Mar 2026 - Present
Senior Product Designer, Bayse - Financial Markets, Prediction Trading
Designed and launched Perpetual Trading, generating over $50,000 in trading volume and more than 1,000 users in its first week.
New
Open to full-time, contract, and freelance opportunities
Hi, I’m Augustine, a product designer crafting quality AI-native and agentic experiences for product-led companies
I lead design at HeySynth, working at the intersection of design, product, strategy, and systems thinking, with a strong eye for visual craft. I build data-rich AI agents for CPG brands and software interfaces that support human–AI collaboration in complex supply-chain systems for brands doing $5M - $100M+ in revenue. My work spans web, iOS, and Android. Based in GMT+1 (remote-friendly). Open to relocate
$700K Raised
HeySynth
Autonomous AI supply chain agents from 0 to 18 paying CPG brands reaching $100K+ revenue
Joined as a founding product designer, I built the product end to end, from AI agents to inventory, helping brands save $250K+, manage $72M+ in GMV.
$250K+
Saved by brands
$71M+
GMV managed
7,215
AI tasks done
Product of the day
Veet
Empowering 470+ mentors with the tools to grow, support and scale mentorship across 80+ countries
Co-founded and designed Veet from scratch, building the end-to-end mentorship experience used across 80+ countries and supporting 10,000+ mentorship minutes
10,000+
Min of sessions
~3k
Total users
80+
Countries
Techstar 2024
RetailSynth
Designing an AI-native retail analyst for $5M–$100M Omni-channel CPG brands across DTC sales channels
Led the design of RetailSynth, transforming complex retailer reports into actionable retail intelligence for $5M–$100M CPG brands across channels
$5M-$100M
Revenue brands
1,000+
Retail reports
3
Brands
Agentic Shopping
Aura
Building an agentic AI shopping browser app and experience for consumers and $200k–$2M brands
Led the design of Aura, an agentic shopping experience that helps consumer brands become AI-ready while fixing the operational chaos that eats into margins
$200k–$2M
Brand revenue stage
60%+
DTC presence
2 weeks
Completion time
Coming soon
3B+ People
Qudio
Audio streaming for 3B+ people under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic
Designed an audio-first church streaming experience during COVID-19, responding to a 22% rise in online worship across remote faith communities
3B+
Global lockdown reach
Audio-first
Low data listening
5 days
Completion time
Coming soon
YC Winter 2024
Thorntale
Modern presentation software built for data storytelling for product, data, & engineering teams
Designed a presentation tool that connects directly to your data stack, letting teams create live, interactive charts inside their presentations
$500K
Raised in seed round
400+
Presentation created
3 weeks
Completion time
Coming soon
Raised 2.5M
TradeAlly
AI copilot for cross-border trade, supply-chain workflows and vendor management
Designed a super intelligent assistant that seamlessly automates and organizes supply-chain processes letting company spend less time on mundane tasks
200
Onboarded freight forwarders
400
Shipments created
60%
Active freight forwarders
Coming soon
Raised 1.5M
Bayse market
Rethinking Africa’s prediction market exchange (The Polymarket for Africa) for 200K+ users
Designed a clearer, more trustworthy prediction market experience for Bayse, improving key flows across funding, trading, and market interaction for users
200K
Users
$1M
Trade volume
10K+
Markets created
Coming soon
To be launched
Parahuman
The world’s first AI-native B2B social and brand listening platform for AI and developer companies
Co-founded and designed a platform that helps brands monitor their mentions on Reddit, X, LinkedIn and other platforms and receive AI-vetted alerts
Coming soon
To be launched
Parasearch
GenAI marketing intelligence platform that helps enterprise brands win in the age of AI-driven search
Built a platform to help brands understand and optimize how they show up across ChatGPT, Perplexity, & other AI platforms where consumers now discover products
Coming soon
Conceptual
Luppa
An AI multiplayer canvas that takes real action to research, write, and edit alongside you & your team
Built a collaborative docs editor with real-time multiplayer and an AI copilot that autonomously searches the web, writes, and edits content for individuals & teams
6
AI models integrated
3 weeks
Completion time
User-tested
With potential customers
Coming soon
My process
I don't follow a rigid framework, my process adapts to the problem, moving from understanding to shipping through collaboration
Step 01
Research
Gaining an understanding of the
problem and our customers, gathering
relevant data and context
Step 02
Problem definition
After getting more context, going a step
further to properly frame the problem
that I'm trying to solve
Step 03
User journey mapping
Before getting into the design
exploration, taking the time to
map out the user journeys & stories
Step 04
Design explorations
Exploring various possible design
solutions and seeking feedback
from relevant stakeholders
Step 05
Usability testing
After settling on some design
directions, carry out usability tests
with users to test ease of use
Step 06
Handoff and monitoring
Handing off all design-related assets
to developers as well as monitoring
relevant performance
Testimonials
Brilliant minds I've had the privilege to collaborate with
Augustine is a brilliant designer who is naturally empathetic and cares deeply about the user's experience of whatever it is he's working on
He's innovative, creative, curious, constantly learning and growing. He's a wonderful human being and I have absolutely loved working with him for the past 2 years. He has an incredible ability to see problems from multiple perspectives and to design experiences that aren't just usable, but meaningful. I'm happy to recommend Augustine for any design role. He would be an amazing asset for any company.
Hoan-My
Director of Operations
Augustine is a brilliant designer who is naturally empathetic and cares deeply about the user's experience of whatever it is he's working on
This is glorious! Love the direction.
Laura Arabie
VP, Supply Chain
Augustine is a brilliant designer who is naturally empathetic and cares deeply about the user's experience of whatever it is he's working on
He's autonomous, proactive, and knows how to deliver under pressure without compromising quality. If you're looking for someone who can own a design system, deliver high-quality UI, and collaborate seamlessly with product and engineering teams, he's the one.
Ola Simeon
Chief Product Officer / Synth
Experience
Work experience
Sep 2023 - Mar 2026
Founding Product Designer, Synth - AI, Agent, Data, Enterprise
Designed data-rich AI Agents for CPG Brands saving brands $240k and managing $71M+ GMV.
Nov 2024 - Feb 2026
Product Designer, PharmaServ
Led the redesign of PharmaServ’s flagship SaaS and agentic AI platform, supporting expansion into 5 countries (Canada, Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, and Senegal) and driving a 60% increase in platform adoption within 12 months.
Jan 2023 - Jul 2025
Founding Product Designer, Veet
First and only designer, I owned brand and product design end to end, from visual identity and marketing assets to onboarding flows and pitch decks, partnering closely with engineers to maintain consistency across platforms.
Apr 2022 - Sep 2023
Founding Product Designer, FleetPlus (fka TradeAlly)
Designed complex, data-rich interfaces ideally for technical, B2B, or AI-adjacent products. Built the our design systems and component libraries from scratch
2022 - Sep 2023
Product Designer, MVX
Redesigned an intuitive shipment tracking and management dashboard that helped increase yearly revenue by 80%+ within a year.
Tell me what you’re building I’d love to help you out today
I'm keen to learn more about your company and the specific details of the project. I'd like to partner and work with you.
Emeka Anyaorah
Co-founder & Managing Partner - Pharmaserv
"Augustine did an exceptional job on our product redesign. His polished designs and interactions not only looked great but also effectively conveyed the story of our product and company to our customers."