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Find
We start from designers who have YC experience, not from who is available today.
Y Combinator startups only
Designers who have already shipped
Designers who have already shipped
inside a YC company
A senior designer who knows what week two of a batch needs, and what Demo Day needs. Shortlist of three in 48 hours.
Shipped for YC companies from S19 to Spring 2025
app.gotbetter.co / overview
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Welcome back, Acme
Your designer is shipping. Two updates since Monday.
3Active requests
1In review
12Shipped
48hAvg turnaround
Active requestsSee all
Marketing site rebuildNadia · updated 2h ago
In progress
Logo and brand refreshMichelle · updated yesterday
In review
Demo Day deckQueued for Thursday
Queued
Requests
Three active, one waiting on your review.
All 6Active 3In review 1Shipped 2
Marketing site rebuildNadia · updated 2h agoIn progressLogo and brand refreshMichelle · updated yesterdayIn review
Pricing page redesignNadia · updated 3d agoIn progressDemo Day deckQueued for ThursdayQueued
Onboarding flowNadia · delivered 12 JulShipped
Investor one-pagerMichelle · delivered 4 JulShippedMy designer
Matched to Acme since March. One designer, not a queue.
NadiaProduct designer · WebflowShipped for YC W22
Product designDesign systemsWebflowReact
Recent work for you
Files
Everything Nadia has delivered, newest first.
AllFigmaImagesDocs
Marketing site, v4.figNadia · 2h ago24.1 MB
Logo lockups.zipMichelle · yesterday8.4 MB
Pricing page explorations.figNadia · 3d ago12.7 MB
Brand guidelines.pdfMichelle · 8 Jul3.2 MB
Onboarding screens.pngNadia · 12 Jul5.9 MB
Billing
Quarterly plan. Cancel or pause any time.
Current plan
$1,999per month, billed quarterly
One designer, full timeIncluded
Unlimited requestsIncluded
Next charge1 Oct 2026
Switch to monthly, $2,499
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Shipped inside YC companiesacross every batch since W22
W224 designers
S223 designers
W235 designers
S236 designers
W244 designers
S243 designers
Where marketplaces stop
Got Better starts with people who have already done this.
Generalist marketplaces optimise for supply. They match you with whoever is free. We start from a much smaller pool, where every designer has shipped inside a company at your exact stage.
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Vet
Reviewed on shipped work, not CVs. What launched, and whether it held up.
03
Match
A human reads every brief and picks three. Taste is not a dropdown filter.
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Ship
Work starts the same week. Swap your designer anytime, at no cost.
The roster
Browse the people you could be working with.
Vetted designers
Showing 8 of 8NadiaProduct designer · 9 yrs
Product designDesign systemsReact
Shipped for YC W2298% fit
AnnaBrand designer · 7 yrs
BrandIdentityDecks
Shipped for YC S2394% fit
JackDesign engineer · 6 yrs
WebflowFront-endLanding pages
Shipped for YC W2392% fit
AnugeMotion designer · 8 yrs
Motion2D/3DVideo
Shipped for YC S2290% fit
JohnProduct designer · 11 yrs
UXDashboardsWebflow
Shipped for YC W2489% fit
MichelleBrand + motion · 5 yrs
IdentityMotionSocial
Shipped for YC S2387% fit
EmmaDesign engineer · 10 yrs
ReactDesign systemsPrototyping
Shipped for YC W2286% fit
ChloeWeb designer · 6 yrs
WebflowMarketing sitesBrand
Shipped for YC W2384% fit
Tell us the project, we shortlist three, you pick one.Send a briefBook a call
Features
What makes Got Better different
YC W22YC S23YC W24YC S22
NadiaProduct designer · shipped YC W22
AnnaBrand designer · shipped YC S23
NadiaProduct designer · shipped YC W22AnnaBrand designer · shipped YC S23EVERY DESIGNER HAS YC EXPERIENCE
NadiaProduct design · design systems98%JohnUX · dashboards94%EmmaDesign engineer91%THREE NAMES, BACK IN 48 HOURS
FIGMAREACTWEBFLOWSHIPPED
Pushed to productionNo handoff, no second contractor
YOU OWN EVERYTHING, SOURCE INCLUDED
MichelleNot the right fitSWAPChloeNew match, same weekNO RENEGOTIATION, NO EXTRA COST
How it works
98%
94%
92%
Brief in. Shortlist back. Designer shipping.
No job post, no CV pile, no three-week hiring loop.
01Send the brief2 MIN
Your stage, your batch, and what needs to ship. No call required.
BRIEF
STAGE
BATCH
02We shortlist three48 HRS
Matched on the work you need and the stage you are at, reviewed by a human every time.
98%94%92%03Pick one, start shippingSAME WEEK
Work begins immediately. Not a fit? Swap your designer anytime, no renegotiation.
MATCHED
KICKOFF
SHIPPING
Selected work
Shipped by designers on Got Better.
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The matching engine
From brief to the right designer, step by step
Scroll to watch a real brief move through the engine.
1A brief arrives
2A human reads it
3The pool narrows
4Three are shortlisted
5You pick one, work starts
SCANNING 248 DESIGNERS
NEW BRIEF · YC W25
Marketing site + front-end
Pre-launch. Need it live before Demo Day.
PRODUCT DESIGNWEBFLOWYC W253 WEEKS
MATCHEDNadiaProduct · Webflow · YC W220%
NadiaProduct · Webflow · YC W220%JackDesign engineer · YC W230%ChloeWeb designer · YC W230%A BRIEF ARRIVES
Pricing
One flat rate. Swap designers, not contracts.
No recruiter fee, no equity, no three-month minimum.
Most founders start here
One designer
A single matched designer, shipping on your project.
$2,499/ month
Billed monthly. Pause or cancel anytime.
You're saving $6,000 a year versus monthly
Book a call
- Shortlist of three, in 48 hours
- Design and front-end, shipped
- Unlimited swaps, no renegotiation
- Every match reviewed by a human
- You own everything. Source included.
12 designers available this week
Design team
Two or more designers across disciplines, running in parallel.
Custom
Priced on scope. Same terms, pause or cancel anytime.
Talk it through- Everything in One designer
- Product, brand and front-end in parallel
- Priority matching ahead of the queue
- Direct line for Demo Day crunches
Pause anytime
No contract, no minimum
Swaps are free, always
No equity, ever
FAQ
Questions founders ask.
Still deciding?
Send the brief anyway. You will get three names back in 48 hours with no obligation to hire.
Send a brief01Do I have to be a YC company?
Yes, current batch or alumni. The specialisation is the product: every designer knows the YC timeline, and we would lose that edge by opening it up to everyone.
02How fast do I get matched?
A shortlist of three within 48 hours of your brief. You pick one and work usually starts the same week.
03What if the designer isn't right?
Say so and we re-match at no extra cost and with no renegotiation. Swapping is a normal part of the service, not an escalation.
04How are designers vetted?
On shipped work, not CVs, and every one has designed inside a YC company. A human reviews each shortlist before it reaches you, because taste is not something you can filter for with a dropdown.
05Design only, or development too?
Both. Several designers are design engineers who ship the front-end as well, Webflow or React. Say which you need in the brief and we will match accordingly.
06How is this different from Awesomic or Upwork?
Generalist marketplaces optimise for supply, they match you with whoever is available. We only work with YC startups, and only with designers who have already shipped inside one. A much smaller pool, and a much higher hit rate.
gotbetter.
Tell us what needs to ship.
Send the brief and we will come back within 48 hours with three designers who have already done this inside a YC company.
Would rather talk it through? Book a 30 minute call