The Student Partnership
Our Team
We're builders, tinkerers, technical nerds, and so much more. We eat, breathe, and sleep startups and venture. And we're the next generation of this industry.
DRF Co.
Dorm Room Fund's full-time investment team who run the fund and student program
Madi Jacox
Columbia UniversityPrincipal. Formerly founding team at Sidebar, investor and chief of staff at Hangar.
Molly Fowler
Yale UniversityGeneral Partner, Dorm Room Fund, First Round Capital, Intersection, City of Los Angeles.
Investment
Our student investment partners seek out, vet, and back the best student-run companies across the country -- don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Saras Agrawal
UC BerkeleyI love building cool things, talking to smart people, and solving hard problems. I have a hardware background, but understand software too. We should chat!
Charlie Aschkenasy
University of PennsylvaniaExcited to connect with builders chasing fresh problems, with a soft spot for productivity and knowledge.
Jayden Bai
EmoryLoyal to my childhood dreams and the people building theirs.
Tathagata Baya
Cornell TechI'm a founder who loves builders obsessed with a problem, have attention to detail, and understand the importance of user research + user delight.
Anchal Bhardwaj
HarvardExcited about hard tech, security, and meeting new people!
Aashrith Chejerla
MITEngineer passionate about AI, education, and energy. Love to meet new people!
Sunshine Chen
HarvardExploring how to turn messy data and big ideas into clean narratives
Jo Cheng
WhartonCommunity builder, dedicated to expanding quality access to women's health.
Charlotte Chiang
UCLAA builder with a deep affinity for genuine connection and thoughtful creation.
Anjali Dhupam
University of Pennsylvaniafrontier innovation, product, bio and nuclear capabilities, strategy, fine arts and design, & governance
Kyle Dolce
Harvard (HBS)Pumped up about a modern industry renaissance! Runs, bikes, and swims a lot.
Annie Dong
Columbia UniversityThings I love: my mother, my dog, my culture; magical realism; tech that redefines the possible; bodies of water.
Vishal Dubey
Columbia UniversityFounder/Engineer who's passionate about Consumer and FinTech, prev YC S21
Jack Flintoft
University of ChicagoAustralian, mechanical keyboard enthusiast, and philosophy nerd.
Jessica Gartenstein
Stanford GSBI am an entrepreneur who started a health food company in college and have grown passionate about healthy eating, supply chain management, ethical business practices, and supporting female founders.
Ilona Golynker
University of PennsylvaniaNeuroscientist and recovering D1 tennis player with a passion for early-stage innovation.
Roxana Grunenwald
Yale UniversitySuper bold, super gay, and a superfan of all things hardware & deep tech!
Alex Hammerman
NorthwesternHardtech startup operator who loves to learn about, build, and invest in physical products that bring people joy and make the world a better place
Kenny Hoang
Stanford GSBDeep tech operator and builder at heart, passionate about using robotics and AI to generate abundance in a way that preserves our planet.
Ben Horwitz
Harvard (HBS)Excited about passionate builders, great design, and complex problems. Bonus if it's all three.
Aryan Jain
MITI'm a founder and builder who’s passionate about LLM’s, AI, and Deep Tech. Always down to meet new people!
Miraya Jain
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampagneMeeting cool people building cool things :)
Eyrin Kim
StanfordObsessed with solutions at the climate-technology nexus and deeply curious about the people who drive them.
Jacob Kopelman
University of PennsylvaniaI am an incredibly passionate and driven individual, always eager to dive into new opportunities with energy and focus.
Elijah Kurien
University of WaterlooElijah is a software engineer with extensive background in AI, hardware and biology looking to apply his breadth of knowledge to solving problems at the intersection of these fields.
Adam Lalani
BrownHuge fan of diffusion models, GTM strategy, and meeting new people!
Nathan Lee
NYU SternDunning kruger sufferer trying to change this fact.
Manasi Maheshwari
Harvard (HBS)Builder at heart, excited by thoughtful founders solving meaningful problems.
