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November 17, 2022 | Designer Fund

Building Design Teams From the Ground Up

How do you build a great design org from the ground up? Here are best practices and advice from three design leaders in our community on hiring designers at early-stage startups.

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October 27, 2022 | Designer Fund

Demystifying the Founding Designer Role

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October 17, 2022 | Designer Fund

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

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September 28, 2022 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Designer Fund – Fund III

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.

September 7, 2022 | Robyn Park

Driving Impact Through Design: A Fireside Chat with Alissa Briggs

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Alissa Briggs, Director of Design at Autodesk and Designer Fund advisor, shares invaluable advice on driving significant business outcomes through design and leading through change.

July 28, 2022 | Robyn Park

From Twic to Forma: Rebranding the world of benefits

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A meaningful, well-crafted brand can have an outsized impact on a startup's trajectory. We spoke to the team at Forma, who recently went through a major brand evolution—transforming not just their design, but also changing their name.

May 24, 2022 | Designer Fund

6 Companies Building the Future of Creative Tools

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Meet six startups that are improving access to creative tools and helping teams build at scale.

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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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March 30, 2021 | Designer Fund

Equipping Underrepresented Designers to Grow as Business Leaders

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December 21, 2020 | Designer Fund

Announcing Revi: Helping Local Businesses Thrive

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October 29, 2020 | Designer Fund

Design for Business Impact featuring Gusto & Zendesk

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Stripe: Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

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