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Designer Fund

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Designer Fund is an early stage investor in tech startups that are design leaders including Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health.

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2012designerfund.com/
42
Investments
8
Exits
—
AUM
19.0%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Designer Fund invests in early-stage, design-led tech startups, specifically in fintech and venture capital, with a focus on companies like Stripe and Gusto.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 8 years

3
2013
0
2014
0
2015
3
2016
2
2017
1
2018
0
2019
3
2020

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 42 companies

P
Pitch
SaaS · Series A, 2020
Active
R
Retool
SaaS · Series B, 2020
Active
O
Observable
SaaS · Series A, 2020
Active
M
Modern Treasury
Fintech · Series A, 2018
Active
R
Rippling
SaaS · Series A, 2017
Active
S
Superhuman
SaaS · Seed, 2017
Active
L
Lattice
SaaS · Series A, 2016
Active
S
Scale AI
AI/ML · Series A, 2016
Active
C
Coda
SaaS · Series A, 2016
Active
F
Figma
SaaS · Series A, 2013
Active
W
Webflow
SaaS · Series A, 2013
Active
N
Notion
SaaS · Series A, 2013
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
LoomAcquisition2024—
RetoolAcquisition2024—
WebflowAcquisition2024—
RipplingAcquisition2024—
FigmaAcquisition2022$20B
CoinbaseIPO2021$85.8B
PinterestIPO2019$10B
DropboxIPO2018$7.5B

Frequently Asked Questions

Designer Fund focuses on Seed, Series A stage investments.

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