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Daniel Scrivner

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

Denver, Colorado, United States

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203 people in our graph share verified history with Daniel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Colton VoegeunlockedDaniel: together at Aleph (2026)
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×4Daniel: together at Tiny

About

Daniel began his career at Apple, then led design at Square, scaling the team from 3 to 50 through a $4.4B IPO. He was the founding designer at Empower and served as CEO of a $3M ARR business for Tiny, and reports a personal angel-investing IRR of 56.8% (2015-2025).

Experience

  1. AlephHead of Designcurrent2026 — present
  2. Designer FundAdvisorcurrent2015 — present
  3. ClassDojoVP of Design2023 — 2026
  4. LigatureFounder & Partner2018 — 2026
  5. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Investor Fellow2020 — 2023
  6. TinyCEO in Residence2019 — 2022
  7. StratosAdvisor & Managing Partner2019 — 2022
  8. Filecoin LabsDesign Advisor2019 — 2020
  9. Options AIDesign Advisor2019 — 2020
  10. Tilt (formerly Empower)Advisor, Design & Product2017 — 2020
  11. Tilt (formerly Empower)Founding Designer2016 — 2017San Francisco, California, United States
  12. DigitHead of Design2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  13. BlockHead of Design2011 — 2016San Francisco
  14. AppleSenior Designer2008 — 2011Cupertino
  15. DDBArt Director2007 — 2008Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Creative StrategyTeam LeadershipManagementDesign1Private CreditVenture CapitalPrivate EquityCEOTurnaround ExperienceExpert AdvisorProduct Design1Design Leadership
+11 moreInteraction DesignArt DirectionMarketing CommunicationsCreative DirectionUser ExperienceUser InterfaceE-commerceUser Interface DesignLogo DesignStudio PhotographyTypography

From Daniel's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AmitreeBurrowCafe XClarity MoneyDensityGood Eggsinterviewing.ioKin InsuranceMixmaxmParticleOpenInvestOrchard PlatformPayJoyPicnicPlassoPublic GoodsScratch KitchenTilt (formerly Empower)Veritonic

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Ligature VC

Dan Becker
Advisor at Designer Fund

Network9

Scott SandellScout
Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at NEA
Ashley CarrollScout
Partner at Social Capital
Dan BeckerScout
Advisor at Designer Fund
Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
George GodulaScout
Investor at Life Biosciences
Carl Fritjofsson
General Partner at Creandum
Chuck Feerick
Investor at Flare Capital Partners
Jason Lemkin
Investor at Saastr Fund
Zachary Hargreaves
Principal at Founders Fund

Investors connected to Daniel in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Daniel Scrivner?
Daniel began his career at Apple, then led design at Square, scaling the team from 3 to 50 through a $4.4B IPO. He was the founding designer at Empower and served as CEO of a $3M ARR business for Tiny, and reports a personal angel-investing IRR of 56.8% (2015-2025).
Where does Daniel Scrivner work?
Daniel Scrivner is Co-Founder & General Partner at Ligature VC.
What companies has Daniel Scrivner invested in?
Investments tracked here include Amitree, Burrow, Cafe X, Clarity Money, Density, Good Eggs, interviewing.io, Kin Insurance, Mixmax, mParticle, OpenInvest, Orchard Platform, and 7 more.

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