Plastic—Studio

What Plastic—Studio does

Plastic—Studio is a San Francisco-based creative consultancy founded in 2022 that delivers end-to-end digital product work — user research, product strategy, product design, and product development — exclusively to healthtech and healthcare clients. The firm differentiates through a methodology grounded in applied neuroscience, behavioral psychology, psychoanalysis-informed qualitative research, and trauma-informed design, with explicit emphasis on behavior-change design and neurodiversity-inclusive design. Its service modules are structured to be consumed sequentially, with research outputs informing strategy, strategy guiding design, and design handed off through partnered development teams for production. Named clients include UCSF Geriatrics, New York-Presbyterian, Moffitt Cancer Center, Dove, Hologram Sciences, Redesign Health, Reklame Health, and individual practitioners, spanning enterprise hospital systems, oncology research centers, consumer health brands, and healthtech startups.

The company operates on a professional services revenue model with project-based or ongoing engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via direct contact ([email protected]). Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: a DocSend-hosted pitch deck, a website contact form, a LinkedIn company page, and client referrals are the primary channels. The firm is privately held with 1–10 employees, no disclosed funding, no parent entity, and no public financial reporting; valuation, revenue, and ownership structure are not publicly available. Office location is in the San Francisco area, with contact phone using a California (707) area code.

Name

Plastic—Studio

Website

https://www.plastic-studio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Plastic—Studio is a San Francisco creative consultancy founded in 2022 that provides user research, product strategy, product design, and product development services to healthtech and healthcare brands, applying neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and trauma-informed design methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthtech UX Design and Research Consulting

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Industrial Design Services (54142)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• UX design services
• Healthtech consulting
• User research
• Product strategy
• Trauma-informed design

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: The company generates revenue through professional services engagements including user research, product strategy, product design, and product development consulting. Engagements appear to be project-based or ongoing partnerships with healthtech brands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plastic—Studio is a healthtech-focused design and research consultancy that delivers four sequential service modules: User Research, Product Strategy, Product Design, and Product Development. The firm applies applied neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and trauma-informed processes to help healthtech brands design digital experiences that drive behavior change and improve health outcomes. Engagements are project-based or ongoing partnerships sold through direct outreach and contact-based pricing.

Product overview

Plastic—Studio is a healthtech-focused consultancy offering four interconnected service modules: User Research, Product Strategy, Product Design, and Product Development. Rather than a software product company, they provide end-to-end services from research through development, leveraging applied neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and trauma-informed processes to help healthtech brands improve business and health outcomes. The services are designed to work together sequentially, with User Research informing Product Strategy, which guides Product Design, culminating in Product Development partnerships that bring digital products to market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• User Research

Named customers8 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

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• IDEO: Pioneering human-centered design consultancy offering research, strategy, and product design services. Plastic—Studio operates a comparable end-to-end design model but with a narrower focus on healthtech and trauma-informed methodology.
• Smart Design: Independent design consultancy offering research, strategy, and product/UX design with deep vertical expertise. Closely comparable in business model and methodology, though not healthtech-specific.
• Cooper: Specialized product strategy and UX consultancy offering research, product strategy, and design services. Plastic—Studio mirrors Cooper's service modules and emphasis on outcomes-driven design thinking.
• Work & Co: Digital product agency delivering research, strategy, design, and development as integrated engagements for major brands. Closely comparable four-module service stack to Plastic—Studio, though Work & Co serves broader verticals and larger enterprise accounts.
• RKS Design: Boutique industrial and UX design consultancy combining research, strategy, and product design for consumer and healthcare clients. Comparable in size and end-to-end approach, with overlapping healthcare vertical exposure.

Broad incumbents

• frog (Capgemini Invent): Global design and innovation firm inside Capgemini delivering research, strategy, and product design across industries including health. Plastic—Studio is comparable as a design consultancy but lacks frog's scale and parent-company backing.
• Huge: Large digital agency providing user research, product strategy, UX/UI design, and development for enterprise clients including healthcare. Comparable to Plastic—Studio in service stack, but much broader across verticals and far larger in headcount.
• Method (GlobalLogic): Global experience design agency (now part of GlobalLogic) offering research, strategy, and digital product design across verticals. Comparable service stack but with substantially broader scale and capability.
• Teague: Long-established design consultancy with research, strategy, and product design capabilities across consumer, healthcare, and industrial clients. Comparable end-to-end design model with deeper experience in healthcare.

Emerging players

• Modea: Digital product agency specialized in healthcare and healthtech, offering UX research, strategy, design, and development services. Direct healthtech-vertical overlap with Plastic—Studio and similar four-module service offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weareplasticstudio
• Xx.com/Plastic__Studio

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

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

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