# Dorm Room Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Dorm Room Fund is a vc firm based in United States. 132 investments on record, 12 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Dorm Room Fund

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 132 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Automotive Batteries Car

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**55%** of best year **12** **cheques in 12 months**, 132 on record

Since the last cheque **115** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.5M** Cheque size, as they say **$40K – $40K** Rounds led **0 of 132** Sole investor **11 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 98%**

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## Dorm Room Fund highlights

- 01 12 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 69% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Automotive Batteries Car
- **Based in:** Cambridge, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **132 appearances**

- **2026** 11 rounds
- **Jul** **[EdVisorly](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvisorly)** Series A · US · Crunchbase News **$13M** With 11 others
- **Jul** **[Hadrius](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrius)** Series A · US **$22M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Adaptive Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-innovations)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$50M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Aethex](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethex)** Pre-seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Snapp](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapp)** Seed · US **$4.4M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Illuminant Surgical](https://millionrounds.com/company/illuminant-surgical)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Sonibel Instruments](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonibel-instruments)** Pre-seed · US **$1.6M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[The Better Money Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-better-money-company)** Seed · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[TetraScience](https://millionrounds.com/company/tetrascience)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Barnwell Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/barnwell-bio)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Anvara](https://millionrounds.com/company/anvara)** Seed · US **$3.1M** Sole investor
- **2025** 21 rounds
- **Dec** **[Applecart](https://millionrounds.com/company/applecart)** Growth · US **$100M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[WellTheory](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltheory)** Series A · US **$19M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Hyro](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyro)** Venture · US **$45M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[FiscalNote](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiscalnote)** Debt · US **$26M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Quantbase](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantbase)** US · AlleyWatch **$27M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Cresilon](https://millionrounds.com/company/cresilon)** Venture · US **$17M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[C. Light Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-light-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Novoloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/novoloop)** Series B · US **$21M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Biobot Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biobot-analytics)** Series A · US **$13M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Flo Recruit](https://millionrounds.com/company/flo-recruit)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Karuna Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/karuna-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Coolant](https://millionrounds.com/company/coolant)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Jones](https://millionrounds.com/company/jones)** Series A · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[FluidAI Medical](https://millionrounds.com/company/fluidai-medical)** Grant · CA **$1.4M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Jolly](https://millionrounds.com/company/jolly)** Series A · US **$17M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Faura](https://millionrounds.com/company/faura)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Integrated Reality Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrated-reality-labs)** Venture · US **$205K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Genia](https://millionrounds.com/company/genia)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Spiky.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiky-ai)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Pison](https://millionrounds.com/company/pison)** Venture · US **$5.3M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Geneoscopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/geneoscopy)** Series C · US **$105M** With 1 other
- **2024** 13 rounds
- **Dec** **[Concentro](https://millionrounds.com/company/concentro)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Healthie](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthie)** Series B · US **$23M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[Strella Biotechnology](https://millionrounds.com/company/strella-biotechnology)** Debt · US **$5.6M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Forest Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/forest-devices)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Anjuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/anjuna)** Series B · US **$25M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Fuego](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuego)** Venture · US **$96K** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Boom Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom-entertainment)** Venture · US **$5.2M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Aviato](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviato)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## 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

**$37M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** DORM ROOM Fund Management Company LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 341745

