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DRF Diversity Tracks: Introducing Prism and FIT

You know Blueprint and FFT… Meet Prism and FIT. Announcing our slate of diversity tracks for the coming year!

Student Founders Need YOU: Join the Dorm Room Fund HQ Team

DRF HQ is recruiting! Learn about our HQ team and open roles.

Pivoting from consulting to VC with Jasmyn Howell

Jasmyn Howell in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina in June 2021. Courtesy of Denise Williams.

Jasmyn Howell is an MBA candidate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. She’s part of the 2021… Continue reading Pivoting from consulting to VC with Jasmyn Howell

Raaghav Goel: Coming out in India

Raaghav Goel in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in California. Courtesy of Raaghav Goel.

Raaghav Goel, a senior at University of California, Berkeley, studies electrical engineering and computer science. Born and raised in India,… Continue reading Raaghav Goel: Coming out in India

Go on a spree with investment partner Shub Gaur

Shub Gaur in Fremont, California. Courtesy of Shub Gaur.

Shub Gaur, an investment partner on the San Francisco team, joined the Dorm Room Fund team in October 2020. He co-founded Spree, a chrome extension that automatically compares prices for you.

Adrian Hackney on LGBTQ+ representation, fashion

Adrian Hackney in March 2021 at Boston, Massachusetts. Courtesy of Laura Goodfield.

Adrian Hackney, a rising junior at Harvard University, studies social anthropology, government, and economics. He’s part of the inaugural 2021… Continue reading Adrian Hackney on LGBTQ+ representation, fashion

Meet the 2021 Female Investor Track

Venture capital needs to raise its bar. For women, the questions “what is venture capital” and “why does it exist”… Continue reading Meet the 2021 Female Investor Track

Arjan Guglani on LGBTQ+ identity and his DRF in Michigan

Arjan Guglani, on the right, talks during a working session of UpRound Venture's first investment. Courtesy of Natalia Brzozowski.

Arjan Guglani is a rising junior at the University of Michigan and part of the 2021 PRISM Investor Track.

Meet the summer 2021 PRISM cohort

Firms like Backstage Capital have cited that as little as 10% of venture capital deals go to women, people of color, and… Continue reading Meet the summer 2021 PRISM cohort

DRF company: Candelytics on 3D data, military

The Candelytics team enjoys time and fish tacos at the beach after a successful demo for the Coast Guard and other maritime agencies in San Diego. From left: Clark Yuan, James Parker and Bryan Lee. Courtesy of Bryan Lee.

Dorm Room Fund welcomes Candelytics, which makes 3D data more accessible, intelligent, and impactful. Co-founder Bryan Lee, a former Army helicopter… Continue reading DRF company: Candelytics on 3D data, military

My path to Dorm Room Fund, from Amazon

Vincent Ponzo, third from left, poses with students at the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator Demo Day, which took place at IAC Headquarters in New York City, in April 2017. While he led the Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center at Columbia Business School, Ponzo added an MBA student to each startup in the accelerator. Courtesy of Vincent Ponzo.

It’s difficult for me to pinpoint the exact moment I became interested in entrepreneurship. I grew up in a very… Continue reading My path to Dorm Room Fund, from Amazon

Jarrod Barnes and Chris Quaidoo on leading the Blueprint Investor Track

Jarrod Barnes and Chris Quaidoo, investment partners with Dorm Room Fund, speak to us about the Blueprint Investor Track. The… Continue reading Jarrod Barnes and Chris Quaidoo on leading the Blueprint Investor Track