Your design and venture partner
We back exceptional founders and empower them with design to improve the world.
Investing in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity for all people.
Our Companies
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Companies
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Designer Fund invests in early stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for all people.
Financial Infrastructure
Stripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet.
Payroll & Benefits
Gusto
Payroll, benefits, and HR for small and growing businesses
Product Management
Linear
Purpose-built tool for planning and building products
Healthcare Infra
Commure
Software that simplifies provider, administrator, and patient workflows
Collaborative Tools
Notion
Connected workspace for docs, projects, knowledge, and AI
Preventative Health
Omada
Helping people make significant, lifelong health changes
Developer Tools
Netlify
Build, deploy, and scale modern web projects.
Design Tools
Framer
No-code design tool for websites
All Companies
Acquired Companies
Designer Founders
More designers should rise up and start companies.
More designers should rise up and start companies.
Company Building
Company Building
Company Building
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Designer Founder
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Designer Founder
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Designer Founder
Hiring and Managing Designers
Hiring and Managing Designers
Hiring and Managing Designers
The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Startup Design Team
The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Startup Design Team
The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Startup Design Team
Resources
Craft and Practice
Craft and Practice
The ROI of Branding: Best Practices for a High-Impact Project
The ROI of Branding: Best Practices for a High-Impact Project
Company Building
Company Building
Climate Tech Primer for Founders
Climate Tech Primer for Founders
Hiring and Managing Designers
Hiring and Managing Designers
How to Succeed as a Design Manager at a Startup
How to Succeed as a Design Manager at a Startup
Fundraising
Fundraising
Designer Fund Guide to Designing Your Fundraising Process
Designer Fund Guide to Designing Your Fundraising Process
Craft and Practice
Craft and Practice
Stripe: Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech
Stripe: Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech
Company Building
Company Building
A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios
A Guide for Working with Design Freelancers and Creative Studios
Hiring and Managing Designers
Hiring and Managing Designers
Designer Fund Job Board
Designer Fund Job Board
Craft and Practice
Craft and Practice