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Soleio ​

Designer × Investor

San Francisco Bay Area

Work Experience

2024

  • Designer × Investor

    2024

    Advancing the state of design in tech.

2016 - 2021

  • Managing Partner

    2016 - 2021

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

2014 - 2017

  • 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.

2012 - 2016

  • 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.

2005 - 2011

  • 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.