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              <h1>Blueprint Project</h1>
              <p>A masterclass by Dorm Room Fund aimed at empowering diverse investors and founders.</p>
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          <h2>Blueprint Investor Track</h2>
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            The venture capital industry has a reputation of being homogenous and tough to break into. Together we can change that. <br /> <br />

            Dorm Room Fund’s Blueprint Investor Track is a 8-week masterclass aimed at supporting the next generation of diverse venture investors!

            We’re bringing together talented Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students with an entrepreneurial mindset who want to find a community and learn from some of the best startup investors in the business.
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          <p><em>Application Open: April 11th – May 8th, 2022</em></p>
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          <h3><strong>"We are the change that we seek"</strong></h3>
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            Leveraging the resources from our communities across the country, the Blueprint Investor Track is setting students up for success through:
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              <li><span>A curriculum crafted around the fundamentals and best practices of venture capital. Including sessions on sourcing the best companies, developing investment decision-making, venture finance, and more.  </span></li>
              <li><span>Access to seasoned investors and fund managers with decades of combined experience.</span></li>
              <li><span>Mentors that are dedicated to your success and who have a wealth of knowledge to share.</span></li>
              <li><span>A community that is like-minded, diverse, and highly motivated. We are a value-rich community of peers and members of organizations like Dorm Room Fund, HBCUvc, and First Round Capital, as well as VC networks like BLCK VC, VCFamilia, and Latinx VC.</span> </li>
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          <h3><strong>Curriculum</strong></h3>
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            New to venture capital?
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            Our six week program will give you the fundamental skills and frameworks you need to jumpstart your venture capital journey.
            Here’s what it will look like:

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              <li><span>Intro to Venture Capital: Who? What? When? Where? How? </span></li>
              <li><span>Venture Finance 101: Cap Tables and Term Sheets</span></li>
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              <li><span>Business Models & Product</span></li>
              <li><span>Due Diligence & Creating a Memo</span></li>
              <li><span>Career Paths & Opportunities in VC</span></li>
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Adele Li</strong> <br />
                <strong>Growth Investor at Redpoint Ventures</strong>
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                Adele Li is a growth investor at Redpoint Ventures. She previously worked in private equity roles for Ares Management Corp. Additionally, she was a managing partner at Dorm Room Fund while studying at UPenn.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Ashley Aydin</strong> <br />
                <strong>Principal at VamosVentures</strong>
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                Ashley is currently a Principal at VamosVentures where she invests in diverse founding teams and mission-oriented companies across Health + Wellness, FinTech, Sustainability, Future of Work, and Commerce.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Carlos Castellanos</strong> <br />
                <strong>Investor at Samsung Next</strong>
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                Carlos is an investor at Samsung Next, one of Samsung’s corporate venture capital funds, which invests across six core focus areas: AI, Blockchain, Infrastructure, Mediatech, Fintech, and Healthtech.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Chase Ross Emanuel</strong> <br />
                <strong>Investor at Expa</strong>
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                  Chase is an early-stage investor at Expa. Prior to Expa, he was a scout for Lightspeed primarily focused on the ownership economy, future of work, and ​​all things SaaS. He’s also led business development for companies like Alto, Carta, and Galvanize Inc.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Daniel Acheampong</strong> <br />
                <strong>Co-founder and General Partner at Visible Hands</strong>
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                Daniel Acheampong is a co-founder and General Partner at Visible Hands, an early-stage investment firm with a virtual-first accelerator on a mission to highlight and invest in the limitless potential of overlooked founders.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Dave Mullen</strong> <br />
                <strong>Investor at SVB Capital</strong>
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                  Dave Mullen is an investor at SVB Capital where he covers FinTech and ClimateTech for the platform’s direct investing strategy. Previously, Dave was an investor at Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, the venture capital arm of Wells Fargo where he focused on venture growth investments in the technology sector.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Dorian McCorey</strong> <br />
                <strong>Startup Banking at Silicon Valley Bank</strong>
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                Dorian McCorey works in Startup Banking at Silicon Valley Bank. After acquiring her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Music Theatre from Elon, she was signed to a talent agency, acquired her Actor’s Equity Card and moved to New York City working as a professional actor.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Elliott Robinson</strong> <br />
                <strong>Partner at Bessemer</strong>
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                Elliott Robinson is a partner and co-founder of the growth investment practice at Bessemer, where he focuses primarily on Cloud software investments. He co-authors Bessemer’s iconic 10 Laws of Cloud Computing and the annual State of the Cloud Report.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Evan Hamilton</strong> <br />
                <strong>Investor at Upfront Ventures</strong>
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                Evan Hamilton joined the Upfront investing team in 2021. Evan is a recent MBA graduate from MIT’s Sloan School of Management where he focused on Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship. While in school, Evan was also the Fund Manager for Homeboy Capital and a VC Summer Associate at MiLA Capital.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Jarrod Barnes</strong> <br />
                <strong>Co-Founder and CEO at Compass</strong>
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                Jarrod Barnes is the Co-Founder and CEO of Compass, a Web3 mental health platform that provides tokenized rewards for improving mental fitness. Jarrod also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Sport Management at New York University, teaching courses across gaming, esports, and the future of the metaverse.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">JeanClaude</strong> <br />
                <strong>Associate at XYZ</strong>
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                JeanClaude joined XYZ as an analyst in August 2020. He graduated from UC Berkeley in December 2019 with a B.A. in Political Economy and a concentration in Entrepreneurship & Technology. He spent a year and a half as an Investment Partner at First Round Capital’s Dorm Room Fund where he led pre-seed deals.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Jeremiah Clark</strong> <br />
                <strong>Business Operations at GGV Capital</strong>
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                Jeremiah leads Business Operations for GGV Capital - a Venture Capital and private equity firm that manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Mario Ruiz</strong> <br />
                <strong>Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures</strong>
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                Mario is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Infinity Ventures; an early-stage venture fund focused on B2B fintech and commerce enablement. Previously, Mario was a venture investor at PayPal Ventures and Dorm Room Fund and a growth equity investor at Napier Park Global Capital.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Marlon Nichols</strong> <br />
                <strong> Managing General Partner at MaC Venture Capital</strong>
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                Marlon Nichols is the co-founder and managing general partner at MaC Venture Capital, a seed-stage venture capital firm that invests in visionary founders building the future that the world wants to see.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Meka Asonye</strong> <br />
                <strong>Partner at First Round</strong>
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                Meka Asonye is a Partner at First Round Capital based in San Francisco. Before moving into venture, Meka was an active angel investor backing companies such as Coda, Common Room, Rimeto (acq. by Slack), Snackpass and Stytch.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Mercedes Bent</strong> <br />
                <strong>Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners</strong>
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                A member of Lightspeed’s consumer and crypto investing team, Mercedes is primarily focused on investing in crypto, fintech, and other wealth-building and consumer products. She has a MBA and Masters in Education from Stanford University and an AB from Harvard University in Behavioral Economics.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Nashilu Mouen Makoua</strong> <br />
                <strong>Scout at Sequoia</strong>
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                Nashilu Mouen Makoua is the Head of Growth at Clay. Nashilu Mouen Makoua attended University of California, Berkeley.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Nicole DeTommaso</strong> <br />
                <strong>Senior Associate at Harlem Capital</strong>
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                Nicole DeTommaso is a Senior Associate at Harlem Capital where she focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, and leading Harlem Capital's data & insights reporting. In addition, she is currently focused on building out partnerships with university/student VC programs.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Rochelle Stewart</strong> <br />
                <strong>New & Strategic Channels at Silicon Valley Bank</strong>
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                Rochelle Stewart leads the New & Strategic Channels team at SVB where she works with new ecosystem partners, emerging managers and pre-Series A founders across the US. Prior to SVB, Rochelle’s career spanned finance, marketing and strategy with roles at UBS Investment Bank, TPG Growth, and Conde Nast.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Sergio Marrero</strong> <br />
                <strong>Founder of Rebel One</strong>
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                Sergio Marrero is the Founder of Rebel One an investor network focused on accelerating founders for a better world. He also leads the George Schultz Innovation Fund at the University of Chicago focused on commercializing science ventures out of the university.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Toni Oloko</strong> <br />
                <strong>Co-founder of Dandy</strong>
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                Toni Oloko is a Co-Founder of Dandy, a fully-digital, U.S.-based dental lab service.
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                <strong style="color: #06029B"">Vince Ponzo</strong> <br />
                <strong>Startup Business Development at AWS</strong>
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                Vince was on the Amazon Web Services Startups teams, where he supported university-based startups and founders. A former founder of an online retail product and an online recruiting platform, Vince was also a member of the management team at three other startups, including two with successful exits.
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              <strong>1. When should I apply?</strong> <br />
              Applications were open from April 11th – May 8th, but are now closed for 2022. Check back next spring when applications open for 2023!

