venture capital – Dorm Room Fund

Welcoming Caroline Toch, our Head of Operations and Community

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, our Head of Operations and Community

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

My journey to DRF, from Berkeley

Cronk Gate to the Haas School of Business. Courtesy of UC Berkeley.

Content associate Kevin Wu shares his entrepreneurial experiences. Though I came to UC Berkeley aware of the vast entrepreneurial ecosystem,… Continue reading My journey to DRF, from Berkeley

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 Spiky.ai optimizes employee experiences

Co-founders Furkan Eris and Burak Askar of Spiky.ai in London in January 2020. Courtesy of Furkan Eris.

Boston investment partner Alex Marley recently led Dorm Room Fund’s investment in Spiky.ai, a machine learning startup on a mission to… Continue reading How Spiky.ai optimizes employee experiences

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

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

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 a Hispanic American pivoted from pre-med into VC

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

Oldest of five children: Carolina Galdiz on Kellogg, Blueprint advice

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