THE DESIGN VC
We’re early-stage investors. We invest in Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds with a focus on financial infrastructure and frontier technologies.
Our extensive 0-1 operating experience gives us a unique set of lenses for evaluating early teams, products, and hypotheses with little data.
We provide risk-on capital for building what's next. Our approach is flexible, long-term, multi-stage, and global. All thanks to a deep base of permanent capital.
Ligature is Daniel Scrivner and Dan Becker, who each bring 15+ years experience leading design at early-stage companies. They help founders span the 0-1 gap, achieving PMF, and scale to achieve $1B+ outcomes.
Daniel Scrivner
Founder & General Partner
Daniel started his career at Apple before joining Square to lead design and scaling the team from 3 to 50 and a $4.4B IPO. He was also the founding design of 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% (2016-2024).
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Dan Becker
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.
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.
Don't take our word for it. Here are real quotes from our portfolio founders, as well as their product and design leaders.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
We provide superior venture capital returns. Since inception we’ve outperformed 90% of venture funds every single year. Here’s how our MOIC stacks up to 75th-percentile returns for all VC funds.
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