| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.07.2026 | Paper Receives $34M Series A Round |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Paper, the design platform for the agentic era, has announced its $34 million Series A with Accel and ICONIQ.
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| 16.06.2026 | AI Startup Fearn Revolutionizes Patent Drafting, Levels IP Field | Fearn, backed by $5.5 million in seed funding, is transforming patent creation. Its AI platform enables inventors to draft high-quality patents rapidly and affordably. This legal tech innovator streamlines the complex process, shifting powe... |
| 11.06.2026 | Fearn Raises $5.5 Million Seed Round To Accelerate AI-Powered Patent Drafting Platform | Fearn announced the closing of a $5.5 million seed financing round led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from a16z speedrun, Designer Fund, and Essence VC, to expand its AI-native patent platform designed to streamline patent creation... |
| 10.06.2026 | Fearn Raises $5.5M in Seed Funding | Fearn, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI-native patent platform, raised $5.5M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Kindred Ventures, with participation from a16z speedrun, Designer Fund and Essence VC.
The company intends to use ... |
| 10.06.2026 | A patent writer quit his Big Law job to start the TurboTax for patents | Legal tech giant Harvey is racing to help lawyers work faster. Startup Fearn wants to help inventors get further before they ever call a lawyer.
The startup has raised $5.5 million to build AI software that lets inventors draft patents them... |
| 24.05.2026 | The Path: $14.3 Million Seed Raised For AI Therapy Platform Focused On Proactive Mental Health Care | The Path, a global AI therapy platform focused on long-term mental wellness, announced $14.3 million in seed funding led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from Apolo Anton Ohno, Deontay Wilder, and Designer Fund. The company was co-fou... |
| 22.05.2026 | The Path Raises $14.3M in Seed Funding | The Path, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of an AI therapy platform designed for creating long-term mental wellness, raised $14.3M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from Apolo Anton Ohno, Deontay W... |
| 21.05.2026 | The Path Raises $14.3M to Scale Clinically Guided AI Therapy Platform Across Mobile Ecosystems
Beyond the Crisis Point: Tony Robbins and Calm Veterans Launch $14.3M AI Therapy Platform | What You Should Know:
Global AI therapy platform The Path—previously known as Mental—has officially launched out of stealth with $14.3M in seed funding led by Prime Movers Lab.
The company was co-founded by philanthropist Tony Robbins along... |
| 19.04.2026 | Joyful Health Secures $17M: Revolutionizing Healthcare Finance with AI | Joyful Health, an AI financial infrastructure firm, raised $17M in Series A funding, bringing total investment to $22M. This capital infusion, led by CRV, targets a critical issue: the healthcare industry's $125 billion annual revenue loss.... |
| 17.04.2026 | Joyful Health Secures $17M for AI-Powered Healthcare Financial Operations | What You Should Know
The Raise: Joyful Health, an AI financial infrastructure company, has announced a $17M Series A funding round led by CRV, bringing its total funding to $22M. Existing seed investors, including XYZ Venture Capital and De... |
| 16.04.2026 | Joyful Health Raises $17M in Series A Funding | Joyful Health, a NYC-based AI financial infrastructure company for healthcare revenue operations, raised $17M in Series A funding.
The round was led by CRV, with participation from XYZ Venture Capital, Designer Fund, Inflect Capital and Go ... |
| 28.03.2026 | The Operator-Turned-Investor Backing Australia’s Next Generation of Founders | Share
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Damien Singh’s path from CFO of Canva to early-stage investor is built on a simple premise: most founders don’t have access to the kind of experience that actually helps.
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| 09.09.2025 | Euclid Power Secures $20M to Accelerate AI-Driven Renewable Energy Deployment | Euclid Power just secured $20 million in Series A funding. Venrock led the round, with HSBC Asset Management also investing. This capital fuels Euclid's AI-powered operating system for renewable energy. The platform streamlines project deve... |
| 08.09.2025 | Euclid Power: $20 Million Series A Closed For Advancing Renewable Energy Deployment | Euclid Power, an operating system for renewable energy project development, financing, and operations, announced a $20 million Series A round led by Venrock, with participation from HSBC Asset Management and existing investors including Spe... |
| 05.09.2025 | Euclid Power Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Euclid Power, a NYC-based provider of an operating system for renewable energy project development, raised $20M in Series A funding.
