More than 600 Penn students are already using this new app, created by Wharton senior Edward Lando and Engineering freshman Yagil Burowsky, to compliment each other: Read MORE
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Daily Pennsylvanian: App encourages positivity on campus
April 18, 2014Technically Philly: Forget social mobile apps: here’s what Penn students are building
November 7, 2013Technically Philly talks about the startup trends among Penn students these days, with reference to the Dorm Room Fund blog: MORE
Business Insider: What It’s Like To Be A College Kid With A Profitable Side Business That Pulls In 6 Figures Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/dan-shipper-on-firefly-2013-7#ixzz2c93KejpT
August 16, 2013Dan Shipper C’14 and Justin Meltzer W’12 answer Business Insider’s questions on how awesome it is to be them, with “well into the 6-figures in annual revenue,” from their dorm-room startup, Firefly. MORE
Inc: Josh Kopelman on Funding the Next Wave of Start-Ups
July 10, 2013“With his Dorm Room Fund, the serial entrepreneur is putting more cash in the hands of college start-ups–and that’s a good thing.” MORE
MedCity News: Guess who hooked up? NYC matchmaking contest lists startup and healthcare industry pairs
July 9, 2013“A commercialization program to match up provider, payer and pharma technology needs with willing and able healthcare startups has announced its 10 finalists. Each will receive $100,000 tied to meeting certain performance milestones. They have three to six months to work with the healthcare group they’re matched with, depending on the complexity of the program.”
- AdhereTech (founded by Josh Stein WG’12) and Weill Cornell Medical Center. Product: Wireless smart pill bottle
- Flatiron Health (founded by Nat Turner W’08 and Wharton alum Zach Weinberg) and Continuum Health Partners. Product: Big data analytics for oncology
TechCrunch: Origami Labs Acquires FamilyLeaf, A Competing Private Social Network For Families
July 1, 2013FamilyLeaf was a member of Y-Combinator’s 2012 class and co-founded by Wharton undergrad alum Wesley Zhao. MORE
TechCrunch: Backed By First Round’s Dorm Room Fund, Pagevamp Turns Facebook Pages Into Websites
June 28, 2013Congrats to the Pagevamp team! – Penn alums Atulya Pandey (C’13), Fred Wang (W’13) and Vincent Sanchez-Gomez (C’13) MORE
Pando Daily: Why Are You In Such A Rush
June 11, 2013Dan Shipper (C’14), Firefly co-founder, has learned that “Moving as “quickly” as possible feels good. It feels productive. But ultimately I think being in a rush often slows you down.” MORE
Wall Street Journal: EBay Forms Partnership With India’s Snapdeal
June 6, 2013“The e-commerce giant is leading a $50 million investment in three-year-old Indian competitor Snapdeal.com [founded by Kunal Bahl M&T’06] that also includes a multiyear commercial partnership with the fast-growing online retailer.” MORE
Times of India: Snapdeal acquires Shopo
June 4, 2013Snapdeal, founded by Kunal Bahl (M&T’06), acquires Shopo, an online marketplace for Indian handcraft products. MORE
Penn Gazette: Pimp My Robot
May 15, 2013In “Pimp My Robot”, Venture Initiation Program member Dick Zhang (ENG’15) talks about winning Penn’s Y-Prize for his plan to commercialize flying robot technology from GRASP Lab – UPenn (with co-founders Kelsey Duncombe-Smith EE’15 & Andy Wu GRW’16). MORE
Philadelphia Business Journal: Doing it in the dorms
April 2, 2013Ashwin Muthia W’15 and Alexander Izydorczyk W’15 cite the creation of The Dorm Room Fund as a great incentive to start their own business while still in school. MORE
TechCrunch: SEC Greenlights One Style Of Equity Crowdfunding For Startups
March 28, 2013“The SEC today paved the way for a new era of venture capital investing by stating it won’t pursue enforcement action against FundersClub [founded by Boris Silver W’10 and Alex Mittal ENG’07/W’07], whose platform lets any accredited investor fund startups in exchange for equity.” MORE
Entrepreneur: College Entrepreneurs Create Software to Help Businesses Thrive
March 26, 2013“The experience of running two successful software companies is paying huge dividends for the three students: ‘Coming up with a concept, building a product, marketing it and talking to investors has been an incredible learning experience’.” says Dan Shipper C’14 about he and his Firefly & Airtime co-founders Patrick Leahy W’13 and Justin Meltzer W’12.
Inc. Magazine: 2013 Coolest College Startups
March 13, 2013List includes FamilyLeaf, founded by Wesley Zhao (on leave from Wharton) and Firefly, co-founded by Dan Shipper (C’14), Patrick Leahy (W’13) and Justin Meltzer (W’12). MORE
Daily Pennsylvanian: Wharton grads start online investment firm
March 12, 2013FundersClub’s founders, Alex Mittal (ENG’07/W’07) & Boris Silver (W’10), and early employee Felicia Curcuru (W’07), “first met during their undergraduate days at Penn, when they were both pursuing degrees in the Wharton School and developing their interests in entrepreneurship.” MORE
Huffington Post: Dorm Room CEO: Top 5 Most Predictable College Startup Ideas
February 28, 2013Jonathon Youshaei (W’13) says “it’s never too early to bring your idea to life.” MORE
Khaleej Times: A Valiant Effort
February 22, 2013Jason Kothari (W’07) talks about how he and partner Dinesh Shamdasani are resurrecting Valiant Comics’ brand of superheroes. MORE
VentureBeat: Members Only: NVCA admits FundersClub into its ranks
February 11, 2013“FundersClub [founded by Boris Silver W’10 & Alex Mittal ENG’ 07/W’07] is the first and only online platform to be be granted membership in the NVCA [National Venture Capital Association] so far.” MORE
Pando Daily: Why is venture capital, the industry that funds innovation, so very un-innovative?
February 8, 2013Josh Kopelman (W’93) of First Round Capital on the VC industry: ““If you look at the venture business, for an industry that funds innovation – it really doesn’t have that much.” MORE
Huffington Post: Startups and Investors: FundersClub Makes the Connection
February 8, 2013FundersClub CEO Alex Mittal (ENG’07/W’07) answers a few questions about the first online VC at the NASDAQ building in NYC. MORE
Wharton Magazine: Watch List – Startups
February 8, 2013Wharton Magazine shares their list of alumni start-ups to watch – MORE
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