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**60** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[AMPAWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampaworks)[Aavia](https://millionrounds.com/company/aavia)[Aavrani](https://millionrounds.com/company/aavrani)[Answers AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/answersai)[Anthro Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthro-energy)[Anvara](https://millionrounds.com/company/anvara)[Applecart](https://millionrounds.com/company/applecart)[Apply for funding](https://millionrounds.com/company/airtable)[Arix Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/arix-technologies)[Ash](https://millionrounds.com/company/ash)[Aurie](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurie)[Ava](https://millionrounds.com/company/ava)[Aviato](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviato)[Barnwell Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/barnwell-bio)[Baton Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/baton-media)[Bevi](https://millionrounds.com/company/bevi)[Bevspot](https://millionrounds.com/company/bevspot)[Biobot Analytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/biobot-analytics)[Bizwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/bizwise)[BluePrint Income](https://millionrounds.com/company/blueprint-income)[Boom Fantasy](https://millionrounds.com/company/boom-fantasy)[BrainSpec](https://millionrounds.com/company/brainspec)[Brooklinen](https://millionrounds.com/company/brooklinen)[C. Light Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/c-light-technologies)[Cadoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cadoo)[Capella Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/capella-space)[Chippin](https://millionrounds.com/company/chippin)[Chiyo](https://millionrounds.com/company/chiyo)[Clara Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/clara-health)[Cleancult](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleancult)[Concentro](https://millionrounds.com/company/concentro)[Coolant](https://millionrounds.com/company/coolant)[Cresilon](https://millionrounds.com/company/cresilon)[Cursor AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/cursor)[Dagne Dover](https://millionrounds.com/company/dagne-dover)[Deal Engine](https://millionrounds.com/company/deal-engine)[Distributed Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/distributed-systems)[DribbleUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/dribbleup)[Dub](https://millionrounds.com/company/dub)[Dynaboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/dynaboard)[EdVisorly](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvisorly)[EmCasa](https://millionrounds.com/company/emcasa)[Endex](https://millionrounds.com/company/endex)[Expedock](https://millionrounds.com/company/expedock)[Factored Quality](https://millionrounds.com/company/factored-quality)[Farther Farms](https://millionrounds.com/company/farther-farms)[Faura](https://millionrounds.com/company/faura)[Faves](https://millionrounds.com/company/faves)[FiscalNote](https://millionrounds.com/company/fiscalnote)[Forest Devices](https://millionrounds.com/company/forest-devices)[Formally](https://millionrounds.com/company/formally)[FreeWill](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewill)[Gainful](https://millionrounds.com/company/gainful)[Gencores](https://millionrounds.com/company/gencores)[Geneoscopy](https://millionrounds.com/company/geneoscopy)[Hadrius](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrius)[Hailify](https://millionrounds.com/company/hailify)[Harper Wilde](https://millionrounds.com/company/harper-wilde)[Healthie](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthie)[Hey Jane](https://millionrounds.com/company/hey-jane) and 128 more

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.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$3.5M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.6M**

Led 0 of 132 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $40K – $40K
- **Sole investor:** 11 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *49*
- Venture *33*
- Series A said *15*
- Pre-seed said *11*
- Series B *6*
- Debt *5*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 16
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 9
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 8
- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 8
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 6
- [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) 5

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## 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.

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **16** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Techstars** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**National Science Foundation** Government **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Pear VC** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc)[**Right Side Capital Management** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-side-capital-management)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**DCVC** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Dorm Room Fund put money into.

[**EdVisorly** $13M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/edvisorly)[**Hadrius** $22M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hadrius)[**Adaptive Innovations** $50M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/adaptive-innovations)[**Aethex** $3.0M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethex)[**Snapp** $4.4M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapp)[**Illuminant Surgical** Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/illuminant-surgical)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 2 Oct 2026 · 2h 46m BYOCompute, Pope Destroys False Idol, Ben Affleck's White Pill | Joe Gebbia, Molly Fowler, Tom Dotan, Pim de Witte, Greg Castle With [Greg Castle](https://millionrounds.com/person/greg-castle)[Joe Gebbia](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-gebbia)[Molly Fowler](https://millionrounds.com/person/molly-fowler) Mentions [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Superclusters](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/superclusters) 10 Nov 2025 · 42 min What does GP-Friendly ACTUALLY Mean? | Caroline Toch Docal | Superclusters | S6E7 Mentions [Bain Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital)[Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 21 Sept 2022 · 32 min Network isn't a dirty word Mentions [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 9 Jul 2020 · 31 min Looi Qin En on Co-Founding Southeast Asia’s #1 Tech-Enabled Recruitment Platform, Student Entrepreneurship, and the Leader’s Responsibility to Derisk - E12 Mentions [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund)[Fresco Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fresco-capital)[Singapore Press Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singapore-press-holdings) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 1 Dec 2019 · 1h 16m Building Communities in 2019 with Bailey Richardson and Rei Wang With [Rei Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/rei-wang) Mentions [Dorm Room Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dorm-room-fund)[Brett Bolkowy](https://millionrounds.com/person/brett-bolkowy) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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