Designer Fund

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2012

AUM

-

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 18 August, 2026

Profile

Designer Fund is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. It was founded by Enrique Allen and Ben Blumenfeld, both of whom have backgrounds in design and entrepreneurship. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology companies that utilize design to drive significant impact in areas such as health, sustainability, and overall prosperity. The team is composed of experienced investors and designers who aim to support founders in leveraging design for business success.

The firm typically invests in sectors such as AI, HealthTech, Developer Tools, and ClimateTech, with a focus on early-stage investments. They are known to back companies through pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages with investment sizes generally ranging between $1-5 million. Notable investments include companies like Stripe - payments infrastructure, Gusto - payroll and benefits platform, and Notion - a connected workspace for docs and projects.

Designer Fund's portfolio features companies focused on leveraging design to achieve impactful results, being a partner to founders who prioritize design as a core component of their business strategy. Some of their most recognized investments include Framer - a no-code design tool, Omada - a preventative health company, and Netlify - a modern web projects platform.

Industry

Infrastructure Life Sciences Technology MedTech AI Travel Transportation Telecommunications Software Security SaaS Real Estate Pharmaceuticals Media and Entertainment Marketing and Advertising Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Gaming Foodtech Food and Beverage Fintech Financial Services Fashion/Beauty E-commerce/Marketplace Edtech Education Business Services (B2B) Energy LegalTech Music HealthTech AdTech TravelTech ClimateTech Developer Tools

Contacts

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Enrique Allen General Partner
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Ben Blumenfeld General Partner
General Partner
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LinkedIn
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FAQs about Designer Fund

Designer Fund is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Designer Fund is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Designer Fund was founded in 2012.
Designer Fund invests in companies and startups in Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Technology, MedTech, AI, Travel, Transportation, Telecommunications, Software, Security, SaaS, Real Estate, Pharmaceuticals, Media and Entertainment, Marketing and Advertising, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Gaming, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Fintech, Financial Services, Fashion/Beauty, E-commerce/Marketplace, Edtech, Education, Business Services (B2B), Energy, LegalTech, Music, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech, ClimateTech, Developer Tools.
Designer Fund invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Designer Fund invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
Designer Fund usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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