DFX Intelligence
Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Dorm Room Fund
Dorm Room Fund
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name or self-description says seed
Importance
34
moderate
Active deployment
55
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
69
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
19
moderate
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- unknown
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- 347 486 4188adviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
- Latest Form ADV
- Apr 13, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 2 (2 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $37.2Madviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- business phone
- 347 486 4188adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
98 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- ai, enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, climate, energy, hardware, space, defense, devtools, logistics, industrial
- Stages
- early
- Geography
- austin, boston
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
- Self-described
- seed
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 94%Other Technology 5%Biotechnology 1%
lead rate 0%follow-on rate 0%new logos, 12 months 98
Funds and vehicles
4 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banter Capital Fund II LP | Fund | 2025 form d first sale | Newly closed | unknown | unknown | $54.2M of $54.2M | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Banter Capital Fund I LP | Fund | 2023 form d first sale | Active deployment | unknown | unknown | $31.5M of $31.5M | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Dorm Room Fund IV LP | Fund | 2021 form d first sale | Mature | $12.4M Sep 12, 2026 | 69 | $10.4M | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Dorm Room Fund V LP | Fund | unknown | Fundraising | $24.8M Sep 12, 2026 | 72 | $0 | Aug 4, 2025 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
24 current, 0 departed
Alex Torrey
Founder or executiveFounder, AIC & The Rounds
Alex Wendland
Founder or executiveFounder, Adaptive Innovations
Amanda Bradford
Founder or executiveFounder, The League
David Mackanic
Founder or executiveFounder, Anthro Energy
Karine Hsu
Founder or executiveFounder, Slope Agency
Michael Truell
Founder or executiveFounder, Cursor
Sam Broner
Founder or executiveFounder, The Better Money Company
Sara Du
Founder or executiveCo-Founder, Alloy & Ando
Toni Oloko
Founder or executiveCo-Founder, Dandy
Will Manidis
Founder or executiveFounder, ScienceIO
Heston Berkman
General partnerFounder & GP, Banter Capital
Liu Jiang
General partnerFounder & GP, Sunflower Capital
Mike Annunziata
General partnerFounder & GP, Also Capital
Molly Fowler
Managing partnerFounding Partner
Santiago Hernandez
OtherResearch, OpenAI
Christine Esserman
PartnerPartner, Accel
Claire Smilow
PartnerPartner, BoxGroup
Isabelle Phelps
PartnerPartner, Lerer Hippeau
Lan Jiang
PartnerPartner, Lux Capital
Lauren Reeder
PartnerPartner, Sequoia
Nick Kim
PartnerPartner, Upfront Ventures
Talia Goldberg
PartnerPartner, Bessemer
Madison Jacox
PrincipalPrincipal
Brent Willess
Vice presidentVP, General Flash
Investments on record
98 edges, 97 companies, 0 partner-attributed
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
40 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Union Square Ventures 2 shared · recurringHuman Capital 2 shared · recurringTrue Wealth Venture Capital, LLC 2 shared · recurringCRV, LLC 2 shared · recurringAsset Management Ventures, LLC 2 shared · recurringMantis Capital Management, LLC 2 shared · recurringAvenir Management Company, LLC 2 shared · recurringDCVC 2 shared · recurringAdit Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeCSC Upshot Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeBlackbird Ventures Pty Ltd. 1 shared · one timeSiddhi Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeBuilding Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeAIR Street Capital II LP 1 shared · one timeTwelve Below 1 shared · one timeAnorak Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeWestly Group 1 shared · one timeCoatue Management, L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeLobster Capital, LLC 1 shared · one timeMotley Fool Ventures 1 shared · one timeLerer Hippeau Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeScribble Ventures Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeNightdragon Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeEngine Ventures 1 shared · one timeCastle Island Management, LLC 1 shared · one timeHalogen Ventures 1 shared · one timePathbreaker Ventures II, LLC 1 shared · one timeNXP Management LLC 1 shared · one timeTAU Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one timeSterling Road 1 shared · one timeCanaan Partners 1 shared · one timeVoyager Partners Management LLC 1 shared · one timeAlleycorp Advisers, LLC 1 shared · one timeAIX Ventures LLC 1 shared · one timeKapor Capital Management Company L.L.C. 1 shared · one timeCollaborative Fund Management LLC 1 shared · one timeSagona Capital, Inc. 1 shared · one timeTrinity Ventures 1 shared · one timeMerus Capital Management Company, LLC 1 shared · one timeRebellion Ventures, LLC 1 shared · one time
Limited partners
0 disclosed
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Timeline
5 dated events
- Sep 16, 2026a37 no longer listed on Dorm Room Fund's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferencea37Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 16, 2026Submit Pitch no longer listed on Dorm Room Fund's portfolio pageRemoved from portfolio pagePortfolioInferenceSubmit PitchVenture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages)
- Sep 12, 2026Dorm Room Fund: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> SEED_FUND_MANAGER (name or self-description says seed)Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
- Sep 12, 2026Dorm Room Fund IV LP first reported on Form ADV by Dorm Room Fund, GAV $12,357,500Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactDorm Room Fund IV LPIAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A)
- Apr 13, 2026Dorm Room Fund appears on the SEC adviser roster (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers)
Classification history
- Sep 13, 2026Seed fund manager (confirmed, 95%, cls-1)name or self-description says seed
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 70%, cls-1)venture manager with no reported fund assets yet (scale unknown)
Evidence
29 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why admitted | vc_exemption,vc_funds_reported | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC exemption claimed | venture_capital_fund_adviser | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC adviser type | exempt_reporting_adviser | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-04-13 | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Adv pdf loaded | adv-pdf-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | IAPD Form ADV Part 1 PDF per firm (current filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) and Schedule A) |
| SEC status | ERA - Active | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| SEC status effective | 2026-04-13 | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Business phone | 347 486 4188 | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Description | We write the first check for founders still in school or just out. Join 339+ companies backed by DRF with $6B+ raised and a network built for your next problem. “meta description” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Description | We write the first check for founders still in school or just out. Join 339+ companies backed by DRF with $6B+ raised and a network built for your next problem. “meta description” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Self-described type | seed “Dorm Room Fund | First Check for Student Founders” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Self-described type | seed “Dorm Room Fund | First Check for Student Founders” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Company | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Portfolio page | https://dormroomfund.com/portfolio “95 entries read” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Portfolio page | https://dormroomfund.com/portfolio “96 entries read” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Private funds reported | 2 | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $37.2M | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Stated geography | austin,boston “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated geography | austin,boston “geography words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated sectors | ai,enterprise_software,fintech,healthcare,climate,energy,hardware,space,defense,devtools,logistics,industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated sectors | ai,enterprise_software,fintech,healthcare,climate,energy,hardware,space,defense,devtools,logistics,industrial “sector words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Stated stages | early “stage words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Team page | https://dormroomfund.com/our-team “24 name/title pairs read” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Team page | https://dormroomfund.com/our-team “24 name/title pairs read” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Venture funds reported | 2 | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Website | https://www.dormroomfund.com/ | Apr 13, 2026 | Fact | SEC Form ADV monthly roster (registered + exempt reporting advisers) |
| Site title | Dorm Room Fund | First Check for Student Founders “title tag” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |
| Site title | Dorm Room Fund | First Check for Student Founders “title tag” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Venture organization websites (about, team, portfolio, thesis, news pages) |