Ben Blumenrose
InvestorManaging Partner at Designer Fund
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $750K checks · typically $500K
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About
Ben Blumenrose has backed companies like Stripe, Notion and Gusto since 2014 and was Facebook design lead for over five years, shaping products used by nearly a billion people.
Invests in
FintechHealthtechSaaSSector Agnostic
Experience
- Designer FundCo-founder, Managing Partnercurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco
- FacebookDesign Lead2007 — 2012
- VarienDesign Director2006 — 2007
- CBS.comDesigner2003 — 2005
- BIG InteractiveDesigner2001 — 2003
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Skills & more
Art Direction3Interaction Design17User Experience14User Interface Design12Information Architecture3Web Design3HTML 51User Interface5Graphic Design7XHTML1CSS2Typography2
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Creative DirectionFront-endConcept DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentVisual DesignUser-centered DesignExperience DesignUser Experience DesignLanguages Hebrew
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Colleagues at Designer Fund
Alex Diehl
Advisor at Designer Fund
Alissa Briggs
Advisor at Designer Fund
Ben Blumenfeld
Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Ben Siscovick
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dan Bomze
Advisor at Designer Fund
Daniel Scrivner
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dantley Davis
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dave Baggeroer
Design Partner, Advisor at Designer Fund
Network8
Guillermo RauchScout
Founder & CEO of Vercel
David FrankelScout
Seed Stage Venture Capital in the United States
Enrique AllenScout
Managing Partner at Designer Fund
FiratScout
Managing Partner at Hummingbird Ventures
Jared FriedmanScout
YC Group Partner
MarioScout
Partner at Hummingbird Ventures
Terrence RohanScout
Managing Director at Otherwise
Sam Lessin
Investor, Writer, Podcast Host
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Blumenrose?
- Ben Blumenrose has backed companies like Stripe, Notion and Gusto since 2014 and was Facebook design lead for over five years, shaping products used by nearly a billion people.
- Where does Ben Blumenrose work?
- Ben Blumenrose is Managing Partner at Designer Fund.
- What does Ben Blumenrose invest in?
- Ben Blumenrose invests in Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Ben Blumenrose write?
- Ben Blumenrose typically writes checks of $500K – $750K.
- Where did Ben Blumenrose go to school?
- Ben Blumenrose studied at UCLA (BFA, Design | Media Arts).
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