Design Operator Investors

Angel Roster lists 134 design operator investors. Most are angel investors and venture capital firms, the most common stage is Seed and the largest groups are based in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.

Investors listed
134
With verified email
49%
Most common stage
Seed
Top location
United States

Updated October 13, 2026 · How we compile this data

Top 40 design operator investors

The most complete profiles first. Showing 40 of 134.

  • Judd MorgensternVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedPre-SeedRemote Work TechE-commercePaymentsInvestment Management

    Portfolio: Bellhops, Shutl, Valor Equity Partners, Light and 13 more

    Verified email available

  • Kevin ColleranVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Engineering Operator · United States

    SeedPre-SeedEarly Stage VentureDigital MediaDesignAndroidCryptocurrency

    Portfolio: Rachio, Niche, Mattermark, ROOM and 7 more

    Verified email available

  • Navneet AronVerified

    Design Operator, Engineering Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedAdvertisingDesignAndroidConnected Cars

    Portfolio: PRENAV, Boostable, BoxC, AirPair and 24 more

    Verified email available

  • Nitesh BantaVerified

    Design Operator, Founder, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedHealth CareWearablesE-commerceAccounting

    Portfolio: Duo Security, Vitrue, Flatfile, CoachUp and 49 more

    Verified email available

  • Peter BarthVerified

    Design Operator, Private Equity Firm, Angel/Individual · United States

    Non Equity AssistanceLocal CommerceHealth CareData ScienceE-commerce

    Portfolio: Octiv, TipHive, Second Light, SinglePoint and 33 more

    Verified email available

  • Sam LessinVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Engineering Operator · United States

    SeedEarly Stage VentureRemote Work TechE-commerceMessagingDesign

    Portfolio: PicnicHealth, Siftery, Anomalie, MasterClass and 6 more

    Verified email available

  • Bram SugarmanVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · Canada

    Early Stage VentureHealth CareWearablesConsumer GadgetsE-commerce

    Portfolio: Shopify, Wattpad, PasswordBox, AppHero and 4 more

    Verified email available

  • Heather ScottVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    Health CareWearablesDesignMusic

    Portfolio: Directive Health, GeneWorks, Yoo Company, Tap Data and 7 more

    Verified email available

  • Jonathan BradleyVerified

    Design Operator, Corporate Venture Capital, Marketing Operator · United States

    AdvertisingHealth CareE-commerceSports

    Portfolio: Beringar, Native Pet, FreeWire Technologies, AirMap and 91 more

    Verified email available

  • Will QuistVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Engineering Operator · United States

    Early Stage VentureHealth CareTelecommunicationsCustomer ServicePayments

    Portfolio: Formation, Practice Fusion, Tala, OnDeck Capital and 4 more

    Verified email available

  • Adam Zobler

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Engineering Operator · United States

    SeedPre-SeedEarly Stage VenturePaymentsDesignTransportationAndroid

    Portfolio: Welcome Homes, Cottage, INDUS.AI, 1build and 7 more

    Contact details available

  • Dan BeckerVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Advisor · United States

    SeedPre-SeedHealth CareRemote Work TechE-commercePayments

    Portfolio: Square, Strava, Almanac Beer Company, Neurana Pharmaceuticals and 3 more

    Verified email available

  • Daniel Scrivner

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedPre-SeedEarly Stage VentureInitial Coin OfferingLate Stage VentureRemote Work TechE-commercePaymentsEnterprise Software

    Portfolio: Scratch Kitchen, Cafe X Technologies, Picnic, Peggy and 9 more

    Contact details available

  • Mark ZaleskiVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United Arab Emirates

    SeedEarly Stage VentureData ScienceDesignDisruptive ServicesBanking

    Portfolio: Shutl, RentCheck, Team Satchel, Dailymotion and 3 more

    Verified email available

  • Federico BucchiVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    AdvertisingSportsDesignRetail

    Portfolio: Abroadler, Farm4Trade, OtherLevels, OnDaMove and 4 more

    Verified email available

  • Dan Maccarone

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    Health CareEnterprise SoftwareDesignStartups

    Portfolio: Librify, Kinsa, Zillabyte, Skift and 6 more

    Contact details available

  • Julius Knowles

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Strategy Operator · United States

    Health CareHospitalsWellnessWomen Founded

    Portfolio: CoStim Pharmaceuticals, Magenta Therapeutics, ImmuneXcite, InStore Finance and 23 more

    Contact details available

  • Paul Coomey

    Design Operator, Engineering Operator, Angel/Individual · United Kingdom

    Data ScienceE-commerceDigital StorytellingDigital Media

    Portfolio: Lost My Name, Driftrock, The Foundry, Worldstores and 7 more

    Contact details available

  • Brendan McLoughlinVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual, Marketing Operator · United Kingdom

    AdvertisingEnterprise SoftwareDesignPersonal Finance

    Portfolio: Money Toolkit, Renegade Games, Grows on You, Clear Books plc and 2 more

