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Scott Tong

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Advisor at Designer Fund

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Startup advisor and most recently Head of Design at Cambly. Previously EIR at IMO Ventures, led product design at Pinterest, co-founded IFTTT, and designed at IDEO.

Experience

  1. Paperclip LabsCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Designer FundAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Cambly Inc.Head of Design2022 — 2024San Francisco, California, United States
  4. IMO VenturesAdvisor2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. PinterestHead of Product Design2013 — 2019San Francisco, CA
  6. IFTTTCo-Founder2011 — 2013San Francisco, CA
  7. IDEOPrincipal Communication Designer2006 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Academy of Art UniversityAdjunct Professor2011San Francisco, CA
  9. RMB VividLead Designer2004 — 2006Seattle, WA
  10. Mervin Manufacturing, Inc.Designer2002 — 2004Seattle, WA
  11. Centro Digital Pictures Ltd.Post-production Intern2002Hong Kong
  12. Edge ArchitectsDesign Intern2001 — 2002Seattle, WA

Skills & more

Design Strategy33Video Production6Visual Communication30User-centered Design34Experience Design27Interaction Design14Visual Design3User Experience40Information Design6User Research5Ethnography5User Interface Design8
+12 moreUser Experience DesignConcept DevelopmentArt DirectionMobile ApplicationsRapid PrototypingService DesignBranding & IdentityGraphic DesignDesign ThinkingInformation ArchitectureMessage DevelopmentMobile Devices

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Colleagues at Designer Fund

Alex Diehl
Advisor at Designer Fund
Ben Blumenrose
Co-founder, Managing Partner at Designer Fund
Dan Becker
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dan Bomze
Advisor at Designer Fund
Daniel Scrivner
Advisor at Designer Fund
Dave Baggeroer
Design Partner, Advisor at Designer Fund
Eric Sundstrom
VP of Finance and Operations at TPB
Heather Phillips
Advisor at Designer Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Tong?
Startup advisor and most recently Head of Design at Cambly. Previously EIR at IMO Ventures, led product design at Pinterest, co-founded IFTTT, and designed at IDEO.
Where does Scott Tong work?
Scott Tong is Advisor at Designer Fund.
What companies has Scott Tong invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aquarium Learning, Cambly, Ditto, Text Blaze.
Where did Scott Tong go to school?
Scott Tong studied at University of Washington (Visual Communication Design).

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