DRF companies – Dorm Room Fund

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

How the founders of boam help you find the next meal

Boam co-founders Daniel Petz, left, and Stuart Murless, right, in the boam Seattle office in December 2021. Courtesy of boam.

Mexican food made from Laredo’s Grill in Seattle. Japanese food cooked from Akiko’s Restaurant in San Francisco. Thai food catered… Continue reading How the founders of boam help you find the next meal

How education startup Out of the Box builds preschool curriculums

Yu Qian Ang, co-founder of Out of the Box, presents at the Techstars Demo Day Pitch at the Iowa Science Centre in October 2021. Courtesy of Out of the Box.

Yu Qian Ang, co-founder of Out of the Box in Singapore, knows families in his hometown want high-quality, innovative preschool… Continue reading How education startup Out of the Box builds preschool curriculums

Latino immigrants simplify remittance

Co-founders of Felix, Bernardo Garcia (left) and Manuel Godoy (right) take a break from scouting out office space in Guadalajara, Mexico. Courtesy of Manuel Godoy.

When Manuel Godoy and Bernardo Garcia met at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, they struck a chord. From the… Continue reading Latino immigrants simplify remittance