About us
What began in 2020 as a simple dinner conversation quickly sparked a bigger vision — fuelled by our deep belief in the power of independent specialist agencies and the pioneering minds that lead them.
What drives us?
We believe that indie agencies are the future of creative services.
So, we created a marketplace that makes it fast and simple for corporate buyers to find and easily procurement them. Our journey has taken us from an agency marketplace to a robust platform powering everything from discovery to contracting and invoicing for agency-run projects. Today, StudioSpace is powered by a growing team of 15+ passionate minds from around the world, united by a shared vision to transform how brands engage with creative talent.
Pete Sayburn
Co-Founder, CEO
As the CEO of StudioSpace, Pete aims to empower businesses with a streamlined and efficient process for their creative and marketing needs. Pete foresees a world where companies can easily connect and collaborate with expert agencies, fostering innovation and creativity.
Gideon Hyde
Co-Founder
Gideon has over 20 years of experience in corporate innovation; as a business builder, programme leader, corporate adviser, coach, public speaker and author.
Paul Bowman
Co-Founder / Head of UK Sales
Paul is responsible for onboarding new corporate clients onto StudioSpace’s agency marketplace platform and servicing the needs of their procurement, marketing, innovation and digital teams.
Robin Scarborough
Co-Founder / MD, Australia & APAC
Robin is responsible for building the StudioSpace business and helping big brands to access the best teams across digital and marketing services, in Australia and APAC
2017
Creative consultancy firm Market gravity sold to Deloitte
2020
Sayburn and Hyde part ways with Deloitte digital
2021
Initial version of StudioSpace (dubbed Studio works) launched in London in 2021 with Market gravity co-founders Robin, Paul, Neil and Phil
2022Feb
StudioSpace is born
2022Oct
StudioSpace announces a £1.5m round after 9 months of UK/AU beta; early enterprise clients included Aviva, Jaguar Land Rover, AXA, Gala Games.
2022Nov
StudioSpace officially launches in Australia, led by Robin Scarborough
2023
Marketplace officially launches
2024May
Follow-on investment of £1.1 million from Fuel Ventures
2024Aug
Product update enabling integrated contracts on the platform.
2025May
Roll-out of enterprise controls and client dashboards.
2025Aug
Marketplace refresh launched
StudioSpace 2025