Ben Blumenrose

Ben Blumenrose

Co-founder, Managing Partner atDesigner FundCalifornia

Ben Blumenrose is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Designer Fund, where he has invested since 2014. He previously spent over five years at Facebook as a design lead and manager.

What Ben can write

Writes checks of$250K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Designer Fund writes $250K to $500K checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Facebook · design lead and manager
  2. Designer Fund · Co-founder, Managing Partner
    Now
  3. Designer Fund · Co-founder and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Designer Fund

Investments named in public bios

StripeGustoNotionCommureOmada HealthFramerLinearPhysical Intelligence

Focus

designventure capitaltechnology

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Questions

Who is Ben Blumenrose?

Ben Blumenrose is Co-founder and Managing Partner at Designer Fund, where he has invested since 2014. He previously spent over five years at Facebook as a design lead and manager.

How much does Ben Blumenrose invest?

Ben Blumenrose invests through Designer Fund, which writes checks of $250K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Ben Blumenrose?

A warm intro from a founder Designer Fund backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ben Blumenrose do before Designer Fund?

design lead and manager at Facebook.

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