# Designer Fund > Venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity ## About Designer Fund backs exceptional founders and empowers them with design to improve the world. We invest up to $1 million in early-stage technology companies (Pre-seed to Series A) where design is a key competitive advantage. ## Team - Ben Blumenrose, Co-founder and Managing Partner – Founded Designer Fund in 2014. Previously design lead and manager at Facebook, where he shaped products including Platform and Timeline and helped scale the design organization. - Robyn Park, Head of Platform – Leads brand and network strategy. Previously led content marketing at a YC-backed startup and worked on marketing at IDEO and the Skoll Foundation. - Jackie Berardo, Principal – Designer, researcher, and investor based in New York. Led research at Reality Labs (Meta), designed Facebook's Creator Bonus Program, and co-founded Surge, an e-learning organization with 30,000 members. ## Portfolio Companies Notable investments include: Stripe (payments), Gusto (payroll/HR), Linear (product management), Notion (collaborative workspace), Framer (design tools), Netlify (developer tools), Omada (preventative health), Commure (healthcare infrastructure). View all companies: ## Resources Designer Fund provides guides and insights for founders on: - Building design teams (hiring first designer, managing designers) - Fundraising (pitch deck guide) - Company building (designer founder guide, climate tech primer) - Design practice (branding ROI, design management) View resources: ## Focus Areas - Health: Preventative care, healthcare infrastructure - Sustainability: Climate tech, environmental impact - Prosperity: Financial tools, productivity software ## Contact For investment inquiries and partnership opportunities, visit