Molly Fowler

Recent appearances

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  AI Gold Rush Hits America’s College Campuses

  October 16, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Tech

  Dorm Room Fund says fears that AI will make college obsolete miss a startup boom already unfolding on campuses. The student-focused venture fund is seeing growing optimism among young founders as AI lowers barriers to building companies and gives first-time entrepreneurs new opportunities. Molly Fowler, founding partner at Dorm Room Fund, joins Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." -------- Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Tech on YouTube:    / @bloombergtech     Watch the latest full episodes of "Bloomberg Tech" with Ed Ludlow here:    • 'Bloomberg Tech' With Ed Ludlow Full Episodes     Get…

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  Chip Rout Intensifies and Tesla Showcases Flying Roadster

  October 16, 2026 · 📺 Bloomberg Tech

  Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down what's behind the chip rout, as chipmakers are set for their longest losing streak since 2008. Plus, shipping estimates for Apple's iPhone Duo slip into January within minutes of the company opening preorders, and Tesla reveals its long-delayed Roadster sports car, showcasing a prototype with air thrusters that flipped mid-air. 00:00:00 - Bloomberg Tech Begins 00:01:09 - Ryan Vlastelica, Bloomberg News 00:04:22 - David Bahnsen, The Bahnsen Group 00:09:50 - Dana Wollman, Bloomberg News 00:12:00 - Max Chafkin, Bloomberg News 00:19:30 - Stephanie Baker, Bloomber…

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  Molly Fowler on Dorm Room Fund's New $50M Fund and Why Students Still Pick the Winners

  October 09, 2026 · 📺 Venture5

  Molly Fowler, Founding General Partner of Dorm Room Fund, joins John Gannon to talk about the firm's new $50M fund and the student-led model behind it. Dorm Room Fund started inside First Round Capital in 2012, went independent, and now backs 75 to 100 pre-seed companies per fund, with college students making the investment decisions. Molly covers how she pitched a high-volume portfolio to LPs, why half the fund's initial capital goes to alumni of the student investing team, the stories behind Cursor and Dandy, and the misses that still sting. Read the full recap: https://venture5.com/molly-…

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  BYOCompute, Pope Destroys False Idol, Ben Affleck's White Pill

  October 02, 2026 · 📺 TBPN

  00:01:15 BYOC: Bring Your Own Compute 00:15:31 Pope Leo Rejects AI Consciousness 00:26:06 𝕏 Timeline Reactions 00:35:45 Tesla Beats Expectations 00:49:20 Paramount-Warner Bros Becomes Skydance 00:54:34 Ben Affleck's White Pill 00:57:24 WSJ Mansion Section 01:27:33 Joe Gebbia discusses his work modernizing federal digital services through the National Design Studio, including transforming employee retirement from a months-long paper process into a nearly instantaneous online experience. He outlines America.gov, a centralized, AI-powered platform designed to simplify access to government informa…

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  Inside Dorm Room Fund: 8 Unicorns in 7 years

  June 17, 2026 · 📺 Harlem Capital

  Molly Fowler has spent seven years running Dorm Room Fund, a student-led venture fund built out of First Round Capital that has backed over 500 student founders and produced eight unicorns, including an early check into Cursor. In this episode, she breaks down why campus remains one of venture's last true information asymmetry plays, how she finds the builders who are off the grid and already shipping, and what the DRF model actually looks like under the hood. We get into the origins of the fund, how Molly selects and trains a team of 60 student investors each year, why the "braces off" momen…

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  Bloomberg Cornell Tech Series: Molly Fowler, General Partner, Dorm Room Fund

  February 18, 2025 · 📺 Inside Bloomberg

  On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, the Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg Speaker Series featured Molly Fowler, General Partner, Dorm Room Fund, in conversation with Sonali Basak, lead global finance correspondent for Bloomberg TV and anchor for “Bloomberg Open Interest.” During this conversation, she discussed the unique challenges and opportunities faced by student founders, the evolution of DRF from its origins within First Round Capital to its current independent status, and the future of early-stage investing. For Engineering/Tech jobs: http://bit.ly/23gXZzd Follow us on Twitter/X:   / techatbloomberg…

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  A Candid Conversation on Pre-Seed & Seed Fundraising with First Round & Dorm Room Fund

  November 06, 2023 · 📺 Tech Week

  Hayley Barna (First Round Capital) and Molly Fowler (Dorm Room Fund) sit down for an intimate chat on what it takes to raise a pre-seed or seed round today. They will share a look into the state of the current fundraising landscape. Light refreshments will be provided. ​This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VC's and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

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  Building Dorm Room Fund - Molly Fowler, GP, Dorm Room Fund

  August 02, 2023 · 📺 Venture Voices

  We're excited to announce the release of our latest episode of Venture Voices! In this episode, Richard Kerby, a partner at Equal Ventures, interviews Molly Fowler from Dorm Room Fund. Molly shares the entire journey of Dorm Room Fund from being part of First Round to now being an independent fund. Topics Discussed: Investing in student founders The unique challenges and opportunities for student entrepreneurs The evaluation process and criteria for Dorm Room Fund (DRF) The impact of DRF in promoting diversity in the tech and venture industry The transition of DRF from being a part of First…

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  #3 - Molly Fowler (CEO @ Dorm Room Fund) Entrepreneur Conversation

  October 05, 2021 · 📺 ConfluenceVC: The VC Operating Playbook

  #3 - Molly Fowler (CEO @ Dorm Room Fund) Entrepreneur Conversation In this talk, we discuss: Molly’s unusual path into venture The original thesis behind investing in student-run business The struggles of evaluating talent from an increasingly-large applicant pool How the DRF network has grown into an accidental compounding advantage For more insights from the next era of investors and operators, subscribe to our weekly newsletter ➡️ https://confluence.substack.com/subsc... #EntrepreneurConversation #Entrepreneur #BusinessTalk

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