Facts & Figures
Facts & Figures
Founding
Founded in Burlington, Vermont, in 2003, Elf launched officially in 2007.
Today Elf is a design and innovation company with four divisions — a B2B digital creative agency, an R&D unit Star Labs, an investment vehicle LV2, and a consumer brand consisting of a magazine, Hayden’s and podcast, Stardust.
Clients
We work primarily with Fortune 100, Fortune 500, and medium-sized companies, federal agencies and state agencies. Prior clients include over 300 small business companies in technology, real estate, architecture, and construction sectors. We work with clients in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Western Europe.
99% of all clients have returned for repeat engagements. View Client Feedback.
Achievements
• Generated $7 billion in revenue for clients (18 years).
• 360+ clients.
• 99% repeat client engagements.
• 99% customer satisfaction rate.
• Audience of 9M + for Hayden’s magazine.
• Ad Age’s Creativity Online Feature for Seeker App, Stardust Podcast (2017).
• Ad Age’s Creativity Online Feature for CGU Marine website and UVM WE App (2017).
• Featured in Ad Age’s Small Agency Guide (2014).
• Featured in Top 50 marketing agencies by Rnked (2015-present).
STATS
Elf History & Timeline
From 2003 to the present.
HISTORY & TIMELINE
2003 Elf founded.
2005 Elf filing (Elf Productions).
2007 Elf launch in Burlington, VT.
2008 Elf launches Hayden’s magazine.
2012 Elf moves to Coral Gables, FL and drops Productions, rebranding as an agency (Elf 1 LLC).
2012 Elf hires international A-level talent.
2014 Elf is featured in Ad Age and Tomorrow Awards.
2014 Elf partners with Adobe, Behance, and Google and hosts numerous events.
2014 Elf expands in the U.K. with its own studio in Kensington, London.
2014 Hayden’s magazine introduces musical talent with Ásgeir.
2015 Elf featured in Top 50 ad and marketing agencies by Rnked.
2016 Elf designs state of the art automotive dashboards and related ecosystems.
2017 Hayden’s magazine expands musical footprint with Conor O’Brien of The Villagers.
2019 Elf opens its own R&D unit, Star Labs, working on client solutions.
2019 Star Labs serves as incubator for stealth clean energy, sustainable aviation startup, Skye.
2024 Star Labs expands to include satellites and building proprietary tech for Vision Pro apps.
2025 Star Labs expands to include contextual ai technology solutions.
2025 Elf establishes four clear divisions — agency, Star Labs, investment vehicle LV2, and consumer brand.