# Designer Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Designer Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 60 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Designer Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 60 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $100K, Sept 2022 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Health Sustainability Financial Infrastructure

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**60%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 60 on record

Since the last cheque **123** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$11M** Cheque size, as they say **$350K – $750K** Rounds led **0 of 60** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## Designer Fund highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 73% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Investing in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainability, and prosperity for all people. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $350K – $750K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Health Sustainability Financial Infrastructure
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **60 appearances**

- **2026** 8 rounds
- **Jul** **[PAPER](https://millionrounds.com/company/paper)** Series A · CA **$34M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Copper Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper-home)** Seed · US **$9.8M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Fearn](https://millionrounds.com/company/fearn)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[The Path](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-path)** Seed · US · Ventureburn **$14M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Joyful Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/joyful-health)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$17M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Lumen Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumen-energy)** Venture · US **$700K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Adora](https://millionrounds.com/company/adora)** Seed · AU · Startup Daily **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Reflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/reflow)** Seed · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **2025** 15 rounds
- **Dec** **[Quanta](https://millionrounds.com/company/quanta)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Interfere](https://millionrounds.com/company/interfere)** Seed · US **$3.4M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Euclid Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/euclid-power)** Series A · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Framer](https://millionrounds.com/company/framer)** Series D · NL · Crunchbase News **$100M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Lumen Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumen-energy)** Venture · US **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Ambrook](https://millionrounds.com/company/ambrook)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$26M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Felt](https://millionrounds.com/company/felt)** Venture · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Interfere](https://millionrounds.com/company/interfere)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Linear](https://millionrounds.com/company/linear)** Series C · US · Karri Saarinen **$82M** With 10 others
- **Jun** **[Weavy](https://millionrounds.com/company/weavy)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[New Generation](https://millionrounds.com/company/new-generation)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Lemni](https://millionrounds.com/company/lemni)** Pre-seed · NL **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Monograph](https://millionrounds.com/company/monograph)** Series B · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Era Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/era-finance)** Seed · US **$6.2M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **Air** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$35M** With 5 others
- **2024** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Beaming Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/beaming-health)** Seed · US **$2.2M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Marvin AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/marvin-ai)** Series A · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Wayfinder](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayfinder)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Sock Finance](https://millionrounds.com/company/sock-finance)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Bezi](https://millionrounds.com/company/bezi)** Series A · US **$13M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Gatheround](https://millionrounds.com/company/gatheround)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[DICE](https://millionrounds.com/company/dice)** Venture · GB **$65M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Superframe](https://millionrounds.com/company/superframe)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Formation](https://millionrounds.com/company/formation)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Evergreen Renewables](https://millionrounds.com/company/evergreen-renewables)** Seed · US **$6.1M** With 3 others
- **2022** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Northstar](https://millionrounds.com/company/northstar)** Venture · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Dopt](https://millionrounds.com/company/dopt)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Live Chair](https://millionrounds.com/company/live-chair)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Forma](https://millionrounds.com/company/forma)** Series B · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Siteline](https://millionrounds.com/company/siteline)** Series A · US **$15M** With 3 others
- **2021** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hummingbird](https://millionrounds.com/company/hummingbird)** Series B · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Carrot](https://millionrounds.com/company/carrot)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **3 named**

BB **Ben Blumenfeld** Managing Director i Filing they signed

BB **Ben Blumenrose** Managing Director i Filing they signed

EA **Enrique Allen** Managing Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **13** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Allclasses](https://millionrounds.com/company/allclasses)** Bought by Noodle **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$100K**

raised in Sept 2022

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$11M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 60 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $350K – $750K
- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *26*
- Series A said *14*
- Venture *9*
- Series B *5*
- Series C *1*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 6
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 4
- [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) 4
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 4
- [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) 3
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Designer Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Homebrew** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew)[**SV Angel** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Accel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**CRV** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Greylock** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Bling Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital)[**Collaborative Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund)[**Essence VC** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/essence-vc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Designer Fund put money into.

[**PAPER** $34M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/paper)[**Copper Home** $9.8M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper-home)[**Fearn** $5.5M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fearn)[**The Path** $14M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-path)[**Joyful Health** $17M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/joyful-health)[**Lumen Energy** $700K · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumen-energy)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Designer Fund in the title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 22 Feb 2017 · 28 min 20VC: Why Venture Is A Service Product? Why There Is No Such Thing As Product Market Fit & Why Startups Need To Be More Design Orientated with Ben Blumenfeld, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Designer Fund With [Ben Blumenfeld](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-blumenfeld) Mentions [Designer Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/designer-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Designer Fund

### What does Designer Fund invest in?

Designer Fund invests most often at Seed and Series A (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health, Sustainability and Financial Infrastructure.

### How active is Designer Fund?

60 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

### What has Designer Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: PAPER (Series A, Jul 2026), Copper Home (Seed, Jul 2026) and Fearn (Seed, Jun 2026).

### How big are Designer Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M. It says it writes cheques of $350K to $750K.

### Does Designer Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 60 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Designer Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and the Netherlands (5%).

### Is Designer Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Designer Fund invest alongside?

Most often Slow Ventures (6 rounds together), First Round Capital (4 rounds together) and Homebrew (4 rounds together).

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