DRF companies – Dorm Room Fund

How We Source: Finding Founders

Parts of VC are somewhat scientific, others are almost an art. Sourcing startups, the process of finding fabulous founders to… Continue reading How We Source: Finding Founders

Crushing the Coffee Chat

If you’re a founder who submitted a Dorm Room Fund application recently, and you just got an email from a… Continue reading Crushing the Coffee Chat

Celebrating Dorm Room Fund’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Trailblazers

The Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2024 is out! It’s buzzing with young leaders who are making waves in… Continue reading Celebrating Dorm Room Fund’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Trailblazers

From Dropping Out to Raising $20M: Sara Du’s Journey with Alloy Automation

DRF alumna Sara Du launched integration infrastructure platform Alloy Automation with her cofounder Gregg Mojica in 2019. Backed by a16z… Continue reading From Dropping Out to Raising $20M: Sara Du’s Journey with Alloy Automation

How Bessemer-backed Formally helps international founders on their visas

Anyone familiar with Silicon Valley will understand the difficult and humbling experience being a startup founder entails: finding product-market fit,… Continue reading How Bessemer-backed Formally helps international founders on their visas

How Wreno is filling critical labor shortages

Two Wrenners in the field, inspecting a single-family home. (Courtesy of Wreno)

Charlotte Schell joined Zillow during the summer of her Stanford MBA excited to build products for Zillow Offers. Her professional… Continue reading How Wreno is filling critical labor shortages

Reducing busy work in gym with IRON founders

Co-founders Kyle Collins (left) and Elijah Mishkind (right) of IRON in Chattanooga, TN in April 2022. Courtesy of IRON.

Weight lifting is the second most popular form of exercise, yet weight lifters are left using notebooks, spreadsheets, and the… Continue reading Reducing busy work in gym with IRON founders

Aktiv Learning brings life to college math and science classrooms

The Aktiv team at the most recent American Chemical Society (ACS) conference. From left to right, Amanda Kutney (Director of Content), Dvora Inwood (VP of Marketing), Justin Weinberg (Co-Founder & CEO), and Eric Gates (Sr. Sales Executive). Photo courtesy of Aktiv team.

As a college tutor in 2010, Justin Weinberg recognized that mobile was the future of education, and built an app… Continue reading Aktiv Learning brings life to college math and science classrooms

Storytelling tips for founders

“You never get a second chance to make a first impression” – Andrew Grant. This cliche quote couldn’t be more… Continue reading Storytelling tips for founders

How Wearloom simplifies secondhand shopping

Wearloom co-founders, CEO Samuel Spitz (right) and CTO Kunal Rai (left) worked together in Tahoe, California over the summer of 2021 after graduating from Rice and receiving initial funding, Courtesy of Wearloom.

Philly investment partner Jasman Singh recently led Dorm Room Fund’s investment in Wearloom, a startup founded by two recent Rice… Continue reading How Wearloom simplifies secondhand shopping