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May 10, 2023 | Designer Fund

Leading the Way to Climate Impact Through Design: Meet Lumen Energy

Installing clean energy solutions at scale is a surprisingly complex process, but Lumen Energy believes smart design can make it a more accessible—even delightful—process. Meet the team behind the innovative platform.

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April 13, 2023 | Designer Fund

Building a Product People Love: Q&A with Figma’s Jenny Wen

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February 6, 2023 | Designer Fund

Setting Up & Scaling DesignOps: Q&A with Taylor Oliva

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November 17, 2022 | Designer Fund

Building Design Teams From the Ground Up

October 27, 2022 | Designer Fund

Demystifying the Founding Designer Role

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Design leaders from our community share advice on deciding whether the founding designer role is right for you, how to choose a startup to join, and how to balance the many responsibilities required of the role.

October 17, 2022 | Designer Fund

Monograph's Design DNA: Q&A with Moe Amaya

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Moe Amaya, co-founder of Monograph, shares advice on early-stage hiring, bridging the trust between engineering and design, and building a personal brand.

September 28, 2022 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Designer Fund – Fund III

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Today, we are announcing our latest fund: a $40M Fund III. Our latest fund continues our strategy of backing exceptional founders and empowering them with design to improve the world.

September 21, 2022 | Designer Fund

Announcing Dopt: Building for Builders

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Announcing our investment in Dopt, a modern user adoption platform that helps teams build tailored onboarding and engagement flows.

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September 7, 2022 | Robyn Park

Driving Impact Through Design: A Fireside Chat with Alissa Briggs

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July 28, 2022 | Robyn Park

From Twic to Forma: Rebranding the world of benefits

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May 24, 2022 | Designer Fund

6 Companies Building the Future of Creative Tools

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April 4, 2022 | Designer Fund

Five Climate Tech Companies Designers Should Know

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February 9, 2022 | Designer Fund

Open Roles at Companies That Value Design

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January 26, 2022 | Enrique Allen

Design at Gusto: Keeping Collaboration and Customers at the Core

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October 20, 2021 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Mage: Helping more businesses harness AI

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September 13, 2021 | Ben Blumenrose

Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

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July 14, 2021 | Designer Fund

Summer Design Office Hours

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April 22, 2021 | Enrique Allen

Climate Tech Primer for Founders

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April 22, 2021 | Enrique Allen

Climate Tech Guide for Designers

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April 1, 2021 | Designer Fund

Our Continued Commitment to Building a More Inclusive Design & Venture Ecosystem

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