The round was led by Venrock, with participation from HSBC Asset Management and existing investors includin... |
| 04.09.2025 | Copper: $28 Million Funding Raised For Scaling Battery-Equipped Induction Range | Copper is a company that launched its award-winning induction range last fall, which marked the beginning of a new category of home appliances equipped with internal batteries. These batteries not only provide impressive performance enhance... |
| 29.08.2025 | Copper Raises $28M in Funding | Copper, a Berkeley, CA-based appliances company, raised $28M in funding.
The round was led by Prelude Ventures, with participation from Building Ventures, as well as existing investors Voyager, Collaborative Fund, Climactic, Designer Fund, ... |
| 11.06.2025 | The Rise of Innovative Startups: A Tale of Two Ventures | In the bustling world of startups, innovation is the lifeblood. Two recent ventures exemplify this spirit: Linear, a software company, and Bread Butter Jamm, a marketing firm. Both are carving out unique niches in their respective fields, s... |
| 10.06.2025 | Atlassian rival Linear raises $82M to expand developer tools and target enterprise adoption
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| 10.06.2025 | Atlassian competitor Linear raises funding at $1.25-billion valuation | SAN FRANCISCO :Enterprise software maker Linear has raised an $82 million Series C funding round valuing the startup at $1.25 billion, the company said on Tuesday.
Venture capital fund Accel led the round, with participation from existing i... |
| 20.05.2025 | New Gen Launches to Power AI-Native Commerce, Equipping Brands with Conversational Digital Storefronts | Backed by $4.5 million in seed funding, New Gen is reshaping digital commerce for human and AI shoppers.
As AI platforms like ChatGPT reshape how people and AI agents search and shop, brands are under pressure to deliver seamless, intellige... |
| 13.03.2025 | Quanta: $4.7 Million (Seed) Raised For Next-Generation Accounting Platform | Quanta, a next-generation accounting company powered by AI, announced the general availability of its platform, featuring a self-serve onboarding process that accomplishes in minutes what typically takes weeks with other solutions. And Quan... |
| 28.02.2025 | The Rise of AI-Driven Financial Solutions: Quanta and Opal Lead the Charge | In the fast-paced world of finance, innovation is the name of the game. Two companies, Quanta and Opal, are redefining how businesses manage their financial operations. They are not just players; they are game-changers. With fresh funding a... |
| 28.02.2025 | Quanta Raises $4.7M in Seed Funding | Quanta, a San Francisco, CA-based accounting company empowered by AI, raised $4.7M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Accel with participation from basecase, Comma Capital, Designer Fund, and Operator Collective, as well as angel investo... |
| 04.12.2023 | UAE president announces $30b fund to bridge climate finance gap | United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, whose country is hosting the COP28 climate summit, announced on Friday a $30 billion climate fund that aims to attract $250 billion of investment by the end of the decade. |
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| 01.11.2023 | Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces $8 Million Multifamily Housing Bridge Fund | - |
| 30.09.2022 | Designer Fund Raises Fund III, at $40M | Designer Fund, a San Francisco-based design and venture firm, raised a $40m Fund III.
Launched in 2014 by Ben Blumenrose and Enrique Allen, Designer Fund invests in early-stage tech companies that use design to improve health, sustainabilit... |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health raises $8.2M for its virtual cardiovascular platform | The company provides telemedicine visits, discovery events and AI-powered coaching
[Editor's note: Future of Behavioral and Mental Health with BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger.io, Providence Hospitals, UnitedHealthcare Optum, Khosla Ventures, ... |
| 12.03.2020 | Heartbeat Health Raises $8.2M Series A to Expand Delivery of Best-in-Class Virtual Cardiovascular Care | |
| 28.07.2017 | The Designer Fund to Raise $40M Second Design Focused Venture Capital Fund | The Designer Fund, a San Francisco, CA-based early stage venture capital firm, is seeking to raise its second fund.
