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September 5, 2013 07:00 pm GMT

First Round's Student-Run Dorm Room Fund Has Backed 20 Startups; Adds Entrepreneur RAs' As Advisors

Portfolio___Dorm_Room_FundFirst Round Capital has made a big bet on students sourcing and making investments at colleges around the U.S. with its Dorm Room Fund. the idea behind the Dorm Room Fund is that if students are motivated enough and smart enough to start a company while in college, then they are capable to run a venture fund, and back the next big ideas. First Round originally launched the fund in Philadelphia and expanded the initiative to New York and San Francisco (and soon Boston). Today, the Dorm Room Fund has made 20 investments in startups, and the firm is announcing the addition of 60-plus mentors.

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