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Designer Fund
Venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity
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- https://designerfund.com/llms.txt
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- 2011-02-27
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# Designer Fund
> Venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity
## About
Designer Fund backs exceptional founders and empowers them with design to improve the world. We invest up to $1 million in early-stage technology companies (Pre-seed to Series A) where design is a key competitive advantage.
## Team
- Ben Blumenrose, Co-founder and Managing Partner – Founded Designer Fund in 2014. Previously design lead and manager at Facebook, where he shaped products including Platform and Timeline and helped scale the design organization.
- Robyn Park, Head of Platform – Leads brand and network strategy. Previously led content marketing at a YC-backed startup and worked on marketing at IDEO and the Skoll Foundation.
- Jackie Berardo, Principal – Designer, researcher, and investor based in New York. Led research at Reality Labs (Meta), designed Facebook's Creator Bonus Program, and co-founded Surge, an e-learning organization with 30,000 members.
## Portfolio Companies
Notable investments include: Stripe (payments), Gusto (payroll/HR), Linear (product management), Notion (collaborative workspace), Framer (design tools), Netlify (developer tools), Omada (preventative health), Commure (healthcare infrastructure).
View all companies: <https://designerfund.com/companies>
## Resources
Designer Fund provides guides and insights for founders on:
- Building design teams (hiring first designer, managing designers)
- Fundraising (pitch deck guide)
- Company building (designer founder guide, climate tech primer)
- Design practice (branding ROI, design management)
View resources: <https://designerfund.com/resources>
## Focus Areas
- Health: Preventative care, healthcare infrastructure
- Sustainability: Climate tech, environmental impact
- Prosperity: Financial tools, productivity software
## Contact
For investment inquiries and partnership opportunities, visit <https://designerfund.com>
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