Oct 6, 2026 | Designer Fund

When code is no longer the constraint: Inside Anthropic’s design team

When code is no longer the constraint: Inside Anthropic’s design team

How Anthropic’s design team is adapting to a widening velocity gap between eng and design

How Anthropic’s design team is adapting to a widening velocity gap between eng and design

Sep 15, 2026 | Designer Fund

How Stripe creates room for good ideas to spread

Aug 24, 2026 | Designer Fund

How to grow as a designer when AI is changing everything: Inside design at Shopify

Aug 12, 2026 | Designer Fund

How tech’s most craft-obsessed team uses AI: Inside design at Linear

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Aug 10, 2026 | Jackie Berardo

Launching the Designer Fund Application, reviewed by Mason

Launching the Designer Fund Application, reviewed by Mason

Launching the Designer Fund Application, reviewed by Mason

Launching the Designer Fund Application, reviewed by Mason

Apply for investment from Designer Fund, no warm intro needed. Every application is reviewed by our team alongside Mason, our Designer Fund-trained agent.

Apply for investment from Designer Fund, no warm intro needed. Every application is reviewed by our team alongside Mason, our Designer Fund-trained agent.

Jul 23, 2026 | Designer Fund

Paper’s playbook: Stephen Haney on building a design tool for the agent era

Paper’s playbook: Stephen Haney on building a design tool for the agent era

Paper’s playbook: Stephen Haney on building a design tool for the agent era

Paper’s playbook: Stephen Haney on building a design tool for the agent era

Stephen Haney on founder-market fit as a compass, hiring people into their dream job, and why now is the moment for designer founders.

Stephen Haney on founder-market fit as a compass, hiring people into their dream job, and why now is the moment for designer founders.

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Jul 20, 2026 | Designer Fund

How Sierra's design team keeps up with an engineering org 20x its size

How Sierra's design team keeps up with an engineering org 20x its size

How Sierra's design team keeps up with an engineering org 20x its size

How Sierra's design team keeps up with an engineering org 20x its size

The first of our AI in Design 2026 case studies.

The first of our AI in Design 2026 case studies.

May 20, 2026 | Robyn Park

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

What 900 designers told us about AI, tools, teams, and the changing nature of design work.

What 900 designers told us about AI, tools, teams, and the changing nature of design work.

Mar 13, 2026 | Designer Fund

Building the Intelligent Web: Jonathan Arena on Design at the AI Frontier

Feb 10, 2026 | Ben Blumenrose

Announcing Adora: Product visibility at velocity

Feb 4, 2026 | Designer Fund

Building for Believers: Leif Abraham on Public's Long Game

Nov 25, 2025 | Designer Fund

Making of a founder: Julie Zhuo’s second act

Oct 30, 2025 | Ben Blumenrose

A Match Made in Heaven: Weavy Joining Figma

Sep 29, 2025 | Designer Fund

Ambrook's Blueprint for Design-First Company Building

Sep 10, 2025 | Designer Fund

The Anti-Silicon Valley playbook: Evan Sharp on following love over logic

Aug 21, 2025 | Designer Fund

Lettering artist to software founder: Jessica Hische on founding Studioworks

Jul 15, 2025 | Designer Fund

From agency to designer founder: Bezi’s Cecilia Uhr on pivots, grit, and building with taste

Jun 23, 2025 | Designer Fund

Welcome Jackie Berardo to the Designer Fund Investment Team

May 28, 2025 | Designer Fund

Felt's Sam Hashemi on when to ignore customer feedback, using work trials to hire, and why more designers need to do sales

May 20, 2025 | Robyn Park

Four Shifts Designers Can’t Ignore in the Age of AI

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

How Stripe creates room for good ideas to spread

From AI-cation days to “roofshots, not moonshots,” inside Stripe’s approach to experimentation without letting speed set the standard.

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

How tech’s most craft-obsessed team uses AI: Inside design at Linear

How tech’s most craft-obsessed team uses AI: Inside design at Linear

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

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Designer Fund’s Guide to Designing Your Fundraising Process
Designer Fund’s Guide to Designing Your Fundraising Process

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Hiring and Managing Designers

The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Startup Design Team
The Comprehensive Guide to Building Your Startup Design Team

Fundraising

Fundraising

Designer Fund’s Guide to Building a Winning VC Pitch Deck
Designer Fund’s Guide to Building a Winning VC Pitch Deck

Company Building

Company Building

What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Designer Founder
What You Need to Know Before Becoming a Designer Founder

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

The ROI of Branding: Best Practices for a High-Impact Project
The ROI of Branding: Best Practices for a High-Impact Project

Hiring and Managing Designers

Hiring and Managing Designers

How to Succeed as a Design Manager at a Startup
How to Succeed as a Design Manager at a Startup

Craft and Practice

Craft and Practice

Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech
Embedding Design into the Fiber of Fintech

Company Building

Company Building

Climate Tech Primer for Founders
Climate Tech Primer for Founders

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