Investment partners – Dorm Room Fund

Welcoming the Class of 2022 Partners

A $12.5 million independent fund. Invested entirely by students. Here at Dorm Room Fund, we do things differently. As the… Continue reading Welcoming the Class of 2022 Partners

Part 2: Becoming a Gen Z Investor

Alex Marley. Courtesy of Alex Marley.

In the last blog post, I posed the following question: How can you use your experiences to source, support and… Continue reading Part 2: Becoming a Gen Z Investor

How I landed three internships in venture capital

Nathan Ho, left, and Francis Zhan, right, at the Tribe Capital investment team offsite in Bend, Oregon in March 2022. Courtesy of Nathan Ho.

When I started my path into venture capital, I didn’t know where to start in my internship search. I cold-emailed… Continue reading How I landed three internships in venture capital

Part I: A Gen Z’s Journey to VC

Alex Marley, seated second from the front on the left, at a VC meetup. Courtesy of Alex Marley.

“There’s no one path to VC” was my least favorite phrase when trying to enter venture capital. Why wasn’t there… Continue reading Part I: A Gen Z’s Journey to VC

Advice to founders from managing partner of Boston

Rob McKnight, a managing partner of Boston’s investment team, joined Dorm Room Fund as a Harvard Business School student. For… Continue reading Advice to founders from managing partner of Boston

What the managing partner of the San Francisco team wish founders knew

Kimiloluwa Fafowora at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in August 2020. Courtesy of Kimiloluwa Fafowora.

Kimiloluwa Fafowora, an MBA student at Stanford University, heads the San Francisco investment team as a Managing Partner. After dozens… Continue reading What the managing partner of the San Francisco team wish founders knew

Richard Clay: From a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) to DRF

Richard Clay in Baltimore, Maryland in September 2021. Courtesy of Raiven Vanzego.

He had stellar grades, a swimming captain title, a presidential nomination, and even legacy from the U.S. Naval Academy. Come… Continue reading Richard Clay: From a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) to DRF

He got rejected from DRF, then applied again

Shreyas Parab, an investment partner on the San Francisco team, attends Stanford University. He applied to Dorm Room Fund his… Continue reading He got rejected from DRF, then applied again

Investment partner to applicants: Show us your network

While working at a NYC venture capital firm, Alexa Spagnola spends a weekend at the beach in August 2021. Courtesy of Alexa Spagnola.

Alexa Spagnola, an electrical engineering and entrepreneurship student at the University of Pennsylvania, heard about Dorm Room Fund through a… Continue reading Investment partner to applicants: Show us your network

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.