CampusKart provides a university‑verified marketplace that lets students buy, sell, and trade goods within a trusted campus environment, featuring real‑time chat and AI‑moderated listings. The platform also includes an events hub for student organizations to promote activities and manage RSVPs, generating revenue through transaction fees and premium listing packages.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
College students often rely on generic, nationwide classifieds that lack campus‑specific verification, resulting in low trust, fragmented communication, and difficulty coordinating campus‑focused events. This hampers safe peer‑to‑peer trade and limits the ability of student groups to promote activities within a single, trusted environment.
Solution
CampusKart delivers a dedicated, campus‑bound marketplace where every user account is linked to a verified university domain, ensuring that buyers and sellers are genuine students. The platform embeds real‑time instant messaging so participants can negotiate and arrange meet‑ups without leaving the app. An AI‑powered moderation engine scans listings and chat content for spam or prohibited material before they go live, maintaining a clean marketplace. A built‑in events hub lets student organizations create, promote, and manage RSVPs for campus activities from the same dashboard. All interactions are secured via HTTPS and role‑based access controls, providing a reliable digital commons for campus commerce and community building.
Target Audience
The primary users are undergraduate and graduate students who buy, sell, or trade goods, as well as student organizations that need a streamlined channel to publicize events and manage attendance.
Features
- Campus‑scoped identity verification that ties each profile to an official university email or domain
- Real‑time chat powered by WebSocket streams, enabling low‑latency negotiation and meet‑up coordination
- AI‑driven content safety pipeline that applies natural‑language classification to filter spam and inappropriate posts before publication
- Integrated events module with RSVP tracking, push notifications, and calendar sync for student clubs and societies
- searchable product catalog with category filters, price ranges, and image thumbnails for quick discovery
- Secure transaction handling with optional escrow‑style hold and automated fee deduction for marketplace sales
- RESTful API endpoints for third‑party campus apps to pull listings or push event updates