Soleio

Investor at at soleio

Managing Partner
2016 - 2021
Combine was a seed stage, design-led venture fund. http://combine.vc

Investor × Advisor
2014 - 2017
As company advisor, Soleio supported Figma’s early product and go-to-market strategies, mentored the team’s design leadership, and recruited key hires.

Advisor
2014 - 2016
Supporting Dropbox’s product, design, and recruiting efforts.
Design
2012 - 2014
Soleio was head of design at Dropbox. He helped grow a team of 3 designers to an organization of almost 40 people across multiple design disciplines, attracting world-class talent and leadership to the company. Soleio also played an important role in early acquisitions, helping bring transformational teams like Mailbox and Readmill to the product org.
Advisor
2012 - 2012
Supporting the company’s early design recruiting and product efforts.

Designer
2005 - 2011
Soleio was Facebook’s second product designer where he conceptualized and designed core products and features over the span of 6 years. Soleio spearheaded the development of early applications such as Notes, Links and Video. He is also responsible for designing the site’s Like feature and commenting systems. He oversaw Facebook’s visual standards and common interface patterns, then later acted as design lead for Groups, Chat and the original release of Messenger.