Enrique Allen is a co-founder and managing partner at Designer Fund, an investment firm that helps exceptional designers build great technology companies. With extensive experience in product design and venture capital, Enrique is known for investing in and advising several companies such as Stripe, Gusto, Omada Health, Notion, Netlify, among others.

Enrique is an alumni of Stanford University where he studied as a candidate for a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering, Product Design as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology and Human-Computer Interaction. He has lectured and co-instructed at Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford and currently teaches at Stanford d.school where he guides and supports aspiring entrepreneurs to build successful businesses.

In the past, Enrique worked as a designer venture advisor at 500 Startups, a teaching assistant at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a Facebook fund designer in residence at Facebook. Prior to embarking on his successful career, Enrique volunteered as an IT and web designer at Mural Music and Arts Project and served as a researcher of mobile and video applications at Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab.

Enrique Allen's expertise lies in product design, venture capital, start-ups, and business counseling. He is interested in tech entrepreneurship, design startups, and product development.