Design Insights from Designer Fund

Design Insights from Designer Fund

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Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

Welcome to the first article in our Design Impact Series, where we explore inside stories from our portfolio companies. From internal team…

Sep 15, 2021

Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

Sep 15, 2021

Ben Blumenrose

Clarity in the design process: how to create a process map for your team

There’s something I often hear from designers at early-stage startups in my work at Designer Fund: “I wish we had more clarity around the…

Oct 26, 2017

Clarity in the design process: how to create a process map for your team

Oct 26, 2017

Designer Fund

Design Critiques: How to Maintain Trust at Scale

Design critiques are an essential part of the design process. If run effectively, critiques can elevate a team’s work and contribute to a…

Aug 11, 2017

Design Critiques: How to Maintain Trust at Scale

Aug 11, 2017

Designer Fund

3 Ways to be a Better Design Leader

There are countless books, seminars, conferences, and programs to teach you about business leadership, but design leadership requires an…

Aug 8, 2017

3 Ways to be a Better Design Leader

Aug 8, 2017

Designer Fund

A Design Team’s Guide to Leveling

A design team with an excellent job leveling system has an easier time retaining the designers they worked so hard to hire.

Aug 8, 2017

A Design Team’s Guide to Leveling

Aug 8, 2017

Mia Blume

Shaping Design Culture

Every company wants a healthy design culture, the challenge is getting there. When faced with the need for cultural change, leadership…

Jun 26, 2017

Shaping Design Culture

Jun 26, 2017

Amanda Linden

The mistakes we make in making the case for design.

One of the most common questions I get from designers is, “How did you convince your company to invest in design?” I usually answer that I…

May 29, 2017

The mistakes we make in making the case for design.

May 29, 2017

Designer Fund

Approachable, Human Design: How an Illustrator & Letterer Bring the Gusto Brand to Life

When you’re at the theatre, you don’t often think about the backstage crew. Behind every actress on center stage are dozens of skilled…

May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017

Margaret Gould Stewart

Respect the maker: How to weave creativity back into your day-to-day

This piece was originally posted on the Designer Fund blog. Designer Fund invests in startups co-founded by designers to build and educate…

Apr 29, 2017

Respect the maker: How to weave creativity back into your day-to-day

Apr 29, 2017

Willem Van Lancker

A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech

A deep dive into a designer’s life in tech companies—from work and skills to compensation and career advancement

Apr 4, 2017

A Designer’s Guide to Working in Tech

Apr 4, 2017

Design Insights from Designer Fund

Designer Fund invests between $350k — $1M in early stage startups and helps them succeed with design support and our network of design experts.

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We back exceptional founders and empower them with design to improve the world.

Enrique Allen

Co-founder of Designer Fund. Investor in design leaders like Stripe, Gusto, & Omada Health. Lecturer at Stanford dschool. Former 500S, Facebook Fund, Venrock.

Ben Blumenrose

Co-Director at Designer Fund, investing in exceptional founders and empowering them with design to improve the world. Former Design lead at Facebook.

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