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Dorm Room Fund

Geography
United States
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$50M
Focus
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N°01 / About

About Dorm Room Fund

Startups founded by current students and program alumni; current raise skews toward AI-era founders Geography: United States and Canada, roughly 30 partner campuses including Stanford and the University of Waterloo.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Student or recent-grad builder, pre-product, obsessive conviction

student founders
pre-product/pre-idea
deep tech & hardware
enterprise software
healthcare AI

Bullish Signals

339+ cos, $14B+ follow-on raisedexternal
12+ years consistent student-first thesisexternal
Portfolio: Cursor, Shield AI, Commureexternal
Backs pre-idea, not just pre-revenueexternal

Contrarian Signals

No named GPs publicly visibleexternal
Niche mandate limits deal flow breadthexternal

Founder Do's

Be in school or just graduated
Show obsessive builder energy pre-product
Pivot mid-flight — that's fine
Bring lived experience to the problem
Let warm intros come from classmates/network

Founder Don'ts

Wait for category consensus before building
Lead with polished deck over conviction
Expect traction before first check

14 signals on Dorm Room Fund

4 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M
Saves0
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