Quadzio operates a peer‑to‑peer platform that connects prospective college applicants with current students at their accepted schools. Users can ask questions via free text chat, schedule paid video calls ($39) or in‑person meetups ($49) to assess campus culture, academic fit, and daily life. The service monetizes through tiered fees for video and in‑person interactions while offering basic text conversations at no cost.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Prospective college applicants often rely on generic marketing materials, alumni testimonials, or informal forums that lack current, candid perspectives from students who are actively experiencing campus life. This information gap makes it difficult to assess cultural fit, academic rigor, and day‑to‑day realities before committing to enrollment.
Solution
Quadzio operates a peer‑to‑peer platform that matches accepted high‑school students with verified current college ambassadors. Each ambassador undergoes a manual review to confirm enrollment status, major, and recent campus experience, ensuring authentic insights. Users can initiate free text conversations, schedule paid one‑on‑one video calls (starting at $39), or arrange in‑person meetups on campus (starting at $49). The platform provides integrated scheduling, secure payment processing, and end‑to‑end encrypted communications, allowing prospective students to obtain personalized answers about academics, social life, and campus logistics. By surfacing real‑time, student‑generated data, Quadzio helps applicants make more informed enrollment decisions without relying on indirect sources.
Target Audience
The primary users are high‑school seniors and their families seeking authentic, campus‑level information, as well as transfer students evaluating new institutions. Secondary users include college counseling services that recommend peer insights as part of the decision‑making workflow.
Features
- Verified ambassador roster filtered by university, major, SAT score, and extracurricular profile
- Free, real‑time text chat with end‑to‑end encryption and AI‑assisted FAQ routing
- Integrated video‑calling module with calendar sync, secure payment gateway, and recording consent controls
- In‑person meetup coordination tool that matches users to ambassadors based on geographic proximity and availability
- Mobile‑responsive web app with searchable filters and profile cards for rapid ambassador discovery
- Automated safety and compliance checks, including identity verification and content moderation policies
- Analytics dashboard tracking conversation volume, response latency, and user satisfaction metrics for continuous platform improvement