Dorm Room Fund backs student start-ups expands into New York City
NEW YORK—A unique venture capital fund that focuses on financing business concepts from students is expanding into the city. First Round Capital launched the Dorm Room Fund last year in Philadelphia with $500,000 and a team of students choosing which start-ups to finance.
Slideshow of seven, university venture funds
Upstart Business Journal just released a slideshow of seven university venture funds: Stanford University University of Minnesota Harvard University New York University University of Washington Carnegie Mellon University University of Texas System Ohio State/Ohio University Slideshow here: http://upstart.bizjournals.com/money/loot/2012/12/13/universities-starting-venture-capital.html