Building resilient teams for startups, in emerging markets.
We help founders in emerging markets hire, pay, and keep the teams that win.
Trusted by founders building in Africa and beyond.
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Trusted by founders building in Africa and beyond. *
Current labor laws weren't written for the work founders are building today. That mismatch is expensive — undervalued employees, high turnover, cultures that look great on a pitch deck and fall apart in the all-hands.
Your team is your product before it's anything else. DesignThink helps you build it on purpose.
Acquire
We find, assess, and sign the people who take your product to the next level. One role at a time or an end-to-end recruiting drive.
Design
We design compensation, benefits, and HR policy that your team actually feels — and that holds up across jurisdictions.
Manage
We run performance, engagement, and day-to-day people operations so founders can stay in the weeds.
two ways to work with us
Pick the scope. We'll handle the rest.
Complete HR Outsourcing
We become your de facto people team. Acquisition, policy, comp, performance, engagement.
Talent Acquisition Only
Critical hires need a real recruiter. We run the end-to-end cycle — JD to offer letter.
Why Designthink
Experience from startups to large-scale orgs, with proven delivery across African and international markets.
Proven across markets
Empathetic leadership is the game. We serve as a strategic partner — here to support your vision, not replace it.
People-first, always
Fintech, healthcare, logistics, international development, consulting. Your context, not a playbook.
Multi-sector depth
About
The whole concept of DesignThink is to bring a people focused creative approach to problem solving. It is understanding that one problem may have multiple solutions dependent on who we’re working with.
Designthink is all about iteration, customization and collaboration
— Reni, Founder
Let’s build your team
Tell us where you are and where you're going. We'll come back within two business days with a plan.