Helping your team to Discover,
Design, and Deliver Impact through

User insights,
collaborative workshops,

and rapid testing

Build smarter, test faster

We help teams like yours turn ideas into action. Using user insights, collaborative workshops, and rapid testing, we shape services & products that truly meet user needs.

De-risk your idea with the 4 smart principles

Make faster early on to gain long-term success

  • First, don’t get too attached to your first concept before exploring the real needs.
  • Second, validate before you build—avoid investing in solutions that haven’t been tested.
  • Third, scale your efforts wisely - invest more only as clarity grows.
  • Finally, experiment, gather evidence, and let data guide your next steps.

Customer development - Get out of the building

No guesswork - just honest insights

  • You have a great idea - what matters is whether your users feel the same. 
  • Through simple, focused user research and customer conversations, we help you uncover what your audience actually needs, and whether they'd pay for your solution. 

Ideation

It’s not about perfection; it’s about progress

  • Together with your team, we explore possibilities, reframe challenges, and sketch out “quick and dirty” prototypes with your value proposition - fast, rough versions to test ideas early without overcommitting.
  • Spot what works (and what doesn’t) before jumping into full-on development, saving time, money, and a whole lot of stress.

Product design

Figma - to turn insights into intuitive interfaces

  • Every experience and interaction is designed with intent, leading to tight, developer-ready deliverables that make handover smooth and build times faster.
  • The result? A product that’s not just usable, but valuable - and ready to launch.

Build your MVP

A functional, testable product your users’ can test, without unnecessary delays

  • We work in fast cycles with regular check-ins between design, product and development teams - to build lean, focusing only on the core features that deliver value.
  • Rapid feedback loops means, we refine as we go - avoiding wasted effort.

What customers say

"Uplift Ventures helped us truly understand our service users. Their journey mapping and persona workshops helped us align & deliver more targeted support - and funders love the our impact reports."

Mobirise Website Builder

Community Health Charity

Director

"Working with Uplift Ventures was transformational. Their idea validation process helped us avoid costly missteps and design a service that genuinely meets the needs of our local community."

Mobirise Website Builder

Youth Development CIC

Programme Manager

"Uplift Ventures introduced us to user-led thinking in the most accessible way. Their training has made us more confident applying journey mapping and service design to our day-to-day work."

Mobirise Website Builder

Social Impact Non-Profit

Operations Lead

From idea to market

Problem solve, frame the opportunity and use lean design methods
to create services that delivers measurable value

Idea Validation
£299
  • Market research & analysis
  • Value proposition
  • Customer segments
  • Feasibility assessment
  • Initial business model 
POPULAR
Customer Discovery
£499
  • Interactive prototype
  • User interview framework
  • Lean startup methods
  • Feedback analysis
  • Product refinement strategy
Market Launch
£2,499
  • MVP development
  • Go-to-market strategy
  • Marketing & sales funnels
  • Growth strategy
  • Launch execution

Experience design

Expert services in UXD & research, prototyping and product management. We aim to drive social innovation and enhance the impact of community-driven projects in the UK.

Entreprenuership

Enabling women who wish to cook and sell food from home - providing skills & support to become successful entrepreneurs.

Leveraging Ai

Integrating artificial intelligence into both our training programs and service offerings - for small businesses and charities.

Employability

We deliver tailored courses for the unemployed, equipping them with practical skills in design & marketing.

Results

Outcomes we deliver

Clear vision

A clear vision for needs-based transformation

Confidence

Investing decisions and strategic direction

Experience

Enhancing service users and staff experience

Capability

Strengthening internal processes

Free consultation

Book an introductory call

"Uplift Ventures brought the perfect mix of people-first design and smart technology. Their approach helped us gather user insights faster, streamline internal processes, and demonstrate real-time impact to our funders.

It’s made our service delivery more efficient and data-driven."

CEO, Digital Inclusion Charity

Driving social impact

 through design, innovation and   entrepreneurship

Our mission is to enhance the capacity of charities and businesses, improve the employability of the unemployed, and support women entrepreneurs.

Get in touch

By empowering charities & businesses, improving employability, leveraging AI for innovation, and supporting women entrepreneurs, we will create a ripple effect of positive change.

© Copyright 2025 - All Rights Reserved