Studiously
Automated organizational hub for students.
Model
SaaS App
Industry
Education
Stage
Design
Location
Williamstown
VentureGrade℠
52
out of 100
Students can manage their assignment due dates, tasks, and networking
efforts in one place.
Elevator Pitch
87% of students reported feeling overwhelmed at college. There’s pressure to succeed in the classroom and line up a job
post grad. Currently, students have to organize everything from their assignment due dates to their network manually, spending hours updating spreadsheets. Studiously addresses that pain, helping students stay on top of their most
important tasks. It is a centralized platform for students to manage their due dates, task management, and networking- a
CRM directed towards student specific data.
Founder(s)
Ben Sapovits
- Sales Operations Agency (YC)
- Senior at Williams College
Revenue Model
Studiously offers monthly/annual subscription plans. We also offer enterprise pricing for universities that varies based on
the size of enrollment.
Startup Journey
I’m a senior at Williams College majoring in Economics. This past summer I interned at a Y Combinator backed
cybersecurity startup Agency. On the ride home from NYC, August 10th, the idea for a student focused CRM software hit
my brain. I immediately started looking for someone to help me build the product. I arranged a zoom call with someone in
my network, pitched him the idea, and he hopped on board. Since then, I have built a landing page for the software, created social media accounts and content, and have conducted linkedin outreach to build the waitlist. Currently, pre-
product we have added 110 students to the waitlist in under a month. That number is growing by nearly 10 daily. We are working to get the product ready by mid-december so we can market it for next semester. Funding would help grow the
sales team and increase development speed.
Go-To-Market Plan
Our go-to-market plan includes leveraging individuals on our waitlist to gain testimonials and positive case studies of the
product. Using this data, we’re going to nail down our value prop to pitch universities and target enterprise contracts,
specifically, universities looking to increase retention rates.
Potential Exit
Our potential exits include a large task management or CRM platform that wants to get into the student market. The most
likely acquirer would be a mid-level to enterprise CRM company.
VentureGrade℠
Pitch Deck
Pitch Video
