Akmyrat Akatov
Web developer building exceptional sites for VC firms
New to Contra
Akmyrat is ready for their next project!
Arctis Ventures
Designed and developed a website concept for a Nordic ResilienceTech VC fund. The goal was to replace a generic, template-driven site with something that feels intentional, credible, and memorable.
Scope:
Full single-page website with 7 sections
Custom slide-in navigation with GSAP animations
Scroll-triggered reveal animations throughout
Lenis smooth scrolling integration
Unicorn Studio animated hero background
Pitch submission modal with custom form
Typography: Space Grotesk + Inter
Design direction: Dark, editorial aesthetic with warm accents. Asymmetric grid layouts. Large type for key stats. Minimal UI, maximum clarity. Built to position the fund as a Tier 1 player in the Nordic defense and resilience space.
Final production version planned in Next.js with full animations, CMS, and SEO optimization.
0
7
so for a weekly fun activity, i asked myself: what if we applied the biggest sports brand in the world to venture capital?
meet SWOOSH CAPITAL.
here is what went into the build:
we built this on next.js with some heavy custom code. standard templates break when you try to push boundaries like this.
custom logic: even the small things, like the "pitch us" form opening without a page reload or the nav menu handling conflicts, take actual engineering logic to perfect.
it’s hosted locally right now and yeah, there are a few bugs and some icons decided to ghost us during the screenshot phase lol. but i wanted to show the raw design capabilities and the technical effort required to stand out.
what do you think-is this too aggressive for a fund, or exactly what the industry needs?
1
3
56
Playing with some page transition animation.
Had to reverse it for going back bcs it was only moving from left to right.
How does it look?
3
1
46
Testing video background for NYC based VC firm
They wanted simple and dark appearance so this is what we came with.
Dont judge too harsh i know buttons and typography needs rework but we mainly were testing the background
0
32
First time playing with unicorn studie interactive background.
Had to reduce fps to make this smoother, unicornstudie is def a game changer if you want to make your website pop
1
36
Testing animated footer for this project.
Looks unique but need to work on fluency more
0
27