to-market is direct engagement via its website contact form under a "Start a project today!" call-to-action, supplemented by a content marketing strategy built around a blog, Instagram (@ektecreativegroup), LinkedIn, and a weekly email newsletter. The Website Maturity Snapshot free assessment serves as a mid-funnel lead magnet. The agency is led by CEO Linda Hafstad and COO/Partner Jason Cox, with a lean team of 1-10 employees serving clients across production, nonprofit, healthcare, entertainment, luxury, beverage, and event verticals.

The client roster includes agency and brand-adjacent work for names such as TaProd (a global film production company serving Coca-Cola, Netflix, Hermès, AMEX, and Lufthansa), The Remezcla Agency (campaigns for MLB, Target, McDonald's), The Now Agency (a social agency with $900M managed spend), Rahaminov Diamonds, Navesink Wellness Center, Drew Lynch, United Craft, 4D, and National Event Management. Ownership is founder-controlled with no disclosed external investors, private equity, or venture capital backing, and there are no patents, trademarks, or published awards in the source material.

Name

Ekte Media

Legal name

Ekte Media, Inc.

Website

https://ektemedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ekte Media is a boutique Houston- and Toronto-based creative agency founded in 2020 that hand-designs branding, websites, and digital experiences on the Webflow platform for creative companies such as production firms, agencies, and entertainment brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand & Web Design Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Marketing Strategy & Channel Mix Advisory (MPAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Brand design services
• Web design services
• Webflow development agency
• Creative branding agency
• Brand strategy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Branding & Design: Project-based professional services revenue model delivering brand design, web design, web development, brand strategy, media planning, brand consulting, and impact analysis services to creative companies. Revenue is generated through custom project engagements with no standard pricing publicly disclosed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ekte Media is a branding and web design agency that hand-designs bold, interactive websites and brand identities for creative companies. Core services include Brand Design, Web Design, Web Development (primarily on Webflow), Brand Strategy, Brand Consulting, Interaction Design, Product Design, Media Planning, and Impact Analysis, delivered as integrated project engagements rather than standardized products. The firm also offers a free Website Maturity Snapshot assessment tool as a lead-generation resource for prospective clients.

Product overview

Ekte Media is a branding and web design agency serving creative companies. Their offering is a unified service portfolio centered on brand design and web development, built primarily on the Webflow platform. The core services include Brand Design, Web Design, Web Development, Brand Strategy, Brand Consulting, Interaction Design, Product Design, and Media Planning. These services are delivered as integrated engagements rather than standalone products, with Web Development typically including Custom CMS setup as an add-on capability. The agency also offers a free assessment tool called the Website Maturity Snapshot for prospective clients to evaluate their website needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Design Visual identity creation including logos, color palettes, typography, and design systems that establish a recognizable brand presence for creative companies and brands.
• Web Design User experience and interface design for websites, focused on creating visually compelling and intuitive digital platforms for creative companies and brands.
• Web Development Website build and implementation services, primarily using Webflow as the CMS platform, including custom CMS setup and functionality for creative companies and brands.
• Brand Strategy Strategic positioning and messaging development to differentiate brands and establish market positioning for creative companies and brands.
• Brand Consulting Advisory services helping companies refine their brand identity and align branding with business objectives, for creative companies and brands.
• Media Planning Strategic planning for media placement and campaign execution across digital and traditional channels, for creative companies and brands.
• Interaction Design Design of interactive elements, animations, and micro-interactions that enhance user engagement on digital platforms, for creative companies and brands.
• Product Design Design services for physical and digital products, including packaging design and user experience for product interfaces, for creative companies and brands.
• Impact Analysis Assessment and measurement of brand and website performance impact on business outcomes, for creative companies and brands.
• Website Maturity Snapshot Free 2-minute website assessment tool that evaluates an existing website and provides a custom guide on what is working, what is in the way, and what to focus on next, for prospective creative-company clients.

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ueno: Independent creative agency offering branding, web design, and product design with a similar boutique, hand-crafted positioning to Ekte Media, often working with venture-backed and creative clients.
• Instrument: Independent creative and digital agency delivering brand, web, and interactive design for forward-thinking brands — comparable in the integration of brand strategy with bespoke web execution.
• Buck: Creative design and motion studio producing brand identities, interactive websites, and design systems for entertainment, media, and lifestyle brands — overlapping with Ekte Media in brand + interactive web for creative clients.
• Work & Co: Digital product studio focused on designing and engineering digital products and brand experiences for ambitious brands, including media and entertainment clients — comparable in delivering integrated brand + web engagements at premium positioning.
• Refokus: Webflow-specialized design and development agency that builds premium brand sites and custom CMS configurations, directly comparable to Ekte Media's Webflow-centric delivery model and creative-company client base.
• Active Theory: Boutique digital experience studio building interactive websites and brand experiences for entertainment, media, and creative brands — highly comparable in service mix (brand + interactive web) and target customer type to Ekte Media.

Broad incumbents

• Huge: Large digital agency with brand, design, and web capabilities serving enterprise clients. Comparable in service portfolio (brand + digital) but materially larger and more diversified than Ekte Media.
• Code & Theory: Established digital creative agency offering branding, web design, and product development at scale — overlapping with Ekte Media's brand + web offering but operating with much larger teams and broader vertical coverage.
• Pentagram: Largest independent design consultancy, offering branding, identity, and digital design across virtually every category. Comparable as a brand-design specialist but operates at far greater scale and breadth than Ekte Media.

Regional players

• Resn: New Zealand-based interactive digital studio known for highly crafted brand websites and custom CMS work on Webflow — comparable in craft and platform choice, but operating primarily in APAC rather than North America.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ektemedia
• Instagraminstagram.com/ektecreativegroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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