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Designer Fund

Designer Fund publishes at the speed of design

Designer Fund publishes at the speed of design

“Framer gives us full ownership of our site. We shape the design, adjust the structure, and publish instantly. There’s no handoff or delay.”

“Framer gives us full ownership of our site. We shape the design, adjust the structure, and publish instantly. There’s no handoff or delay.”

Ben Blumenrose

Co-founder at Designer Fund

Designer Fund invests in early-stage tech startups that lead with design. Their portfolio includes Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health. Beyond capital, they support founders through a community of design leaders from Apple, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Dropbox. They help teams craft strong products, build design teams, and scale with intention. Their mission is to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity through design.

Designer Fund invests in early-stage tech startups that lead with design. Their portfolio includes Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health. Beyond capital, they support founders through a community of design leaders from Apple, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Dropbox. They help teams craft strong products, build design teams, and scale with intention. Their mission is to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity through design.
Designer Fund invests in early-stage tech startups that lead with design. Their portfolio includes Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health. Beyond capital, they support founders through a community of design leaders from Apple, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Dropbox. They help teams craft strong products, build design teams, and scale with intention. Their mission is to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity through design.

Instant publishing

Before Framer, even small updates required development time or delays. The team had stories to share and investments to highlight, but the process held them back.

With Framer, everything happens in one place. They design, write, and publish directly. There’s no platform switching and no bottlenecks. Updates go live in real time: from a new founder spotlight to a blog post, Designer Fund’s website moves at the speed of their work. This freedom has changed their pace entirely. Their website now feels like a live feed of their work, not a delayed snapshot.

Design-first control

As a design-led firm, every detail matters. How a headline lands. How a layout feels. How color and type interact across pages. Their website carries not just information, but intention.

Framer gives them the fidelity they need to do that. They can build expressive pages, test new structures, and adapt the design as their story grows. There’s no need to choose between speed and craft.

Designer Fund’s co-founder Ben Blumenrose on using Framer:

“Our team loves working with Framer. It’s changed how we manage the site. We’ve gone from scattered tools and delays to a single, clear process we fully control. We move faster, stay more aligned, and ship pages the same day we design them.”

Built for storytelling

As their portfolio grows, so does the need to share deeper stories. From stories about founders, missions, and design in practice: their site supports it all. Framer’s flexible CMS gives them space to do that. They can publish blog posts, launch campaigns, and evolve the structure of the site as needed. No waiting. No rebuilding from scratch.

Build faster, scale smarter.

Build faster, scale smarter.

Build faster, scale smarter.

Framer gives you the flexibility to grow without the hassle.

Framer gives you the flexibility to grow without the hassle.

Framer gives you the flexibility to grow without the hassle.

Designer Fund

Designer Fund is a San Francisco-based venture firm investing in early-stage startups where design drives better products and lasting impact. Founded in 2012, it backs founders improving health, sustainability, and prosperity. Beyond capital, the firm offers design expertise, mentorship, and a community of product leaders. Its portfolio includes Stripe, Gusto, Notion, and Netlify.

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2014

Results

Pages go live instantly, no delays or handoff

Designers launch pages without engineers

Designers control every page detail