3. Who’s Behind The
Designer Fund?
Our 40+ angels and mentors range from early stage designers at YouTube,
Facebook, Google, and Twitter to designers at IDEO, Cooper, Jump Associates,
and Method to current designers at startups like Path and Flipboard.
Angels & Mentors
Angels include Christina Brodbeck (founding designer at YouTube), Ben
Blumenfeld (Design lead at Facebook), Dave Morin (founder of Path, co-
inventor of Facebook Platform & Connect), Scott Belsky (Founder of Behance),
Michal Kopec (Design lead at Cisco), Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal)
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4. Who’s Behind The
Designer Fund?
Our 40+ angels and mentors range from early stage designers at YouTube,
Facebook, Google, and Twitter to designers at IDEO, Cooper, Jump Associates,
and Method to current designers at startups like Path and Flipboard.
Angels & Mentors
Angels include Christina Brodbeck (founding designer at YouTube), Ben
Blumenfeld (Design lead at Facebook), Dave Morin (founder of Path, co-
inventor of Facebook Platform & Connect), Scott Belsky (Founder of Behance),
Michal Kopec (Design lead at Cisco), Michael Dearing (Harrison Metal)
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9. The Solution:
Community First
We’re focused on creating the BEST
community of designer
founders, angels & mentors
Designer Founders
Awesomeness of
# of Entrepreneurial Designers
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10. With A Magnetic
Feedback Loop
2. 1.
Aspiring Startup
Startup Designer
Designers Success
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11. But, What Is The
Designer Fund?
“The aggregation point of the best entrepreneurial
designers in the world,” Chi-Hua Chien, KPCB
The
Designer
Fund
12. Really, What Is The
Designer Fund?
NOT another incubator, instead, we’re a
complementary extension to existing funds
The
Designer
Fund
18. Contact:
enrique@500startups.com
Awesome Can You Startup
Designers Help Sponsor? Ecosystem
19. Thank you!
Enrique Allen is committed to making The Designer Fund a sustainable community-driven
investment vehicle to help designers create businesses with meaningful impact. Previously he
was the founding designer at 500 Startups an early stage seed fund & accelerator in Silicon
Valley. To date, he’s been a designer in residence with over 40 startups (6 acquired) including
previous portfolios with Facebook’s fbFund & Venrock. Enrique is a Bay Area Native who
continues to teach at the Stanford d.school & contribute research with Stanford Persuasive
Technology Lab. As a secret agent for world peace, Enrique meditates, makes public art &
plays soccer.
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