Designer FundHire With Rapha

Venture Associate

San Francisco, CAfull-time$150K+ / 20% Carry

Benefits

Medical InsuranceDental Insurance401KGym StipendMacbookStudio DisplayPhone StipendCo-Working Stipend

About company

Designer Fund invests between $100K - $1M in tech startups that are design leaders including Stripe, Gusto, and Omada Health. Designer Fund specializes in helping design products and scale design teams through their community of designers from companies like Apple, Facebook, Google, Airbnb, Pinterest, and Dropbox.

About the role

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Rafa is a contextual recruiting platform that is able to understand context, capture culture fit, and hard skills from applicants without ever picking up the phone. Rafa is doing 75 k in ARR. We have $2,000,000 in the pipeline.

As a Venture Associate at Designer Fund, you’ll be at the forefront of working with design-driven startups, helping them scale and succeed. You’ll support the investment team by sourcing, evaluating, and managing investments in innovative companies. This role requires a keen understanding of the design space, an analytical mindset, and strong communication skills. You’ll collaborate with founders, conduct market research, and contribute to portfolio support initiatives, making a direct impact on the growth of early-stage companies.

Key Skills:

  • Strong analytical and research capabilities
  • Familiarity with design and tech sectors
  • Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
  • Experience in venture capital, startups, or business development is a plus