    Verified email available

  • Fabio PastoreVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · Italy

    E-commerceDesignFilmApps

    Portfolio: People Infocom, VerticalResponse, Chupamobile, Cibando and 2 more

    Verified email available

  • Mike WuVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    DesignAndroidSoftware

    Portfolio: GrokStyle, BeeRoll, Kindly Care, Armory and 2 more

    Verified email available

  • Sikandar AtiqVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Engineering Operator · Canada

    Health CareE-commerceCustomer ServiceDesign

    Portfolio: Doorstat, Vytalize Health, Troverie, Fiberex Glass and 2 more

    Verified email available

  • Chris MessinaVerified

    Design Operator, Founder, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedPre-SeedE-commerceCybersecurityMessagingInvestment Management

    Portfolio: Babylist, Racket.com, Uptime App

    Verified email available

  • Marco Bambini

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    Enterprise SoftwareDesignAndroidInformation Technology (IT)

    Portfolio: Inxpect, 1Control, Sysdig, Sixfold Bioscience and 4 more

    Contact details available

  • Christopher WuVerified

    Design Operator, Secondary Purchaser, Angel/Individual · United States

    E-commercePaymentsDesignAndroid

    Portfolio: 500 Startups, Mayfield Fund, Crayon, Dwell

    Verified email available

  • David EdriVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual, Finance Operator · United States

    AdvertisingEnterprise SoftwareDesignAngularJS

    Portfolio: MuvingApp, ZUtA Labs, Asparna, Utilis

    Contact details available

  • Dylan Smith

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedCustomer ServiceEnterprise SoftwareDesignFile Management

    Portfolio: Pathlight, InstaEDU, Gusto, Judicata and 1 more

    Contact details available

  • Farhan ThawarVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · Canada

    SeedEarly Stage VentureConsumer GadgetsE-commerceCustomer ServicePayments

    Portfolio: Taplytics, Disco

    Verified email available

  • Pratik DalalVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareDesignCurated Web Platforms

    Portfolio: Flintobox, Crayon, Wealthy, Globevestor

    Verified email available

  • Ravi CVerified

    Design Operator, Private Equity Firm, Angel/Individual · India

    Non Equity AssistanceHR TechDesignAndroidUsability Testing

    Portfolio: Docker, ElasticSearch

    Verified email available

  • Tim McLaughlinVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedDesignAndroidUser Interface DesignUsability Testing

    Portfolio: MarginEdge, Penrose Studios

    Verified email available

  • Alejandro LeónVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual, Investor · Chile

    SeedPre-SeedAdvertisingEast CoastNortheastern US-based StartupsDesign

    Portfolio: Milk Video

    Contact details available

  • Anna LawrenceVerified

    Design Operator, Engineering Operator, Angel/Individual · India

    SeedEvents ServicesAlternative MedicineWomen FoundedDesign

    Portfolio: Big Think

    Verified email available

  • David SloaneVerified

    Design Operator, Engineering Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedComputer VisionAlternative MedicineDigital MediaDesign

    Portfolio: Ditto Labs

    Verified email available

  • Gillian BrownVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedDesignCryptocurrencyTrading PlatformRetail

    Portfolio: Blockchain.com

    Verified email available

  • Jagan Praveen RVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · India

    Early Stage VentureConsumer GadgetsE-commerceCustomer ServicePayments

    Portfolio: Tiny Hearts

    Verified email available

  • Jim WilliamsVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedLocal CommerceCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Founded

    Portfolio: Minut

    Verified email available

  • Joe GerberVerified

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Angel/Individual · United States

    SeedPre-SeedRemote Work TechCreative DesignDesignCryptocurrency

    Portfolio: Syndicate

    Verified email available

  • John MeyerVerified

    Design Operator, Angel/Individual

    Enterprise SoftwareDesignAndroidMobile

    Portfolio: Peppermint Energy, Homebase, FG Angels Syndicate Fund II

    Verified email available

  • Jonathon Triest

    Venture Capital, Design Operator, Private Equity Firm · United States

    SeedPre-SeedE-commerceMessagingAndroidArtificial Intelligence (AI)

    Portfolio: StockX, Chalkfly, Honey, Density

    Contact details available

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Frequently asked questions

How many design operator investors are on Angel Roster?

Angel Roster lists 134 design operator investors. 65 of them (49%) include a verified email address.

What types of investors are they?

The most common investor types are Angel Investors (119), Venture Capital Firms (33) and Marketing Operator Investors (27). An investor can have more than one type, for example an angel who is also a venture partner.

Which stages do design operator investors invest in?

Among those that list a stage, the most common are Seed (44), Pre-Seed (20) and Early Stage Venture (13).

Where are design operator investors based?

Most are based in the United States (87), the United Kingdom (9) and Canada (7).

Which companies have design operator investors backed?

The most-backed portfolio companies among them are Dwell (2), Shutl (2), 3Scan (2), Density (2) and Locu (2).

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