Robby Manihani
StanfordResearch and building things
Anna Marie Manning
WhartonAnna Marie is passionate about combining her background in biology and entrepreneurship to drive innovation in and around healthcare and the life sciences.
Christian McGrew
WhartonDefinite optimist, passionate about partnering with ambitious founders building a future to be excited about.
Tafarii McKenzie
MIT SloanOperator passionate about CPG and the intersection of beauty, health, and wellness. Ask me for product recs, I've tried everything!
Catherine Mekhael
University of Michigan Stephen M. Ross School of Businesstalking to passionate people solving big problems :)
Anisha Musti
UNCCommitted to creating positive change. Exploring deeptech, logistics, QC, and meaningful connections.
Saharsha Navani
University of PennsylvaniaSaharsha is a technologist at heart but truly just a curious guy trying to learn everything he can.
Sean Nissenbaum
NYU SternLearning and building towards a more meaningfully connected future; chocolate chip cookie connoisseur.
Ben O'Keefe
StanfordA nerd that loves learning.
Olaoluwa Oguneye
StanfordDriven builder & founder with passions to solve world scale problems and serve the underserved.
Juliano Perczek
GeorgetownChasing the ineffable, the unknown, and everything in between.
Shasi Pinninti
UC Berkeley, UC Berkeley HaasHardware builder and investor with a passion for complex, NP hard problems
Santos Quirno
MIT SloanInvestor turned operator, ultramarathon runner, pizza lover, and fintech enthusiast
Jennifer Richards
Stanford GSBPassionate about AI, startups, law, and reimagining how antiquated institutions work through technology.
Zachary Rosca-Halmagean
DartmouthInterested in building performant, large-scale data applications
Om Shastri
University of PennsylvaniaA seeker of knowledge, weaving dreams with code and creativity.
Tony Shi
Stanford GSB, StanfordInvestor and ex-founder with the mission to empower responsible innovation and bold ambitions in a rapidly evolving world.
Hari Srikanth
UC Berkeleyinterested in doing new things in new ways! :)
Rishi Sriram
The University of Texas at AustinA guy who loves to be creative, work with numbers, and make impactful change.
Zachary Swidey
University of PennsylvaniaMotivated by conceptual elegance. Exploring deeptech, AI/ML, and abstract nonsense. Biotech VC at Pillar.
Jai Tamboli
NYU SternLearning and researching about the next big thing in Deeptech, Enterprise, and AI!
Angela Tsao
StanfordResearcher driven to go deep in the data
Omo Tseumah
Columbia Business SchoolEx-Googler, lover of sweet treats. Passionate about health, somatic wellness and all things beauty, CPG, B2B SaaS & consumer tech.
Varun Varahabhotla
WhartonYC backed founder and Wharton MBA with product and engineering chops from Uber to Coinbase.
Ananth Veluvali
StanfordI'm a Stanford sophomore and aspiring lifelong entrepreneur with several exits.
Rainbow (Laan) Yeung
University Of MichiganLaan (Rainbow) Yeung is a University of Michigan medical student passionate about integrating science, entrepreneurship, and creativity to drive innovations in healthcare.
Stanley Yu
University of PennsylvaniaCurious about everything. Connecting the dots to understand and make the world a better place.
Maureen Zhang
MITExcited about harnessing ML, data, big dreams, and passionate communities to build solutions towards a bright future
Linda Zhou
Yale School of ManagementCommunity-focused operator and utility player. Striving to be open, curious, and unafraid– and looking for founders who are too.
Shibo Zhou
Carnegie Mellon UniversityFounder, Investor, Recovering Comedian
Kevin Zhu
MITBuilder and investor passionate about AI and LLMs. Love learning and meeting new people!
Caroline Zhu
Cornellempowering creators to make magic through tech. lifelong magic-seeker!
Christopher Zou
StanfordSoftware engineer lost in a lab. Love learning about new (and old) ideas that make the world a better place
HQ
Our operators-in-residence support our investment partners and founders alike with strategic, technical, and operational expertise.