38sth

38sth

Designing the brand for a new firm targeting a $500M raise in year one

BRAND Identity CASE STUDY

BRAND Identity CASE STUDY

38sth
Private Equity

38sth
Private Equity

Overview

38sth is a newly independent private equity firm targeting a $500M raise in its first year. Spinning out from a global firm, their senior team had decades of experience across three continents. But while their collective reputation was impressive, the firm was still new. They were entering a market of established players that were either corporate and forgettable or overbranded and inauthentic. We partnered with 38sth to develop the brand strategy, visual identity, and website that would fast-track credibility and support their capital raise from launch.

Scope

Brand Strategy
Visual Identity
Creative Direction
Web Design
Web Development

Challenge

When you're raising half a billion dollars in your first year, first impressions are commercial. 38sth has the team, the track record, and the thesis. But as a newly independent firm, they needed a brand that supported their reputation and matched their ambition before they had the portfolio to prove it.

Solution

Rather than manufacturing a narrative, we focused on accurately reflecting what was already true. We mapped the competitive landscape, identified ownable gaps in the market, and defined clear audience segments. Every decision that followed was anchored in this work.

From there, we developed a verbal identity, visual system, and website with every touchpoint dialled in to build conviction and credibility. The kind of brand that gives investors and business owners confidence before the first meeting even happens. Not because it makes big promises, but because it accurately reflects a team that knows what they're doing.

SIDE BY SIDE STUDIO

Brand studio for founders, executives, and leadership teams ready to drive desire, raise reputation, and unlock their next stage of growth.

00:04:40 AEST

Suite 5, Level 1
Mitchell House
358 Lonsdale Street
Naarm / Melbourne
VIC 3000 Australia

Acknowledgment of country

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners, storytellers, creatives, and sovereign custodians of the land on which we work and rest, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We extend our respect to their Ancestors and all First Peoples and Elders.

SIDE BY SIDE STUDIO

Brand studio for founders, executives, and leadership teams ready to drive desire, raise reputation, and unlock their next stage of growth.

00:04:40 AEST

Suite 5, Level 1
Mitchell House
358 Lonsdale Street
Naarm / Melbourne
VIC 3000 Australia

Acknowledgment of country

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners, storytellers, creatives, and sovereign custodians of the land on which we work and rest, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We extend our respect to their Ancestors and all First Peoples and Elders.

SIDE BY SIDE STUDIO

Brand studio for founders, executives, and leadership teams ready to drive desire, raise reputation, and unlock their next stage of growth.

00:04:40 AEST

Suite 5, Level 1
Mitchell House
358 Lonsdale Street
Naarm / Melbourne
VIC 3000 Australia

Acknowledgment of country

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the traditional owners, storytellers, creatives, and sovereign custodians of the land on which we work and rest, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We extend our respect to their Ancestors and all First Peoples and Elders.