Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Miranda Wang (@mirandaywwang) from Novoloop!Novoloop is an advanced upcycling company that invents sustainable ways to convert end-of-life plastic into specialty materials.(0:30) - Introduction(1:

Jonathan Chang, XIR at Brex + Founder of Gen Z Scouts

Jun 23rd, 2022 25m 3s

Jonathan Chang is a XIR at Brex, where he works with startups and venture funds. He's also the founder of GenZScouts, a startup sourcing platform and quarterly fellowship for college students to leverage their networks and identify burgeoning s

Connor McEwen, Engineering Lead at Uniswap Labs

Jun 15th, 2022 26m 6s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Connor McEwen (@connormcewen) from Uniswap Labs!Uniswap allows people to swap, earn, and build on the leading decentralized crypto trading protocol.(0:32) - Introduction(1:22) - What led Connor to

Josh Belinsky, Co-Founder of Slate Milk

Jun 1st, 2022 31m 28s

Josh Belinsky is the co-founder of Slate Milk, a venture back CPG company based out of Boston. Slate creates high protein, low sugar, lactose free canned beverages marketed toward adults. The DTC milk brand has raised raised over $7 million to

Ansh Nanda, Co-Founder at Un1Feed

May 25th, 2022 21m 34s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Ansh Nanda (@anshnanda_) from Un1Feed! Un1Feed allows users to retake ownership of their social media feed.(0:32) - Introduction(1:00) - Ansh's background(1:49) - How a cold-email led to funding

Female Founder Track - Alice Ma, Co-Founder of Mad Realities

May 13th, 2022 14m 48s

This week, Souhail talks to Alice Ma from Mad Realities about her story and previous experience with the Female Founder Track.Alice Ma is a Co-Founder of Mad Realities, a crypto based media company aiming to bring interactivity and innovation

PhD Founder Track - Chloe Lopez-Lee and David Dellal

May 10th, 2022 21m 2s

This week, Souhail talks to Chloe Lopez-Lee and David Dellal from Dorm Room Fund's PhD Founder Track.Chloe Lopez-Lee is a Neuroscience PhD candidate at Cornell University and a Managing Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund.David Dellal is an

Female Investor Track - Iris Liu, Mia Krishnamurthy & Tori Orr

Apr 30th, 2022 17m 41s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Iris Liu, Mia Krishnamurthy & Tori Orr from Dorm Room Fund's Female Investor Track (FIT)!(1:17) - Mia's background and importance of FIT(2:03) - Iris's background and importance of FIT(2:50) - Tor

PRISM Investor Track - Ivan Zhao and Nika Duan

Apr 30th, 2022 19m 31s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Ivan Zhao and Nika Duan from Dorm Room Fund's PRISM Investor Track!(0:48) - Ivan's background and importance of PRISM(4:11) - Nika's background and importance of PRISM(6:51) - What makes PRISM spe

Blueprint Investor Track - Daniel Applewhite, Mea-Lynn Wong, Tori Orr, & Zakaria Gedi

Apr 29th, 2022 24m 31s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Daniel Applewhite, Mea-Lynn Wong, Tori Orr, & Zakaria Gedi from Dorm Room Fund's Blueprint Investor Track!(0:48) - Mea-Lynn's background and importance of Blueprint (2:57) - Tori's background and

Tanthai Pongstein, Founder of Wonderstruck & Godling Design Studios

Apr 27th, 2022 30m 57s

Tanthai Pongstein is the founder of Wonderstruck and Godling Design Studios. He previously was a Head of Design for Dorm Room Fund, a founder of Safebox Safe Lockers, and a student at UC Berkeley.Additionally, Tanthai is the host of Proof of L

Talia Goldberg, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Apr 21st, 2022 20m 39s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Talia Goldberg (@TaliaGold) from Bessemer Venture Partners!(1:09) - Joining DRF and journey into investing(2:48) - A memorable moment during her time in DRF(4:00) - Breaking into venture and the B

Adele Li, Investor @ Redpoint Ventures

Apr 7th, 2022 32m 31s

Adele Li is a growth investor at Redpoint Ventures. She previously worked in private equity roles for Ares Management Corp. Additionally, she was a managing partner at Dorm Room Fund while studying at UPenn.(1:33) - Adele's upbringing and back

