student startups – Dorm Room Fund

Welcoming the 2023 HQ Duo

Dorm Room Fund Headquarters is back and smaller than ever! The HQ team is going back to its roots, with… Continue reading Welcoming the 2023 HQ Duo

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

Hi, Final Draft friends! Summer is winding down here at DRF (where has the time gone?) and we’re ramping up… Continue reading Join us at the Dorm Room Fund?

One of Dorm Room Fund’s super powers is our ability to inject diverse talent into the startup and venture ecosystem.… Continue reading 2023 Summer Diversity Tracks – What to expect in this summer’s programs.

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

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

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

A graduate of Harvard University and the Schwarzman Scholars program, Sophia Lugo has worked in biotech, management consulting, and global… Continue reading How a Hispanic American pivoted from pre-med into VC

Tell us about you. I’m the oldest of five kids, and I share that because it has a lot to… Continue reading Oldest of five children: Carolina Galdiz on Kellogg, Blueprint advice

“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