Ben Blumenrose
@benblumenrose
Co-founder @designerfund | Investor in @Stripe, @GustoHQ, @Omadahealth, @Netlify, @commurehealth, @HummingbirdFin, @framer - Always hiring designers
Any product designers in-between jobs doing freelancing these days? A number of companies looking for support have reached out this past week...
Many of us have colleagues at Soroka hospital or at the @WeizmannScience who were struck by ballistic missiles in the last 24 hours. If you want to help and don’t know how here’s a great way to support those helping folks on the ground. Thanks @benblumenrose for setting this up!
Aid for Israeli families in crisis A number of folks have asked me about what orgs are on the ground helping Israeli families repair homes, get food/supplies, etc. We're fundraising for 3 orgs doing the hard/thankless work. I'll match up to the first $18,000. Link in comments.
but i thought AI was going to take away all the design jobs??
The job market for designers is absolutely insane right now
Congrats to designer founder Sam Hashemi and team on launching @felt AI and their new $15M round. Creating complex maps just got a whole lot easier :) If you need to do anything map/spatial related no other tool comes close now...
New Designer Founders feature is up with @UhrCecilia, co-founder of @bezi_ai! We talked about the benefits AND drawbacks of an agency background, why customization is the next big focus for AI tools, and tons more... Full interview here: designerfounders.substack.com/p/cecilia-uhr-…
What have you set up @PerplexityComet to do that you already can't imagine living without?
Yesss! @framer is free for students now! In 1997 Photoshop cost $895 so design students would each chip in $20 and buy one copy for 45 people and then take turns using it for 30 minutes a day! (don't look that up you won't find info on it) Kids today have it so good!
We now offer @framer for free to students. Start building your portfolio today!
“It used to be that design was an afterthought. Now design is more than form and function. Design is how you win or lose. Design is bigger than design — and the world needs more designers in charge.” — @zoink Founder Letter, @Figma S-1
Figma filed the tidiest S-1 ever. $FIG sec.gov/Archives/edgar…
Congrats to @AmbrookAg on their most recent series A! Companies that invest in design continue crushing in 2025. Well done @ciaomack, designer founder @jeffand_, and team!
Today, I'm excited to share Ambrook's $26M Series A! Thank you to @agarfinks for the story featuring @ciaomack and our wonderful customers. More to come — fortune.com/2025/07/01/exc…
Sign the petition to stop these insane efforts Focus the city and the school district on math and reading and real education sfblueprint.jotform.com/251776694695983
“Designers in Cars Getting Coffee” - nothing better than going for a ride and talking design with @typochondriac ... need to get Jerry Seinfeld's team to film the whole thing next time...
Wild that we still output beautiful work using Cinema4D - was originally released in 1990! It's 35 years old!
Process work: Adaline hero video
We're hiring an incredible influencer / creator marketer based in SF at @framer. If you know someone good, my DMs are open.