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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

Welcoming the Class of 2023 Partners

Our mission here at DRF is to build the strongest community of student entrepreneurs. We’ve spent the fall searching campuses… Continue reading Welcoming the Class of 2023 Partners

My journey to DRF, from Duke University

DRF Partner Chris Liang shares her entrepreneurial experiences. I started college with a very loose idea of what I wanted… Continue reading My journey to DRF, from Duke University

How to Apply for DRF’s Investment Partnership: Your Journey to Shaping the Future

Dorm Room Fund is back to school right in time to kick off our student investment partner search! DRF student… Continue reading How to Apply for DRF’s Investment Partnership: Your Journey to Shaping the Future

Kenyan student talks fear, aversion to entrepreneurship in Kenya

Tevin Singei, a student at Princeton University, took multiple gap years before college and worked in consulting and private equity.… Continue reading Kenyan student talks fear, aversion to entrepreneurship in Kenya

How Ash provides critical health diagnostics in the comfort of home

Ash co-founders David Stein (right) and Nick Sempere (left) after a recent health tech happy hour hosted at Ash’s new office space in downtown Manhattan. Courtesy of David Stein.

Co-founders David Stein, Kyle Waters, Mio Akasako, and Nick Sempere met at Cornell Tech’s master’s programs to launch a D2C… Continue reading How Ash provides critical health diagnostics in the comfort of home

How Veeper plans to disrupt online shopping

Veeper’s British co-founders, CEO Jordan Williams (left) and COO Julian Taylor (right) moments after they were awarded $100,000 from Render Capital. Courtesy of Veeper.

Nowadays, virtually all businesses offer some type of customer loyalty program to incentivize sales. However, as the pandemic began to… Continue reading How Veeper plans to disrupt online shopping