Designer Fund @designerfund
We invest in leaders and empower them to improve the world with design. designerfund.com San Francisco Joined March 2011-
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A few ways - 1. Invest in more founders who value design 2. Folks starting companies should consider having designers on their founding team 3. Bring on investors/angels who can help you build a strong design/product foundation from day e.g. @designerfund ;) 4. My DMs are open
A few ways - 1. Invest in more founders who value design 2. Folks starting companies should consider having designers on their founding team 3. Bring on investors/angels who can help you build a strong design/product foundation from day e.g. @designerfund ;) 4. My DMs are open
Planning to fundraise soon? We’ve put together a comprehensive resource library to help you create a successful pitch deck—including real pitch deck examples, advice from top investors, designers we recommend working with, and more. 🔗 Grab it here → bit.ly/pitchdecklibra…
The team and I have spent MONTHS making the brand new superhi dot com site! It looks tiiiight, and we've been polishing the user flow a lot recently, so would love to know what you all think!
The team and I have spent MONTHS making the brand new superhi dot com site! It looks tiiiight, and we've been polishing the user flow a lot recently, so would love to know what you all think!
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How might we design the systems surrounding AI usage and development for minimized environmental impact? @dranalytis explores this question in her new piece—a must-read for anyone looking to build a more sustainable and socially responsible AI company: bit.ly/43zeTPp
As more news is coming to light on how prevalent plastic is in everything we eat, play with, etc. - we're excited to bring great design to the materials space. Check out @swaythefuture and their incredible mission to replace plastic with seaweed - designerfund.com/blog/sway-juli…
“Plastic waste is a design flaw.” @swaythefuture is leading the charge in creating materials that replenish the planet—starting with their seaweed-based packaging. Learn more about Sway's vision and how designers can contribute to a better planet👇bit.ly/3TyorXi
🚨 We’re hiring a Senior Front End Engineer at @foundation. If you thrive at the intersection of code and design, and want to work on one of the highest caliber teams the space, please apply! jobs.lever.co/with-foundatio…
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@benblumenrose @designerfund Can confirm, @benblumenrose is an excellent person to have on the cap table.
We heard ya, a brand new dashboard is on its way with all your suggestions, gonna be with you all shortly 🥳
⚡️ Announcing our new AI-powered, in-app help hub component! ⚡️ Build on-demand help and AI answers directly into your product to help users find resources and unblock themselves. I love this addition to our platform because now, in addition to targeted checklists, cards, and…
@intrater Bringing designers onto more founding teams will also create more meaningful financial exits for designers, creating the financial freedom often required to become entrepreneurs or investors who prioritize design, creating a virtuous cycle.
@intrater @designerfund @ligaturevc @combinevc, among others, are amazing examples of this and should be celebrated!
Invest in design from Day 1 or encourage more Designers to become founders
Great UX and design seems like a bit of a lost art in 2024 for new builders and founders. What can we do to fix this?
@tranhelen @designerfund btw one potential trend - designers starting companies that aren't venture backed so VCs perception is fewer designer-founded co's. E.g. Flodesk started by designer Rebecca Shostak raised no money and is doing north of $20M ARR - spaces.is/loversmagazine…
A few ways - 1. Invest in more founders who value design 2. Folks starting companies should consider having designers on their founding team 3. Bring on investors/angels who can help you build a strong design/product foundation from day e.g. @designerfund ;) 4. My DMs are open
Great UX and design seems like a bit of a lost art in 2024 for new builders and founders. What can we do to fix this?
@thatguybg @garrytan @bchesky someone should start a fund to invest in designer founders... ;)
The agenda for #Config2024 is out and I'm speaking on Day 1! Grab your spot now 🫰
Today feels like a good day to announce the #Config2024 agenda Save a spot at the talks you want. If you got a ticket in 2023, you can build your agenda now
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Any founders or designers going to be at Stripe Sessions today?? @EnriqueAllen and I will be there! Looking forward to seeing everyone :)
We updated our home page today, here are a few things we changed (and why):
@moeamaya @DanHollick @NevFlynn @guilherme_rodz @amelieschltr should we rebrand to Design Engineer Fund??
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Introducing Design Engineer ⚬ io A job board dedicated to the best job in the world—design engineering! As of today there are over 40 live job openings on the obnoxiously crafted site (design/eng details shared soon). designengineer.io
This is so epic!
I was inspired by the core principle of the system - turning liquid nitrogen into gas - and created a series of abstract images to act as a grounding visual throughout the brand. We paired these AI-generated images (thanks @visualelectric!) with custom 3D animations of the…