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              <strong>2. Who are you looking for?</strong><br />
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                <li style="color: white !important">You’re a full-time student who identifies as Black, Latinx, or Indigenous.</li>
                <li style="color: white !important">You have anticipated graduation in 2023 or later. If this is the summer before you start a full-time program we encourage you to apply (ex. business school, law school, incoming freshman, etc.)</li>
                <li style="color: white !important">We welcome students of all backgrounds to apply. You could be a freshman majoring in political science or a Ph.D. student studying machine learning.</li>
                <li style="color: white !important">You have a passion for entrepreneurship and curiosity about new innovations, businesses, or technology. Don’t worry if you don’t have a ton of experience yet. We value life-long learners and folks driven by curiosity.</li>
                <li style="color: white !important">You have the hustle and like to tackle challenges head-on.</li>
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              <strong>3. What is the selection process?</strong> <br />
              After the initial application review, selected applicants will be contacted for a 30-minute Zoom interview.
              This interview is to get to know you better and learn more about your background and interests. Our team will release the final decisions in late May.

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              <strong>4. What is the time commitment?</strong><br />
              The program is 8 weeks long and runs from June 12th to August 7th, 2022.

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              <strong>5. Where will sessions be held?</strong> <br />
              Our sessions will be 100% remote. This gives you the flexibility to be a part of our community regardless of where you’ll be spending your summer.

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              <strong>6. What does a typical Blueprint session look like?</strong><br />
              The Dorm Room Fund Team is partnering with some of the best VCs, Angel Investors, and Founders in the game to teach you a new topic each week. Sessions will be a combination lecture-style teaching, speaker series, and small group projects.

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              <strong>7. Do I have to pay for this program?</strong> <br />
              No. At Dorm Room Fund, we aim to make venture and entrepreneurship as accessible as possible. The program is free for you. We invest time, energy and resources into making our program great and ask that you commit to giving the program your 100%.

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              <strong>8. What comes after Blueprint Investor Track?</strong><br />
              Our goal is to set you up for success! As part of that commitment, all Blueprint Investor Track participants who successfully complete the program will be guaranteed an interview during the Dorm Room Fund 2022 fall investment partner recruitment process.

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              <strong>9. What is Dorm Room Fund?</strong><br />
              We're a student-run venture fund backed by First Round. We invest in startups where at least one person on the founding team is a student (undergraduate or graduate). Our investment team is run by student leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators across the country.

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              <strong>10. Who should I contact if I have more questions?</strong><br />
              Blueprint Team at <a href="mailto:blueprint@dormroomfund.com">blueprint@dormroomfund.com</a>.
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