Fundraising Fox

Neil B.

InvestorFounder

Investor at Dorm Room · Co-Founder at shortkit

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Foundedshortkit · YC

About

Neil B. is co-founder of shortkit, a media infrastructure platform for consumer applications. Previously, he was an early employee at BusRight, where he spent six years working on transit technology that expanded to serve over 30 states and raised $34 million in funding.

Co-Founder at shortkitYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Neil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran shortkit's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Neil can intro founders to shortkit's investors below.

shortkit's investors · 2

Dorm RoomBrooklyn · $90K – $250K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at shortkit

MSMichael Seleman
Michael SelemanFounder

Experience

  1. shortkitCo-Foundercurrent2026 — present
  2. BusRightHead of Operations and Customer Experience2021 — 2025
  3. BusRightG2M & Product2019 — 2021
  4. Dorm Room FundManaging Partner2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  5. Dorm Room FundPartner2020 — 2022
  6. NU Entrepreneurs ClubPresident2020 — 2021
  7. NU Entrepreneurs ClubVice President2019 — 2020Greater Boston
  8. MelodizeTinkerer2019Greater Boston Area
  9. CabotIntern2017 — 2018Salem, Massachusetts
  10. KnowledgePath Solutions Inc.Intern2015Burlington, MA

Education

  1. Y CombinatorW26
  2. Northeastern UniversityBachelor's degree
  3. Burlington High School

Skills & more

My Pickleball Backhand (it's really nice)1Bananagrams1Leadership28Written & Oral Communication24Product Management23

Languages English · Gujarati · Italian

From Neil's professional profile.

Colleagues at Dorm Room

Aashrith Chejerla
Investor at Dorm Room
Alex Hammerman
Investor at Dorm Room
Alex Marley
Partner at Dorm Room
Alexa Davis
Partner at Dorm Room
Alexa Spagnola
Managing Partner at Dorm Room
Anchal Bhardwaj
Investor at Dorm Room
André J. Mota
Investor at Dorm Room
Anisha Musti
Investor at Dorm Room

Frequently asked questions

Where does Neil B. work?
Neil B. is at Dorm Room and Co-Founder at shortkit.
What check size does Neil B. write?
Neil B. typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Neil B. found?
Neil B. founded shortkit.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,732

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+ 8,725 more

Y Combinator mafia4,701

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

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+ 4,694 more

Northeastern University mafia42

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James SteinbergBachelor's degreeFounded OpenShelf +2Luke ZaientzBSFounded Reigning Champs +1Vicente ZavarceBachelor’s DegreeFounded Yummy +1Kahlil LaljiBachelor's of ScienceFounded Natural +1Kasey ZhangBachelor of ScienceFounded Gulp +1Tim McCarthyBachelor of ScienceFounded Spring Loaded Technology +1

+ 35 more

Dorm Room mafia19

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bruno FavieroManaging PartnerFounded Kolena +1Mike AnnunziataInvestment PartnerFounded Farther FarmsDavid DworskyPartnerFounded TelescopeSam BronerPartnerFounded The Better Money CompanyDaniel BessonovPartnerFounded AvoraSagar ChopraPartnerFounded Empower Sleep

+ 12 more

Same school

Also attended Y Combinator2,000

Maroof AhmedFounder at Octopus VenturesJustin SwartPartner at Bitkraft Esports VenturesVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way VenturesSwapnil JainCEO, Observe.AI at EMERGENT VENTURESChase AdamPartner at Very Serious VenturesMuzzammil (MZ) ZaveriPartner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage founders

+ 1,994 more

Also attended Northeastern University259

Matt GuineyChief Financial Officer at Flybridge Capital PartnersSaunaz MoradiPartner, Communications at Lux CapitalBrian DixonManaging Partner at Kapor CapitalMurat BicerGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjun BalajiPartner, Investing & Research at ParadigmAyesha AroraVenture Partner at S32

+ 253 more

Shared employers

Also worked at shortkit1

Michael SelemanFounder at shortkit

Also worked at BusRight2

bethanye McKinney BlountCompaas at Roble VenturesSunil NagarajFounder and Managing Partner at Ubiquity Ventures

Also worked at Dorm Room Fund99

Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauJason BrookePrincipal at Sapphire VenturesLauren ReederInvestor at Sequoia CapitalMarcInvestment Team at Hummingbird VenturesLan JiangPartner at Lux Capital

+ 93 more

Also worked at NU Entrepreneurs Club4

Ananya ShahInvestor at Huntington Angels NetworkMichael LembckInvestor at Huntington Angels NetworkSiya PatelManaging Director at Huntington Angels NetworkVicente ZavarceFounder at Yummy