Designer Fund Activity
Every public signal F4 has attached to this firm, with sources and cross-entity links.
Team Change
Jackie Berardo joined Designer Fund's investment team as Principal.
Jackie Berardo joined as Principal
Added recently
Participated in Fearn's $5.5M seed round alongside Kindred Ventures, a16z Speedrun, and Essence VC.
Investment
Participated in Paper's $34M Series A led by Accel and ICONIQ.
Paper
Essay
Published AI in Design 2026, a joint research report with Foundation Capital surveying 900+ designers on AI's impact on design work.
AI in Design 2026: The inflection point is here
New Fund
Closed Fund III at $40M to invest in pre-seed through Series A design-centric startups.
Fund III