We operate globally, but stay rooted in our communities

At Xfive, we value lasting relationships with socially responsible businesses and organizations. Our mission is to help them achieve their online goals by building human-centered digital experiences. Commitment to craft and positive change in the world is at the base of everything we do.

culture
& values

Two female Xfive developers check the website on a tablet.

The marketing specialist of Xfive Agency rides his bike at the company's office corridor.

CEO Milosz Bazela and Chief of Products Department Stano Dzavoronok talk in the chill-out room at Xfive's office in Krakow.

Xfive Agency's developer during the company's trip to the Slovakian Tatra Mountains.

Home office: desk, screens, and laptop of one of Xfive Agency's remote employees.

Feedback culture matters.

We believe in giving feedback not only to you, but also to ourselves. We strive for better work ethics based on sharing every piece of information we have. We want you to feel empowered and have the mental space to make best decisions without worrying about what’s behind the next turn.

We care as much as you do.

You trust us with your business, this one project that your online success depends on. You put your heart into it and it’s only fair that you expect the same amount of care, focus, and attention from us. Before we recommend solutions, we listen to understand the problems you face.

No surprises. Open cards.

You bring your best self to the negotiation table, discovery session or a call with a software engineer. Like us, you don’t know everything, but you want to play open cards. You want us to anticipate problems and explain solutions. We’ll tell before you ask. No surprises.

Optimal solutions to your challenges.

We’re agile by nature. We understand your goals are unique to you and your business. We know our craft and understand that things do not always go as planned, so we’ll respond to change and alter our approach and tools to get you through the finish line and deliver the results you want.

Our values make us who we are.

Human connection, giving back to the community, embracing diversity; we know what we stand for, and we are proud of it. While striving for a global reach, we build and maintain real relationships with our team members and business partners alike. Supporting and lifting each other up helps us achieve greatness.

Remote first

Project Manager at Xfive, Agnes (and her cats), during the Zoom call.

Home office: desk, screens, and a laptop of one of Xfive Agency's remote employees.

Screenshot of a Zoom call presenting 25 employees of Xfive Digital Products Agency.

Home office: desk, screens, and a laptop of one of Xfive Agency's remote employees. Corgi dog sits under the desk.

Support of familiesfleeing Ukraine

Xfive's CEO shopping with one of the Ukrainian families who found shelter in the company's office.

Operations room at Xfive office in Krakow with blankets, sheets, and towels prepared for refugees.

Operations room at Xfive office in Krakow with beds prepared for refugees.

Kitchen at Xfive office in Krakow with suplies prepared for refugees.

Developers room at Xfive office in Krakow with beds prepared for refugees.

Holiday celebrations,meetups and afterhour gatherings

Creator of ITCSS methodology, Harry Roberts, during workshops at Xfive.

Members of the Xfive team during Christmas Eve at the company's office.

CEO Milosz Bazela and Head of Products Department Stano Dzavoronok sharing bottles of IPA beer.

Holiday celebrations, meetups and after-hour gatherings

Xfive's Sales Manager acts as a bartender and mixes drinks during the company's weekend trip.

Members of Xfive team have time at the table.

Activitiesand adventures

Two Xfive developers during the company's ski weekend.

Members of the Xfive team travelling by coach to the company's ski weekend.

A group photo of the Xfive team on the slope in Slovakian Tatras. Some members of the team have skis, and some of them have snowboards.

Three members of the Xfive team in a cinema.

One of Xfive's developers is driving a go-kart.

A group photo of the Xfive team on the ski slope in Slovakian Tatras. They are raising their hands in a gesture of joy.

A group photo of the Xfive team sailing SUP boards on a lake.

Three members of the Xfive team on a ski lift during the company's ski weekend.

Xfive's CEO and New Business Manager at the Running Remote conference in Lisbon.

A view of a ski slope and Xfive team members skiing.

A group photo of the Xfive team at the entrance to the guesthouse during the company's ski weekend.

history

The foundation of the company

Dave Rosen and Stan Dzavoronok had an idea for a business for converting PSD to HTML. It worked out, and their company. XHTMLized, not only grew fast but was copied by multiple other companies.

Dave Rosen and Stano Dzavoronok - founders of Xfive posing with hands crossed presenting the letter "X"

Cooperation with world-leading brands

During its early years XHTMLized worked as a web development partner for companies like Twitter, eBay, Fox, and Rogers. We were the ones who coded Twitter’s first UI!

Screenshot of early Twitter interface coded by Xfive

The “X-Culture”

As a result of the company’s success, Dave and his team established several new brands that specialized in different parts of web development. They were connected by “X-Culture,” which encouraged talented people to unleash their inner heroes.

Members of the Xfive Team at the Krakow Market Square posing with hands crossed, presenting the letter "X"

A small part of Australia in Poland

XHTMLized was the only brand within the X-Company that set up a physical office a few years earlier. In the fall of 2014, we moved to the new, modern space in the heart of Krakow, Poland, creating a small piece of Australia in Europe.

The entrance to Xfive's office in Krakow decorated with Australian-style road signs.

Rebranding to Xfive

Chasing our identity and supporting the unceasing changes in the market, we dropped the old brand and became Xfive. The new name’s origins were within the internal culture of “fives” that we carry on to the relationships with our clients.

Members of the Xfive Team posing in the corridor of the company's office in Krakow

New brand identity and goals

The new brand identity reflected the change in our offer and our work. We grew up and became a software house that could design and develop complex web applications.

Transforming to a product design agency

While we excelled at delivering the agreed scope, we started to feel that with our experience, we could also contribute more value to the client’s products. We gradually became a product design agency with a strong focus on discovery, UX, and UI design.

Set of screenshots presenting Olera project delivered to one of successful startups by Xfive in 2022

New mission statement and website

We’ve forged Xfive’s mission statement and redesigned our website to present who we have become, what type of clients we aspire to acquire, and how we can help them to achieve their online goals.