Katapult Design

What Katapult Design does

Katapult Design is an Australian product design and development consultancy operating under the legal entity Katapult Group Pty Ltd, with studios in Byron Bay, Sydney, and Melbourne. Founded in 2009, the firm delivers end-to-end design services spanning insights and research, strategy, digital design, physical (industrial) design, and engineering — including design for manufacture, FEA analysis, prototyping, and production support. Its core technology is a human-centred design methodology applied across the full product lifecycle, from empathise/define/ideate through prototype/test/iterate to launch.

The company serves a deliberately diversified client base spanning startups, mid-stage growth companies, and global enterprises across at least 15 verticals including medical devices, mining safety, consumer electronics, sports technology, defense, aviation, agriculture, and mobility aids. Notable engagements include 20+ projects over 7+ years for Flite (acquired by Brunswick Corporation for approximately US$90M in 2023), 15+ projects over a decade for NLT Digital Solutions (which has grown to over $25M revenue at 55% annual growth since 2020), and work for clients such as Minelab, Enphase, RØDE, Nutromics, Boom Supersonic, and Sussex Taps.

Katapult operates a pure project-based professional services model with bespoke, non-publicly disclosed fees negotiated per engagement. GTM is consultative, driven by the portfolio website (katapultdesign.com.au) with 'Book a call' CTAs, supplemented by Instagram, LinkedIn, and B Corp certification as credibility signals. The company achieved Certified B Corporation status in 2024 and reports a 65% return client rate, reflecting strong client retention. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the firm operates without external investment or a parent company.

Name

Katapult Design

Legal name

Katapult Group Pty Ltd

Website

https://katapultdesign.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Katapult Design is an Australian product design and development consultancy delivering industrial design, UX/UI, engineering, and strategy services to startups and global enterprises across medical, consumer, mining, and defense verticals from studios in Byron Bay, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Byron Bay

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Consulting Services: Professional services revenue generated through design consulting engagements with clients across medical, consumer, industrial, sports tech, and other sectors. Services include strategy, product design, digital design, engineering, and brand identity work delivered on a project basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Katapult Design is a product design and development consultancy delivering end-to-end services from research and strategy through industrial design, digital design, and engineering to prototyping and production support. The firm serves startups and global enterprises across medical devices, consumer products, sports technology, mining, defense, agriculture, and industrial sectors, with studios in Byron Bay, Sydney, and Melbourne.

Product overview

Katapult Design is a product design and development consultancy with studios in Melbourne, Sydney, and Byron Bay, Australia. They offer a comprehensive suite of services including industrial design, UX/UI design, digital design, engineering, strategy, and prototyping. Their portfolio spans multiple sectors: medical devices (Nutromics LAB ON A PATCH, WiTouch, RestAssured, Splint Bath, CaregiverOne), consumer products (Fliteboard eFoil series, IQ PowerPack 1500, Simple Watch Company watches), sports technology (GO-FIND metal detectors, Gold Monster 1000, SwimBETTER, EVOLVE MVMT), industrial equipment (VESDA-E fire detection, N-Connex/Vigilance mining communications, AIM100 AI safety system, GX1 LiDAR, Micro-X CT Scanner), mobility aids (Mobilate Walker, Upperstate Cane), and various other products across agriculture, defence, and consumer goods. Their approach integrates physical product design with digital experience and engineering, serving global corporations, established brands, and startups from concept through production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Design & Development Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% return client rate demonstrates exceptional client satisfaction
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fidelis Technologies (Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFidelis Technologies is a joint venture between Katapult Design, uHealth (digital health company), and Procept (electrical engineering and software consultants) to develop RestAssured smart wearable thermometer. The joint venture combined collective talents to create a user-friendly medical device meeting rigorous global medical standards.
• Katapult Group Pty LtdcoreOthersParent company entity. Katapult Design operates as a trading name of Katapult Group Pty Ltd. The corporate entity is listed in B Corporation directory and is the contracting entity for whistleblower and grievance policies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IDEO: Pioneering global design consultancy operating across strategy, digital, and physical product design for the world's largest enterprises. Larger and more diversified than Katapult, but competes for the same enterprise design engagements at the top of the market.
• Frog Design: Global design and innovation consultancy, now part of Capgemini Invent, offering strategy, product design, and engineering to enterprise clients. Larger incumbent operating broadly across the same design services space as Katapult.
• Designworks: BMW Group-owned design consultancy operating across mobility, consumer, and industrial sectors. Larger incumbent with broader portfolio of services competing for enterprise design engagements.
• Method (EPAM): Global design and innovation firm acquired by EPAM, offering integrated design, strategy, and engineering services. Larger incumbent with broader portfolio and global footprint competing for enterprise design mandates.

Direct peers

• Smart Design: Global product design consultancy with integrated industrial design, UX, and engineering. Comparable in serving both enterprise clients and startups across medical, consumer, and industrial verticals.
• fuseproject: Yves Béhar's San Francisco design studio offering industrial design, brand, and strategy services to consumer, medical, and technology clients. Highly comparable in multi-disciplinary approach, award-winning output, and venture/startup client base.
• NewDealDesign: San Francisco product design consultancy combining industrial design, UX, and engineering. Comparable in size, multi-disciplinary service stack, and success partnering with startups to commercial outcomes.
• Lunar Design: San Francisco design and engineering firm with integrated industrial design, mechanical engineering, and UX capabilities. Comparable in offering breadth and client mix spanning consumer, medical, and enterprise hardware.
• Whipsaw: San Jose-based industrial design and engineering firm known for award-winning product design across consumer electronics, medical devices, and connected products. Direct peer in service mix, engineering depth, and target verticals.
• Ammunition Group: San Francisco-based product design studio with comparable size, multi-disciplinary industrial design + UX + engineering capabilities, and a similar award-winning portfolio spanning consumer, medical, and tech products. Directly comparable in service offering and client type.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katapult-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/katapult.design
• Xx.com/katapult_studio

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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