Your design and venture partner
We back exceptional founders and empower them with design to improve the world.
We invest between $350k - $1M in early stage startups and help them succeed with design support and our network of design experts.
Our
Companies
Our
Companies
Companies
You're in good company
Designer Fund companies seek to transform industries that have poor user experiences like financial services, enterprise software, and digital health.
Financial Infrastructure
Stripe
Payments infrastructure for the internet.
Payroll & Benefits
Gusto
Payroll, benefits, and HR for modern businesses.
Developer Tools
Netlify
Build, deploy, and scale modern web projects.
Preventative Health
Omada
Help people make significant, lifelong health changes.
Benefits Platform
Forma
Employee benefits for the modern workforce.
All Companies
- AirCreative Ops
- Altitude LearningEdTech
- AmbrookClimate Tech
- AtoBFintech
- August HealthHealthcare
- BasisCollaborative Finance Tool
- Bezel3D Design Tool
- ChromaticDeveloper Tools
- CommureHealthcare Infra
- DICEEvent Ticketing
- Elevate LabsEdTech
- FeltMaps
- FlatfileData Collaboration
- FormaBenefits Platform
- FormationProfessional Development
- Foundation Crypto Marketplace
- FramerDesign Tools
- GatheroundOnline Events
- Good MoneyNeobank
- GustoPayroll & Benefits
- HeartbeatPreventative Health
- Honeycomb Parenting Tools
- HummingbirdAnti Money Laundering
- HustleEnterprise Messaging
- IRLEvent Marketplace
- LandingDesign Tool
- Lumen EnergyClimate Tech
- MageAI App Development
- MixmaxEmail Productivity
- Monograph Construction Tech
- NetlifyDeveloper Tools
- NorthstarFinancial Wellness
- NotionCollaborative Tools
- Noun ProjectDesign Tools
- OmadaPreventative Health
- Pace Mental Health
- PequityCompensation Platform
- PhantomCrypto Wallet
- PlasmicNo-Code Page Builder
- PledgeFinancial Services
- PodiaProductivity Tools
- Primer (Education)Education
- RemotionRemote Meetings
- ReviLocal Business Infra
- RoHealthcare
- SitelineConstruction Tech
- StripeFinancial Infrastructure
- SuperHiEducation
- SuperdaoDAO Creation
- SwitchboardDeveloper Tools
- TempestPreventative Health
- WayfinderEdTech
- Zero Acre FarmsClimate Tech
- AirCreative Ops
- Altitude LearningEdTech
- AmbrookClimate Tech
- AtoBFintech
- August HealthHealthcare
- BasisCollaborative Finance Tool
- Bezel3D Design Tool
- ChromaticDeveloper Tools
- CommureHealthcare Infra
- DICEEvent Ticketing
- Elevate LabsEdTech
- FeltMaps
- FlatfileData Collaboration
- FormaBenefits Platform
- FormationProfessional Development
- Foundation Crypto Marketplace
- FramerDesign Tools
- GatheroundOnline Events
- Good MoneyNeobank
- GustoPayroll & Benefits
- HeartbeatPreventative Health
- Honeycomb Parenting Tools
- HummingbirdAnti Money Laundering
- HustleEnterprise Messaging
- IRLEvent Marketplace
- LandingDesign Tool
- Lumen EnergyClimate Tech
- MageAI App Development
- MixmaxEmail Productivity
- Monograph Construction Tech
- NetlifyDeveloper Tools
- NorthstarFinancial Wellness
- NotionCollaborative Tools
- Noun ProjectDesign Tools
- OmadaPreventative Health
- Pace Mental Health
- PequityCompensation Platform
- PhantomCrypto Wallet
- PlasmicNo-Code Page Builder
- PledgeFinancial Services
- PodiaProductivity Tools
- Primer (Education)Education
- RemotionRemote Meetings
- ReviLocal Business Infra
- RoHealthcare
- SitelineConstruction Tech
- StripeFinancial Infrastructure
- SuperHiEducation
- SuperdaoDAO Creation
- SwitchboardDeveloper Tools
- TempestPreventative Health
- WayfinderEdTech
- Zero Acre FarmsClimate Tech
- AirCreative Ops
- Altitude LearningEdTech
- AmbrookClimate Tech
- AtoBFintech
- August HealthHealthcare
- BasisCollaborative Finance Tool
- Bezel3D Design Tool
- ChromaticDeveloper Tools
- CommureHealthcare Infra
- DICEEvent Ticketing
- Elevate LabsEdTech
- FeltMaps
- FlatfileData Collaboration
- FormaBenefits Platform
- FormationProfessional Development
- Foundation Crypto Marketplace
- FramerDesign Tools
- GatheroundOnline Events
- Good MoneyNeobank
- GustoPayroll & Benefits
- HeartbeatPreventative Health
- Honeycomb Parenting Tools
- HummingbirdAnti Money Laundering
- HustleEnterprise Messaging
- IRLEvent Marketplace
- LandingDesign Tool
- Lumen EnergyClimate Tech
- MageAI App Development
- MixmaxEmail Productivity
- Monograph Construction Tech
- NetlifyDeveloper Tools
- NorthstarFinancial Wellness
- NotionCollaborative Tools
- Noun ProjectDesign Tools
- OmadaPreventative Health
- Pace Mental Health
- PequityCompensation Platform
- PhantomCrypto Wallet
- PlasmicNo-Code Page Builder
- PledgeFinancial Services
- PodiaProductivity Tools
- Primer (Education)Education
Acquired Companies
Programs
We support founders and design leaders through unique programs and events.
Resources
Resources
Design Management & Leadership
Level Up: A Framework for Growing High-Performing Design Teams
Design Management & Leadership
Design for Business Impact Case Study Library
Women in Design
10 Design Leaders on How to Empower Women in the Workplace
Career Guidance
The Right Way to Accept a Job Offer
For Founders
A Founders' Guide to Hiring your First Designer
Culture
Shaping Design Culture
Craft
3 Tips for Designing Behavior Change
For Founders