Isabelle Zhou, Chief of Staff and Investor at Floodgate

Mar 16th, 2022 24m 59s

Andrew Xu and Daniel Aboul-Hassan speak with Isabelle Zhou (@isabelle_zhou) from Floodgate!(1:12) - Launching DRF's Female Founder Track(3:16) - Why Isabelle worked at an early-stage startup (Nooks) right out of college(5:31) - How Isabelle

Matteo Franceschetti, CEO and Co-Founder of Eight Sleep

Mar 9th, 2022 18m 13s

Dorm Room Fund is excited to announce the return of the podcast! Subscribe for weekly episode interviews with some of the brightest minds in business, venture, and tech. This week, Eight Sleep CEO Matteo Franceschetti is back! Souhail talks to

Shawn Xu, Partner at On Deck

Mar 3rd, 2022 28m 8s

Office Hours with Dorm Room Fund is back! Subscribe for weekly episode interviews with some of the brightest minds in business, venture, and tech.This week, Souhail talks to Shawn Xu, a partner at On Deck and Forbes 30 under 30. Shawn previous

Atish Davda, Co-founder and CEO of EquityZen

Mar 16th, 2020 19m 19s

Tej Singh and Daniel Bessenov interview Atish Davda, the Co-founder and CEO of EquityZen, a marketplace that connects shareholders of private companies (e.g. investors, employees, etc.) with accredited investors seeking to invest in those pre-I

Sarah Thompson, CEO of Droga5

Mar 16th, 2020 35m 33s

Tej Singh and Adele Li interview Sarah Thompson, the CEO of Droga5. Droga5, one of the most renowned ad agencies, was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than twenty times since 2007 by different publications. Its

Lucy Deland, Partner at Inspired Capital

Mar 5th, 2020 20m 1s

Tej Singh and Cindy Zhang Lucy Deland, a Partner at Inspired Capital, which was founded in 2019 with an inaugural $200M fund. It is one of the biggest debut funds out of New York and an especially significant raise for a female-founded firm. Pr

Jen Batchelor, Co-Founder & CEO of Kin Euphorics

Mar 5th, 2020 18m 37s

Tej Singh interviews Jen Batchelor, the Co-Founder & CEO of Kin Euphorics, the first of a newly invented category of functional beverages called euphorics.More about Kin: “Kin believes in a night where social isn’t sinful, and self-care doesn’

Melissa Mash, Founder of Dagne Dover

Mar 5th, 2020 13m 24s

Tej Singh and Adele Li interview Melissa Mash, the Founder of Dagne Dover, a fashion brand that makes innovative backpacks, duffel bags, wallets, and other accessories. Dagne Dover happens to be a Dorm Room Fund portfolio company :)

Rachel Jo Silver, Founder & CEO of Love Stories TV

Mar 5th, 2020 36m

Tej Singh interviews Rachel Jo Silver, the Founder & CEO of Love Stories TV, a video platform for wedding planning and inspiration, bringing engaged couples and event professionals together in a uniquely visual community.

Leslie Voorhees Means, Co-founder & CEO of Anomalie

Mar 5th, 2020 27m 53s

Tej Singh interviews Leslie Voorhees Means, the Co-founder & CEO of Anomalie, a direct-to-consumer startup that makes custom wedding gowns. It has raised over $18 million from top VCs like Lerer Hippeau and Maveron.

Anna Harman & Lisa Bubbers, Co-founders of Studs

Mar 5th, 2020 31m 22s

Tej Singh interviews Anna Harman & Lisa Bubbers, the co-founders of Studs, a startup that wants to reinvent the ear-piercing experience for the modern world. The company raised its seed round last year from top VC firms, like First Round and Le

Eliot Horowitz, Co-Founder & CTO of MongoDB

Mar 2nd, 2020 34m 4s

Tej Singh and Adele Li interview Eliot Horowitz, the Co-Founder & CTO of MongoDB, the most popular database for modern apps. The company IPO'd in October 2017. Before that, it raised over $300M in funding from top VC firms, like Union Square Ve