Cash · $700
Wait time page that loads on a bad connection
Uptown TableFood and beverage
Get paid, career-relevant experience on your own time
Equity · 0.5%
Motion identity for the launch
Slant WalkSocial
Credit · 2 hours
Field deployment for the winter set
Four Mile InstrumentsClimate
Cash · $1,100
Grip detection that works on a cluttered bench
Benton AutomationManufacturing and robotics
Cash · $650
Buyback pricing that updates every week
Bishop BooksRetail
Cash · $950
Waitlist that fills a canceled counseling slot
Peabody SchedulingHealthcare IT
Cash · $850
Dues collection a treasurer can set up in ten minutes
Roster BooksConsumer finance
Equity · 0.4%
Sublet listings for the study-away semester
Second StoryHousing
Cash · $600
Instructor onboarding that takes one sitting
Course CorrectEducation
Credit · 3 hours
Template kit for the first thirty founders
FormlineDesign
Sample listings from the demo’s cast of companies.
The state of job placement for new graduates
In a sample of100US college students graduating this year
40graduate with relevant gig or internship experience
~16of those 40 worked unpaid positions
Why is career-relevant experience so important?
Your odds of getting hired shortly after graduation
41%Without experience
82%With experience
Why work with a startup?
Startups need specific skills they cannot afford to hire full time. The work you do for them is real work in your chosen field.
On a small team, your specific contribution actually ships. This carries far more weight than standard internship tasks.
Each finished project leaves a record you can show to future employers, including the agreement, the deliverables, and the founder as a direct reference.
Browse projects
AllCashEquityCredit
Cash · $600
Market our robotic arm to local businesses
Beacon Automation
Fits your 10 to 20 hours
Equity · 0.5%
Motion identity for the launch
Slant Walk
Fits your 10 to 20 hours
How milestone contracts protect you
Every project is a signed agreement split into clear deliverables. Each piece has its own price and due date.
The startup funds the entire project before you even begin. You get paid as soon as each deliverable is approved, meaning you are never more than one step away from your money.
If a founder goes quiet, an automatic 14-day clock approves your submitted work so you still get paid.
If something goes wrong
You can raise an issue directly from the project page. The project pauses until the issue is settled. We read every report and work with both sides to resolve it.
Your campus office can also step in to help. Nobody has to sort out a dispute alone.
Wallet
$400paid to you
$200held
$0not yet funded
A pitch email and a one-page flyerBeacon Automation · approved Sep 26
$200A list of 40 local businessesBeacon Automation · approved Sep 12
$200Common questions
Can I do this alongside classes?
That is the point. Projects are sized in hours and weeks, and you pick the load.
Who sees my profile?
People on your campus who are signed in. Never the open internet.
What if the founder disappears?
The money was funded before you started. Submitted work is approved automatically after 14 days if nobody responds.
Can I get course credit?
Only if a faculty member chooses to sponsor the project, and then it carries no payment.
Find your first project
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