Romulus Capital was started in 2008 by Krishna Gupta out of his MIT dorm room, and the firm has deep ties to MIT and the MIT Media Lab, often backing research-based spinouts—such as Ginger, Humanyze, and Cogito—that explore how human behavior and machines intersect. Rather than chasing trendy sectors like VR or self-driving cars, Romulus focuses on B2B companies bringing new ideas to older industries like real estate, restaurants, and construction, guided by conviction rather than market trends, and it trains future investors through a hands-on venture fellowship program.