Applications open for Designer Fund Partnership (United States)

They invest up to $1 million in Pre-seed to Series A companies committed to improving health, prosperity, or sustainability for all people. They help you create a world-class product and brand, hire exceptional design talent, and close more investors. They provide on-demand office hours tailored to what you need most and access to the network of top design leaders across tech.

What they offer?

• Investment of up to $1 million with flexible ownership terms
• Guidance on creating a world-class product and brand
• Help hiring and managing exceptional design talent
• Fundraising support to close more investors
• Access to the network of top design leaders across tech
• Intros to angel investors from companies like Figma, Notion, Stripe

Desired Outcomes

• They’re looking for early stage companies, Pre-seed to Series A, that use design to improve health, prosperity, and sustainability for all.
  • Health: Increase wellbeing by preventing disease and improving the cost and delivery of care.
  • Sustainability: Replace legacy and harmful products with more efficient and renewable solutions.
  • Prosperity: Create pathways, tools and infrastructure to give more people access to economic growth.

Eligibility Criteria

• These are some of the key traits they look for in an investment:
  • Early stage startups, Pre-seed to Series A
  • Mission driven founders who have technical, design, and business domain expertise
  • Companies aligned with the impact goals of health, prosperity, and sustainability
  • Products that are 10x better than existing alternatives
  • Multi-billion dollar markets with poor user experiences
  • Primarily US-based companies, although they’re happy to make exceptions.

For more information, visit Designer Fund.