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Dan Becker

Investor

Co-Founder & General Partner at Ligature VC · Advisor at Designer Fund

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Leads Product Design teams at Instagram building creator monetization products. Previously led design and product teams at Airbnb, Square, and Strava.

Experience

  1. GoogleHead of Design, Workspace AI Growthcurrent2024 — presentCalifornia, United States
  2. LigatureFounder & Partnercurrent2021 — present
  3. PulleyHead of Design2023 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Designer FundAdvisor2019 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. InstagramHead of Product Design, Creator Ecosystem2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  6. InstagramHead of Product Design, Creators & Discovery2019 — 2022San Francisco, California
  7. AirbnbSenior Manager, Experience Design2016 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  8. StravaDirector, Head of Design2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  9. AirbnbUX Design Lead, R&D Products2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  10. SquareSenior Product Designer2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
  11. HugeArt Director (Contract)2013San Francisco Bay Area
  12. ManualSenior Designer (Contract)2012San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Nurun SFDesigner II2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  14. Turner DuckworthDesigner2009 — 2010San Francisco Bay Area
  15. PentagramAssociate Designer2008Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. University of CincinnatiBachelor of Science, Design

Skills & more

User Experience Design21User Interface Design27Interactive Advertising24User-centered Design7Art Direction42Graphic Design32Information Architecture10Information Design12Creative Direction6Corporate Branding5Brand Identity3Concept Design4
+4 moreProduct DesignConcept DevelopmentInteraction DesignBranding

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Colleagues at Ligature VC

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Advisor at Designer Fund

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Dan Becker work?
Dan Becker is Co-Founder & General Partner at Ligature VC.

Same school

Also attended University of Cincinnati31

Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid MollerInvestor at Third Rock VenturesCandice BrackeenGeneral Partner at Lightship CapitalAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesNeil ChatterjeeAdvisor, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) at Overture ClimateBrian SmithManaging Director at S3 Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Google1,559

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

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Also worked at Designer Fund12

Steve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalBen BlumenroseCo-founder, Managing Partner at Designer FundRobyn ParkHead of Platform at Designer FundJackie BerardoPrincipal at Designer FundMaya BlumenfeldGeneral Counsel at Designer FundDave BaggeroerDesign Partner, Advisor at Designer Fund

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Also worked at Instagram46

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SwainChief Marketing Officer at ParadigmIrving HsuInvestor at Mayfield FundKevin WeilOperator in Residence at Scribble VenturesTao XieInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsAminata DialloDigital Booster at GreenTec Capital Partners

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Also worked at Strava24

M.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at DroneDeploy at Scale Venture PartnersAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesDavid SwainChief Marketing Officer at ParadigmMike GhaffaryAdvisor at Canvas VenturesKelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVJonathan PoffleyVice President at TCV

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