Entrepreneurship – 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

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

Hear from Our Alumni: 4 Ways DRF Can Advance Careers in Startups & VC

Breaking into venture is hard. Building startups is harder. And yet, at Dorm Room Fund, over 78% of our alumni… Continue reading Hear from Our Alumni: 4 Ways DRF Can Advance Careers in Startups & VC

Meet the Summer 2022 Blueprint Investor Track Cohort

VC has a long way to go when it comes to representation—less than 6% of partners in venture capital are… Continue reading Meet the Summer 2022 Blueprint Investor Track Cohort

Meet the Summer 2022 Female Investor Track Cohort

It is 2022 and less than 15% of partners in venture capital are women. As a result, female founders have… Continue reading Meet the Summer 2022 Female Investor Track Cohort

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

Welcoming the 2022-2023 HQ Team

Since its inception in 2012 as the original student-run venture fund, Dorm Room Fund has existed to support student founders… Continue reading Welcoming the 2022-2023 HQ Team

Welcoming Caroline Toch, Operating Principal

Tell us about your professional journey and what led you to DRF. I started my career in the world of… Continue reading Welcoming Caroline Toch, Operating Principal

Getting your first internship in tech

The hardest part of starting a career in tech – of starting any career, really – is getting your foot… Continue reading Getting your first internship in tech

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