MyCampusStartups
Hire the talent you can't pay for yet.
Hire the talent your startup needs to launch. When cash is tight, pay them flexibly with cash, equity, or course credit. We handle the paperwork so a quick deal today doesn't come back to bite you.
The person who can build your thing is probably on your campus.
We match you with verified students and give you one clean, standardized way to pay them, so the equity you hand out is actually earned, properly tracked, and won't scare off investors later.
Pay how you can
Money, equity, or course credit. Match the reward to the work and your runway, and show the terms up front on every project.
Equity that won't haunt you
One simple agreement with real vesting, a tax-deadline reminder, and a clean cap table. No SAFE notes jammed in where they don't belong.
Keep what you build
We flag it early if your school's rules could lay claim to your IP, and point you to the fix before it's a problem.
On the right side of the rules
Students join as paid contractors or earn course credit through official campus programs. If any complex edge cases pop up, they are automatically flagged for your campus law clinic to review.
Real people only
Every student is verified with a school email. No anonymous strangers, no scams, just your campus.
We don't want your equity
Our platform takes zero ownership. We charge for software, never a slice of your company.
Four steps, no legal headache.
Describe the work and what it's worth
Say what you need and put a dollar value on it ("about $2,000 of work"). You never have to argue over a percentage. Founders with agreements approved for course credit can offer credit hours as the reward, too.
Meet verified students
Look through real profiles, see skills and past work, and pick the right person.
Sign one simple agreement
Pick cash, equity, or credit. Use standardized templates to ensure each payment type is handled cleanly.
Track the work
Approve milestones as they land. Equity adds up and turns into shares cleanly at your next raise.
Founder FAQ.
Do you take equity in my company?
No, none. We make money from optional founder tools and from schools, never from your cap table.
Is it actually legal to pay someone in equity?
It can be, when it's set up right. We give you a clean, standardized agreement and flag anything unusual for your campus law clinic to review.
What about our IP?
The agreement assigns the work to your company, and we flag early if school resources or credit could affect ownership, so you can sort it out before it matters.
What does it cost?
Posting work and matching is free. Optional founder tools and school licensing keep the lights on. We never take a cut of equity.
See it for yourself.
Tell us what you're building and we'll set up a quick demo, and talk through a pilot for your team or program.