Khalil Fuller
Partner & Head of Dorm
I aspire to be the easy call for founders when things are hard. The messiest, amorphous early days that scare most investors are what excite me.
I aspire to be the easy call for founders when things are hard. The messiest, amorphous early days that scare most investors are what excite me.
Khalil is a Partner at Pear and the Head of Dorm. He supports student entrepreneurs, from first years to PhD candidates, in refining their ideas and taking bold action to pursue startup success.
Khalil is a multi-time founder. The companies he has started have cumulatively reached over $100M in revenue and 5M+ users. He was the Co-founder & CEO of Learn Fresh, a K-12 edtech company that makes math fun using the statistics and celebrity of professional sports, the Co-Founder & President of Boundless, a venture studio that builds and backs vertical SaaS companies in overlooked markets, the Founder of Trak Changes, a productivity software tool for the construction industry, and the Founder & CEO of Gift Card Bank, a nonprofit that distributes gift cards to low-income families in need.
He graduated from Brown University and earned his MBA & MA Ed from Stanford as a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.
Khalil lives in Berkeley with his wife Hadley and their Australian Shepherd named Thisbe.
What is your most used emoji?
🙌🏽 Multi-purpose. A classic.
What's your favorite book?
I am named after the poet Khalil Gibran. His book The Prophet has been a touchstone throughout my life.
What career path did you want to pursue when you were a kid?
Besides my dreams of playing in the NHL, I always knew I was going to be an entrepreneur. I got hooked on the challenge and thrill of creating something from nothing at a young age when I realized I could buy a 30-pack of candy bars from Costco for $12 and sell them for $1 each at recess the next day. Pretty decent margins for a middle-school kid!
What are your favorite sports teams?
Lakers!
What are your hobbies outside of work?
I spend a lot of time in nature; trail running, cycling, backcountry skiing, etc.
Fun fact: My first word was backpack (well, more accurately “bahh-pak”). My parents used to load me into a backpack and go for walks every evening on the nearby trails in the Santa Monica mountains, and my first intelligible worldly request was for more time outside.
I am (in)famous in my friend group for my collection of domain names. I never buy speculatively, only when I have an idea! Don’t ask how many I own 🫣
I am a student of the game and love reading and learning about company building.
Previous Experience
- Co-founder & CEO of Learn Fresh
- Founder of GSBuilds
- Co-founder & President of Boundless
- Founder & CEO of Gift Card Bank