Jackie Berardo

Jackie Berardo

Principal atDesigner FundNew York City

Jackie Berardo is a human at Designer Fund, involved in reviewing applications and attending founder retreats. The fund invests in design-centric companies from Pre-Seed to Series A.

What Jackie 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. Designer Fund · human
    Now
  2. Meta · researcher
  3. Surge · co-founder
  4. Designer Fund · Principal
    Now

Companies founded

Surge

Investments named in public bios

StripeGustoNotionLinearFramer

Focus

designhealthsustainabilityprosperityuser experiencenew product adoption

Also at Designer Fund

Partners like Jackie

At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.

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One email when Jackie's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Jackie Berardo?

Jackie Berardo is a human at Designer Fund, involved in reviewing applications and attending founder retreats. The fund invests in design-centric companies from Pre-Seed to Series A.

How much does Jackie Berardo invest?

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

How do I pitch Jackie Berardo?

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 Jackie Berardo do before Designer Fund?

researcher at Meta; co-founder at Surge.

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