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Our incredible community of experts, operators, and advisors is built by students and backed by First Round Capital. We give our portfolio companies all the help they need to take their companies to the next level. We’re as dedicated as you are, and our results speak for themselves.
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Raised in follow-on capital from industry-leading investors
$3B+
In value created by Dorm Room Fund companies
Dorm Room Fund was one of the first groups we spoke to pre-launch and have helped Proper Good right from the start - I've met a number of awesome founders through the Slack community and the DRF team are great people with wide-reaching connections and resources.
Christopher Jane, CEO & Founder of Proper Good, Dorm Room Fund Founder
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A Year AgoBuilding an inclusive startup: Your burning questions, answered.
We talked to experts for some candid answers to questions you may have as you grow your team and raise funds.
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Building an inclusive startup: Your burning questions, answered.
We talked to experts for some candid answers to questions you may have as you grow your team and raise funds.
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How to start a company without dropping out of school
Carson Hunt and Jorge Obeso discuss their journey founding Upparel — an end-to-end custom merchandising solution.
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Student Resource Guide: Uncovering Venture Capital
The crazy thing about the startup world is that we’ve basically written the playbook on making dreams become reality.
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The Most Important Questions to Ask a Potential Co-Founder
Finding the perfect co-founder is a big deal. Whether you’re still mulling over ideas or are further into building your company, you’re searching for the perfect candidate: Someone who’s capable, open to challenges and smart — but at the same time, a decent person you’ll actually enjoy spending basically all of your time with.
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Introducing our Newest Cohort of DRFers!
We’re over the moon to announce the newest members of the Dorm Room Fund family.
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Soup, The Way It Should Be: Why We Funded Proper Good
Dorm Room Fund is excited to announce our investment in Proper Good, a zero-prep, 90-second meal solution made with clean & functional ingredients in flexible, transparent packaging.
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Reinventing Market Research: Why We Funded Showcase
We’re excited to announce our investment in Showcase, a next-gen product research company creating innovative solutions for today’s consumer brands. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands have been all the rage over the past few years.
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