Per an SEC filing, Designer Fund II, L.P., has a target of $40m with no amount raised to date.
Led by General Partners and c... |
| 04.05.2016 | Бизнес-ангелы из США создали инвестфонд на $20 млн для стартапов с хорошим дизайном Статьи редакции | Группа американских бизнес-ангелов запустила инвестфонд Designer Fund для помощи стартапам, основанным дизайнерами. Общий капитал фонда составляет $20 млн, пишет VentureBeat.
Designer Fund собирается вкладывать суммы от $100 тысяч до $1 млн... |
| 04.05.2016 | Designer Fund Raises $20M First Fund | Designer Fund, a San Francisco, CA-based vc firm investing in startups co-founded by designers, raised its $20m first seed fund.
Co-founded by general partners Enrique Allen and Ben Blumenfeld, the firm invests from $100K to $1m in “startup... |
| 03.05.2016 | Designer Fund launches with $20 million to invest in startups with taste | For the past five years, Enrique Allen and Ben Blumenfeld have led a group of angel investors called the Designer Fund on a mission: fund tech startups that have a strong design focus and a meaningful impact. Until today, it was a loosely k... |
| 03.05.2016 | Designer Fund, which backs startups founded by designers, has raised $20 million | Designer Fund, a San Francisco outfit that looks to invest in seed-stage startups that feature designers on their founding teams, has raised $20 million in funding from unnamed individual investors, most of them successful designers looking... |
| 03.05.2016 | Designer Fund launches with $20 million to invest in startups with taste | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
For the past five years, Enrique Allen and Ben Bl... |
| 20.01.2013 | E-Medical Records Get A Mobile, Open-Sourced Overhaul By White House Health Design Challenge Winners | The standard electronic medical record is a confusing, text-heavy computer read-out. But the winners of Designer Fund and the White House’s Health Design Challenge have created beautiful, comprehensible, mobile versions. Soon, a combination... |
| 13.12.2012 | Digital Memoir Maker Storytree Expands Into Photo Books With SimplePrints iOS App | Storytree, the 500 Startups-backed company originally focused on capturing and sharing family memoirs online and via mobile, is today announcing a new application called SimplePrints. Inspired by Storytree’s previous efforts in preserving m... |
| 31.08.2012 | Startup Spotlight: Well Crafted’s platform helps designers display portfolios | The world of design has recently been brought to the forefront of the startup world. With 500 Startups launching their “Designer Fund,” solely focused on helping companies founded by designers, there’s even money out there specifically for ... |
| 16.08.2012 | Executive exodus from Facebook: Four senior executives quit in one week | Four senior executives have resigned from Facebook, prompting fears of a post-IPO brain drain from the social media giant.
According to ComputerWorld, Facebook has confirmed that platform partnerships director Ethan Beard, platform marketin... |
| 08.08.2012 | After 5 Years With Facebook, Ben Blumenfeld Leaves To Beautify The Future At Designer Fund | A designer’s eye can change the world, but some don’t know how to build a company. So today, veteran Facebook designer Ben Blumenfeld revealed to me that he’s moving on to co-direct Designer Fund, a community of angels and mentors who suppo... |
| 18.07.2012 | Reversing the Decline in Transformational Ideas | This is post 2 of the Transformational Entrepreneurship series (original on HBR). Post 1 defines Transformational Entrepreneurship and the matrix of socioeconomic value creation used in this post. Post 1 can be found here.
Many venture capi... |
| - | Famed iPhone designer and ex-Apple exec Jony Ive joins OpenAI in $6.5B deal for AI devices startup | Famed iPhone designer Jony Ive is joining OpenAI after his artificial intelligence hardware startup was acquired by the ChatGPT maker in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $6.5 billion, the company announced on Wednesday.
OpenAI’s acquisiti... |
| - | Венчурные капиталисты заинтересовались дизайнерами | Американский венчурный фонд KPCB открыл новую для себя (да и для индустрии в целом) программу, которая направлена на поддержку дизайнеров. Принять участие в ней может абсолютно любой желающий студент из любой страны. В фонде даже закроют гл... |
