Archive - Designer Fund

How Sierra's design team keeps up with an engineering org 20x its size

Our first AI in Design 2026 case study goes inside Sierra to see how a tiny design team uses AI build foundational infrastructure for a much larger…

Jul 20 • Designer Fund

June 2026

Backing Fearn, and a call for design in regulated industries

The biggest design opportunities might just be hiding in patents, compliance, and other regulated industries. Here's why we backed Fearn.

Jun 25 • Designer Fund

May 2026

AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here

What 900 designers told us about AI, tools, teams, and the changing nature of design work.

May 20 • Designer Fund

March 2026

Announcing our 2026 State of AI in Design Survey

Designers still don't have clear answers on AI. Our second annual State of AI in Design survey is a first step toward changing that.

Mar 5 • Designer Fund

February 2026

Adora launches to map live products, Public's CEO on how to create emotional retention

We're backing Adora to help companies visualize every product screen. Plus lessons from Ben's time as Facebook's fifth design hire, and 10+ design roles…

Feb 12 • Designer Fund

December 2025

Design is the differentiator: what we're looking forward to in 2026

What our team's excited about as we head into the new year. Plus: Julie Zhuo's advice on starting a new company and 10+ design roles in our portfolio.

Dec 2, 2025 • Designer Fund

October 2025

A Match Made in Heaven

Why Figma is acquiring Weavy, an 11-month-old AI design tool

Oct 30, 2025 • Ben Blumenrose

How to run a competitive fundraising process

Tactics for running a strong fundraise this fall. Plus: new interviews with Evan Sharp and Jeff Anders and design roles at Designer Fund companies.

Oct 1, 2025 • Designer Fund

September 2025

The founder's guide to hiring designers in 2025

What we’ve learned from helping founders hire designers (plus: get our recent webinar recording + comprehensive hiring resource library)

Sep 12, 2025 • robyn park

August 2025

August 2025: Everyone’s talking about hiring designers

Join this week's live session on hiring designers. Plus: fresh interviews with designer founders and standout roles.

Aug 26, 2025 • Designer Fund