Positions as the largest and most comprehensive web design and iOS library, focusing on real-life product screens rather than generic shots (unlike Dribbble/Behance). Competes directly with Mobbin.

Leadership

Founders

Mike Bespalov

Product Designer with extensive experience in UI/UX. Previously Senior Product Designer at Clerk.com, career.io, and Talent Inc. Also served as Head of Design at Junior Education and Go X.

Executive Team

Mike Bespalov

Founder

Experienced Product Designer and founder of Refero. Focused on building design inspiration tools for designers and AI agents.

Stepan Smirnov

Software Engineer

Software engineer based in London, working on the technical development of the Refero platform.

Founding Story

Refero was started to solve the problem of designers spending hours searching for high-quality UI examples. It later evolved to support AI agents by providing them with a 'visual gut feeling' through a curated library of proven UX patterns.

Business Model

Revenue

Not publicly reported; bootstrapped/unfunded.

Revenue Model

Subscription-based (SaaS) with monthly and annual plans.

Pricing Tiers

Basic

£0

Free access with limited features.

Pro

£10/month

Full access to 120,000+ searchable interfaces, 1000 new uploads weekly, and Refero MCP. £120 billed annually.

Team

£12/month

Everything in Pro plus collaborative features for teams. £140 billed annually per user.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Product Designers
UI/UX Designers
AI Development Teams
Product Managers

Use Cases

UI/UX Design Inspiration
Competitor Benchmarking
Design Research for AI Agents
User Flow Mapping

Notable Customers

Atlassian
Disney
Monday.com
Plaid

Quick Facts

Headquarters

Barcelona, Spain

Founded

2022

Entity Type

Private Company

Employees

Total Funding

$0 (Bootstrapped)

Office Locations

Barcelona

London

History & Milestones

May 2025

Launch of Refero 4.0, featuring a design research companion with 6,000 user flows and AI-enhanced search capabilities.

October 2025

Introduction of Refero MCP (Model Context Protocol), allowing AI agents to access and study real product interfaces.

November 2022

Launch of Refero 1.0 on Product Hunt, introducing a curated library of real-life product screens.

Key Capabilities

120,000+ searchable interfaces

8,000+ user flows

AI-enhanced search

Curated library of UX patterns and UI elements

Direct integration with Figma

Refero MCP for AI agents

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Figma
Web Browsers
AI Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Key Partnerships

Product Hunt

Figma Community

Connect

Website

refero.design

X / Twitter

referodesign

AI Topics

Refero focuses on these topics:

Design Resources(1)

UX Design(1)

MCP Tools(1)

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Refero

Refero provides a curated library of real product interfaces and user flows to help design teams and AI make better design decisions.

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Latest News

05/20/2025

Refero 4.0 launched on Product Hunt, becoming a leading design research companion.

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10/01/2025

Refero introduces Refero MCP to help AI agents design better interfaces.

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02/01/2026

Refero library expands to over 125,000 real product screens.

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Products & Services

Refero UI/UX Library

2022

A massive collection of 120,000+ real-life product screens and 8,000+ user flows for design inspiration and research.

Refero MCP

2025

A Model Context Protocol tool that gives AI agents access to curated design references to improve AI-generated UI/UX.

Refero Figma Plugin

2023

A plugin that brings Refero's design references directly into the Figma workspace for a more efficient workflow.

Market Position

Positions as the largest and most comprehensive web design and iOS library, focusing on real-life product screens rather than generic shots (unlike Dribbble/Behance). Competes directly with Mobbin.

Leadership

Founders

Mike Bespalov

Product Designer with extensive experience in UI/UX. Previously Senior Product Designer at Clerk.com, career.io, and Talent Inc. Also served as Head of Design at Junior Education and Go X.

Executive Team

Mike Bespalov

Founder

Experienced Product Designer and founder of Refero. Focused on building design inspiration tools for designers and AI agents.

Stepan Smirnov

Software Engineer

Software engineer based in London, working on the technical development of the Refero platform.

Founding Story

Business Model

Revenue

Not publicly reported; bootstrapped/unfunded.

Revenue Model

Subscription-based (SaaS) with monthly and annual plans.

Pricing Tiers

Basic

£0

Free access with limited features.

Pro

£10/month

Full access to 120,000+ searchable interfaces, 1000 new uploads weekly, and Refero MCP. £120 billed annually.

Team

£12/month

Everything in Pro plus collaborative features for teams. £140 billed annually per user.

Private

Target Markets

Industries & Segments

Product Designers
UI/UX Designers
AI Development Teams
Product Managers

Use Cases

UI/UX Design Inspiration
Competitor Benchmarking
Design Research for AI Agents
User Flow Mapping

Notable Customers

Atlassian
Disney
Monday.com
Plaid

Quick Facts

Headquarters

Barcelona, Spain

Founded

2022

Entity Type

Private Company

Employees

Total Funding

$0 (Bootstrapped)

Office Locations

Barcelona

London

History & Milestones

May 2025

Launch of Refero 4.0, featuring a design research companion with 6,000 user flows and AI-enhanced search capabilities.

October 2025

Introduction of Refero MCP (Model Context Protocol), allowing AI agents to access and study real product interfaces.

November 2022

Launch of Refero 1.0 on Product Hunt, introducing a curated library of real-life product screens.

Key Capabilities

120,000+ searchable interfaces

8,000+ user flows

AI-enhanced search

Curated library of UX patterns and UI elements

Direct integration with Figma

Refero MCP for AI agents

Integrations & Partnerships

Platform Integrations

Figma
Web Browsers
AI Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Key Partnerships

Product Hunt

Figma Community

Connect

Website

refero.design

X / Twitter

referodesign

AI Topics

Refero focuses on these topics:

Design Resources(1)

UX Design(1)

MCP Tools(1)

Back to all developers