THE DESIGN VC
We do one thing really well: We help founders build great design into the DNA of their companies from day one. To do that, we invest our own capital and then help you become (then stay) great at design.
We've built and led design team's for Apple, Airbnb, Square, Strava, and Meta. Along the way helping build billions of dollars in value by building a strong cultural value around exceptional design, taste, fit, and finish.
We invest in early-stage and growth companies with a focus on financial infrastructure (Bridge, Public, Dakota) and frontier technologies like AI (Weaver, Revin, Kick, Kittl) and Robotics (Chef and Hyphen).
When we invest, we become an extension of your product and design team. We lead creative reviews, help build your design team, and supercharge your go-to-market work—typically by working with your team monthly.
We believe a small handful of companies define each generation. Our mission is to partner with these intensely focused teams to build the next great products, brands, and businesses.
Hear from founders and their teams about how we've added real value consistently by being hands-on and helping shape the work with them.
Kintan Brahmbhatt
Founder & CEO of Olto
"When we were building our cap table, we prioritized partners who are true builders—those who bring clarity, hustle, and a builder’s mindset. That’s exactly what we found in Dan Becker and Daniel Scrivner at Ligature. They have been deeply engaged from the start, influencing key product design decisions and providing guidance that only comes from having built and scaled world-class products themselves."
Faisal Toukan
Founder & CEO of Ziina
"Ziina's mission is to bring the next generation of financial services to MENA through world-class design principles. Ligature has shown us how to make this a reality. Their advice flows from a 30,000-foot design strategy down to nuanced discussions around a pragmatic approach to iconography. If you're design-focused, bring them in early to set the foundations."
Anton Badashov
Head of Design at Ziina
"Working with Ligature has been a fantastic and inspiring experience. They always bring brilliant and actionable insights that help us take our products to the next level. If you aspire to build world-class products, Ligature can provide the mentorship and expertise to get there."
Quinn Litherland
Founder & CEO of Revin
"Ligature have been the perfect example of value-add investors. They've spent hours with us working on our design strategy, diagnosing areas of improvement, and making high-impact introductions on our behalf. With their powerful mix of deep design expertise and company-building experience, I recommend Ligature to every founder I know raising capital."
Giles Goodwin
Founder & CEO of Fide
"Ligature has been an incredible thought partner through one of the most pivotal moments for us—our transition from With to Fide. Their ability to provide sharp, strategic input while also diving into the details of design and UX has been invaluable. From high-level product thinking to refining core features and shaping our brand, they’ve helped us move with clarity and confidence. If you’re looking for partners who truly understand the intersection of strategy and design, Ligature is it."
Shreya Gopala
Head of Product at Revin
"Working with Ligature has been a fantastic and inspiring experience. They always bring brilliant and actionable insights that help us take our products to the next level. If you aspire to build world-class products, Ligature can provide the mentorship and expertise to get there."
Dmitry Bolshakov
Senior Product Designer at Ziina
"It has been a joy working with Ligature. They've always been incredibly insightful with their feedback. Whether at the discovery, journey mapping, or delivery phase, they've always helped us find new ways to look at our designs and continuously pushed us to raise the bar in our work. If you are looking for a partner to raise the quality of your product, look no further than Daniel and Dan at Ligature."
Daniel started his career at Apple before joining Square to lead design and scaling the team from 3 to 50 through a $4.4B IPO. He was also the founding designer at Empower and worked as the CEO of a $3M ARR business for Tiny. His personal track record as an angel investor is an IRR of 56.8% (2015-2025).
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Dan Becker
Co-Founder & General Partner
Dan has built and scaled category-defining products at Square, Airbnb, and Strava, working directly with CEOs to launch 0-1 initiatives and transform early ideas into thriving businesses. He brings a proven ability to turn vision into tangible, scalable outcomes.
Unlike most venture funds our LPs are operators. They're design, engineering, and product management leaders from Jasper, Visual Electric, Stripe, Airbnb, Uber, and Meta.
Josh Brewer
VP Design, Jasper
Tod Sacerdoti
Founder, Pipedream
Colin Dunn
Founder, Visual Electric
Alex Schleifer
CDO, Airbnb
Shalin Amin
VP Design, CloudKitchens
Tiffany Chu
Founder, Remix
Michael White
Founder, Multiply
Jason Marder
Design, Stripe
Stacy La
Recruiter, Wert&Co
Jeremy Goldberg
Director, Meta
Lauren Myrick
Founder, Found
Lon McGowan
Founder, Suti
Since inception we have outperformed 90% of VC funds across 5 different vintage years in a comparison of MOIC. Here is how we stack up against the 75th percentile return for all venture funds by year:
Want to know more? Look through our pitch deck, FAQs, Pitchbook profile, or apply to become a limited partner.
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