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Dorm Room Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 132 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAutomotiveBatteriesCar

Deploying now
55%of best year12cheques in 12 months, 132 on record
Since the last cheque115days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.5MCheque size, as they say$40K – $40KRounds led0 of 132Sole investor11 roundsMostly inUnited States, 98%
Pitch Dorm Room Fund

Dorm Room Fund highlights

  1. 01

    12 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 69% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

We write the first check for founders still in school or just out.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$40K – $40K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
AutomotiveBatteriesCar
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first132 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Jul
    EdVisorlySeries A · US · Crunchbase News$13MWith 11 others
  3. Jul
    HadriusSeries A · US$22MWith 4 others
  4. Jun
    Adaptive InnovationsSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$50MWith 7 others
  5. Jun
    AethexPre-seed · US$3.0MSole investor
  6. May
    SnappSeed · US$4.4MWith 2 others
  7. Apr
    Illuminant SurgicalVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  8. Apr
    Sonibel InstrumentsPre-seed · US$1.6MSole investor
  9. Mar
    The Better Money CompanySeed · US$10MWith 3 others
  10. Feb
    TetraScienceVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  11. Jan
    Barnwell BioSeed · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  12. Jan
    AnvaraSeed · US$3.1MSole investor
  13. 2025

    21 rounds

  14. Dec
    ApplecartGrowth · US$100MWith 3 others
  15. Oct
    WellTheorySeries A · US$19MWith 3 others
  16. Oct
    HyroVenture · US$45MWith 2 others
  17. Oct
    FiscalNoteDebt · US$26MWith 3 others
  18. Sept
    QuantbaseUS · AlleyWatch$27MWith 1 other
  19. Sept
    CresilonVenture · US$17MSole investor
  20. Aug
    C. Light TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    NovoloopSeries B · US$21MWith 2 others
  22. Jun
    Biobot AnalyticsSeries A · US$13MWith 6 others
  23. May
    Flo RecruitSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  24. Apr
    Karuna HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  25. Apr
    CoolantSeed · US$4.3MWith 3 others
  26. Apr
    JonesSeries A · US$10MWith 4 others
  27. Feb
    FluidAI MedicalGrant · CA$1.4MWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    JollySeries A · US$17MWith 2 others
  29. Feb
    FauraSeed · US$3.5MWith 2 others
  30. Feb
    Integrated Reality LabsVenture · US$205KWith 1 other
  31. Feb
    GeniaSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  32. Feb
    Spiky.AISeed · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  33. Jan
    PisonVenture · US$5.3MWith 2 others
  34. Jan
    GeneoscopySeries C · US$105MWith 1 other
  35. 2024

    13 rounds

  36. Dec
    ConcentroSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  37. Oct
    HealthieSeries B · US$23MWith 5 others
  38. Sept
    Strella BiotechnologyDebt · US$5.6MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    Forest DevicesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  40. Aug
    AnjunaSeries B · US$25MWith 5 others
  41. Aug
    FuegoVenture · US$96KWith 3 others
  42. Jul
    Boom EntertainmentVenture · US$5.2MWith 3 others
  43. Jul
    AviatoVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others

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The team

We hold 90 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$37Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
DORM ROOM Fund Management Company LLC
SEC number
CRD 341745

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Dorm Room Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Dorm Room Fund put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Dorm Room Fund in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Dorm Room Fund

What does Dorm Room Fund invest in?

Dorm Room Fund invests most often at Seed and Venture (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Automotive, Batteries and Car.

How active is Dorm Room Fund?

132 investments on record, 12 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Dorm Room Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: EdVisorly (Series A, Jul 2026), Hadrius (Series A, Jul 2026) and Adaptive Innovations (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Dorm Room Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.5M. It says it writes cheques of $40K to $40K.

Does Dorm Room Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 132 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Dorm Room Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (98%).

Is Dorm Room Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 12 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Dorm Room Fund invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (16 rounds together), Techstars (9 rounds together) and First Round Capital (8 rounds together).

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