STARTUPS
My entrepreneurial ventures
19CovAid
19CovAid is a COVID-19 mutual aid platform for volunteers and recipients of support to find each other and stay in touch via private messaging. It’s like having opportunities stored as contacts in your phone - people are already signed up, you just have to reach out! Users can sign up, provide their location, and create a post offering or requesting help. An important feature is that they can find opportunities in their area and connect with on-site messaging. Volunteers are offering services ranging from grocery delivery to supplying free homemade masks to general assistance. Between our site and next door group we have nearly 300+ volunteers and requesters registered. We soon realized that 19CovAid could help other mutual aid organizations manage volunteers and requests. Our built-in workflow, privacy controls, and in-app messaging can help them streamline their efforts. We’ve been partnering with local mutual aid groups and nonprofits to onboard them to our platform and reach a wider audience.
Mentorite
Mentorite is a volunteer mentoring platform for students needing help to connect with qualified student tutors from their school. Students can sign up and post a request for help or submit an application to be a mentor. Once they post a request for help in a certain subject, all of the mentors who are approved to help with that subject will receive a notification. Students can also directly reach out to mentors. Both sides can start a chat with the other student. From there, the two will work out logistics such as a time and google hangouts space.
Mentorite gives schools a way to bring pre existing student tutoring services online. Schools can also expand their mentoring programs to include new students and mentors, as more people are needing help than ever before.
Farmore
Farmore is an inventory and browsing platform to keep up with the times while staying true to the experience of farmers' markets. On our app, vendors can create a profile and upload all of the items that they will be selling at a particular market. They can also post updates on products, promotions, and events at their farm. Shoppers can search for particular farms or farmers' markets, and they will be able to browse products, availability, price, and location-- all with a few taps.
If you want to avoid the hassle and frustration of not finding your favorite product, Farmore is the app for you. The simple user interface allows you to easily search and browse, making your trips more efficient and more informed. For the vendors, a simple click allows them to mark a product as out of stock, without losing any precious time where they could be selling to customers. Farmore takes out all the guesswork, and vendors can bring you higher quality products without wasting time.