From the first question to the final build.
Hivemax Studios is a research, strategy, design and development studio based in Lagos. Every task starts with a brief and runs end to end, using whichever skills the job needs: user research, a product strategy, a new interface or the build itself.
Research, strategy, design and consultation are the heart of the work. Development, audits, documentation and reports are how that thinking turns into something real. Every task is quoted as a fixed fee, with no retainer and no long-term commitment.
The studio is led by Olamilekan Adeniyi, known as Lekan, who brings almost a decade of product work across fintech, healthtech and B2B software.
Do the actual work. The deck is the easy part.
A five-person startup gets the same care as a company with hundreds of staff.
The studio teams call first.
The first call when a question needs research, an idea needs shape, or a product needs building.
What working with Hivemax is like
Nothing gets suggested until the users, the market and the problem are properly understood.
Research, strategy, design and the build all happen in the same place, so nothing gets lost in a handover.
Founders, managers and solo operators send tasks as often as product teams do. A report before a board meeting, docs before a handover, a page before a launch.
No jargon and no padded decks. You hear what was found and what should happen next.
The experience behind Hivemax
Almost a decade of product work sits behind the studio, including in-house roles at these companies.
See the workProcurement automation, a USSD flow manager and role-based access. Product workshops here cut design approval time by 25%.
Early product discovery for health logistics. Stakeholders approved 75% of first-pass designs.
A bulk SMS platform and other B2B and B2C web apps. Customer satisfaction went up 35% after the redesign.
Got a task on your list? Send it over.
A report, a design, a build or a set of docs. You'll get a fixed quote and a deadline before anything starts.