Ben Blumenrose

Ben Blumenrose co-founded Designer Fund, investing in early-stage companies that use design as a strategic advantage. He previously led design at Facebook and at Varien, the company behind Magento.

Career

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Designer Fund

Aug 2012 — Present

Co-founder, Managing Partner

Co-founded the design-focused early-stage investment firm.

Facebook

Feb 2007 — Oct 2012

Design Lead

Worked on products including Facebook Platform and Timeline and helped scale the design organization.

Varien

Nov 2006 — Nov 2007

Design Director

Led design at Varien while it developed the Magento commerce platform.

CBS.com

2003 — 2005

Designer

BIG Interactive

2001 — 2003

Designer

University of California - Los Angeles

Design | Media Art (graduated 2001)

Products & media

designerfund.com

Designing your fundraising process

Ben’s practical guide to researching investors, shaping a pitch and running a fundraising process.

fastcompany.com

How creativity shapes Ben Blumenrose’s investing

In an interview with Nicole Gull McElroy, Ben explains how he protects time for exploration, tests ideas in public, and studies changes in design work.

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Ben Blumenrose

Designer Fund

Facebook

Varien

CBS.com

BIG Interactive

University of California - Los Angeles

Products & media

Designing your fundraising process

How creativity shapes Ben Blumenrose’s investing

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