Five Acres Agency

What Five Acres Agency does

Five Acres Agency is a privately held boutique creative agency founded in 2013 by Halleh Abedi and headquartered at 2665 Shell Beach Rd., Suite 4, in Shell Beach, California. The firm delivers strategic marketing, brand identity and rebranding, UX/UI design, website design and redesign, corporate event branding, campaign development, marketing collateral, and e-commerce strategy as professional services. Its primary customer segments are growth-stage and founder-led companies plus enterprise clients, with named engagements spanning healthcare (Citra Urgent Care, IBM Watson Health, Never Alone Platform), technology (Ziosk, Marching Order, Verta), automotive (FleetPride), consumer goods (Dorco USA), food and beverage (Herman Story Wines, San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival), nonprofit (CSDC), charity (iDonate), and photography (Jordan & Dani). Five Acres is staffed by 5+ remote contractors under the founder and explicitly does not offer staffing or production-only services, positioning itself as a senior-level strategic partner.

The agency's operating model is project-based and retainer-based creative services with non-public pricing and selective intake based on values alignment and expected ROI. Customer acquisition runs through inbound channels, including the Take Five blog and newsletter, Instagram and LinkedIn presence, a portfolio of case studies, and word-of-mouth referrals; the firm states it has grown without outbound sales. Underlying methodology centers on a UX/UI process of research, strategy, goal definition, diagramming, and testing tied to business goals, plus an integrated brand development practice covering positioning, values, visual identity, and guidelines. Event branding is delivered in partnership with GoGather for logistics, and enterprise product builds have been executed with Harbor Island Ventures (IBM Watson Health sales enablement app).

Five Acres has accumulated 13 American Advertising Awards (Addys) at the Central California chapter across 2022 and 2023 and a 2025 Best in Show plus Gold for the Herman Story Wines website, providing brand-level credentialing for new client acquisition. The company has no disclosed funding, no parent organization, and operates with no public ticker, remaining an independent founder-led firm. Operational footprint is California-based but serves clients nationally, including Dallas-based Citra Urgent Care and FleetPride, and remains under 10 total team members.

Name

Five Acres Agency

Legal name

Five Acres Agency

Website

https://fiveacresagency.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Five Acres Agency is a privately held boutique creative agency founded in 2013 in Shell Beach, California, that provides strategic marketing, brand identity, UX/UI design, website design, and corporate event branding for growth-stage, founder-led, and enterprise clients across healthcare, technology, automotive, and consumer verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pismo Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Five Acres Agency generates revenue through project-based and retainer-based creative and strategy engagements. Services include brand strategy, UX/UI design, web design, event branding, marketing collateral, and creative direction. The agency does not offer staffing services, providing instead strategic expertise and problem-solving from senior-level team members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Five Acres Agency is a boutique creative services firm that provides strategic marketing, branding, UX/UI design, website design, corporate event branding, and campaign development for growth-stage and founder-led companies. Engagements are delivered as project-based or retainer-based professional services, not as software products or packaged offerings. The firm specializes in transforming fragmented marketing into scalable growth systems and producing award-winning creative work.

Product overview

Five Acres Agency is a creative services agency offering strategic marketing, branding, and design services to growth-stage and founder-led companies. The agency provides a comprehensive suite of service offerings including strategic marketing consulting, website design and development, corporate event branding, marketing collateral design, brand identity and rebranding, UX/UI design, campaign development, and e-commerce strategy. Rather than a software platform with modules, the agency delivers these as professional creative services tailored to each client's needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Marketing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 awards at the Central California American Advertising Awards in 2 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Meathead MoversminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 September 2025Five Acres Agency announced a new partnership with Meathead Movers, a standout leader in the California moving industry. Both companies are Central Coast-based, growth-minded organizations committed to positivity, excellence, and community impact. The partnership marks an exciting new chapter as the two companies look toward future growth with creativity, purpose, and shared values at the core.
• GoGathercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Acres Agency partnered with GoGather, an event production company, to bring world-class event branding and design to expertly managed conferences and corporate gatherings. While GoGather handles event logistics and planning, Five Acres creates bold, cohesive branding ensuring every touchpoint from signage to stage design is crafted for impact. The partnership has delivered multiple event branding projects including FleetPride 2023 and Jordan&Dani portfolio work.
• Steve Morris (Mth Degree)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Acres Agency collaborated with Steve Morris of Mth Degree to create a dynamic campaign for the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival. The partnership combined Five Acres' brand design expertise with Mth Degree's strategic direction to deliver a vibrant, lively festival identity.
• Harbor Island VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive Acres Agency partnered with Harbor Island Ventures to create a sales enablement app for IBM Watson Health to be used at ASCO, the nation's top Oncology conference. Five Acres led the design while Harbor Island Ventures contributed to product strategy and development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pentagram: Iconic multi-partner design consultancy providing brand identity, digital design, and strategy. Shares Five Acres' boutique, principal-led positioning and senior-only delivery model, though at much larger scale across global Fortune 500 clients.
• Mth Degree: Strategic direction firm led by Steve Morris that has collaborated with Five Acres on the San Diego Bay Wine + Food Festival campaign. Directly comparable as a boutique creative and strategy peer delivering integrated brand and campaign work.
• Work & Co: Digital product and experience design agency known for combining UX/UI, brand, and product engineering for enterprise clients. Closely comparable to Five Acres in its emphasis on senior-led creative teams delivering integrated digital product and brand design for category-leading buyers.
• Anagrama: Boutique branding and design agency offering brand identity, digital design, and strategy for growth-stage and mid-market clients. Closely comparable to Five Acres in boutique positioning, senior-led delivery, and service mix centered on brand transformation.

Broad incumbents

• Huge: Global digital experience agency offering strategy, design, marketing, and technology at scale. Overlaps with Five Acres on UX/UI and digital product design for enterprise clients but operates with significantly broader capabilities and geographic reach.
• R/GA: Global creative innovation network offering brand, design, and technology services across multiple regions. Competes with Five Acres in the UX/UI and digital product design category but at holding-company scale with embedded technology and media capabilities.

Emerging players

• GoGather: Corporate event production company partnering with Five Acres on event branding projects including FleetPride 2023. Adjacent peer in the live-event experience category whose co-branded design offerings overlap with Five Acres' event design service line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FiveAcresAgency
• Instagraminstagram.com/fiveacresagency
• Facebookfacebook.com/fiveacresagency
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fiveacresagency

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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