Today we're launching an open source library of rare case studies about design and business from top companies like @airbnbdesign @dropboxdesign @pinterestdesign and more.
Designer Fund
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Designer Fund
@designerfund
We invest in leaders and empower them to improve the world with design.
- Today, we’re excited to announce the $23.5M closing of Fund II. Designer Fund is committed to building the next generation of iconic companies that will use design in new ways to drive profit with purpose:
- We raised over $20M to help more designers create businesses with meaningful impact designerfund.com/designer-fund-…
- Announcing Designer Founder Guild to help designers build companies - designerfund.com/announcing-des…
- For startups, finding and convincing a great designer to join your team is getting harder. We just released a resource library to help founders navigate this - job descriptions, evaluation frameworks, sourcing tactics from a decade of helping companies build their design team.
- How to Trust Yourself: Insights from our recent event with 6 top women design leaders designerfund.com/bridge/women-i…
- Today, we’re thrilled to announce our Fund III with $40M to continue our mission of backing exceptional founders and empowering them with design to improve the world.
- Women design leads @dropbox @asana @ideo @wealthfront share keys to creative confidence: designerfund.com/bridge/women-i…
- How do you build products that users love? 🛠️ @jenny_wen, Product Design Manager at @figma, sat down with our community for a virtual AMA, where she answered questions around leadership, culture, and product design inspiration. 👇 Read more below!
- 📢 Looking for your dream design job? We've got you covered. We’re excited to announce the Designer Fund Job Board—featuring carefully selected roles at mission-driven startups that value design! Browse the 30+ jobs: designerfund.pallet.com/jobs
- Get ready for two new Design for Business Impact case studies! @dantley of @TwitterDesign and @eeismann of @SlackHQ will be presenting about how their teams use design as a strategic lever for business impact. Join us on July 16th at 4pm PST: eventbrite.com/e/design-for-b…
- Please welcome @jackieberardo to the Designer Fund investment team as principal! As a designer, researcher, and investor with deep expertise in new product adoption and UI/UX in NYC, she will further our mission to invest in exceptional founders who value design.
- What makes design at @stripe so special? We talked to current & former designers for a window into some of its successes (and failures). #DesignerFundInsights
- We recently talked to six of our portfolio companies that are taking previously specialized digital tools—from mapmaking to 3D modeling—and reimagining the way people use them. Find out how they're using design to build the future of creative tools: bit.ly/3LGr7eu⚡️
