4. Text or call closefriends
Limited information
It is hard to rely on word of
mouth to get information.
Post on Facebook
Limited visibility
Your post will only be seen for a
few hours before newer content
takes its place. Not a centralized
platform for finding roommates.
University Randomization
Limited trust
Students get randomized with
complete strangers with
different schedules, interests,
and upbringings, which causes
roommate conflicts.
Current Roommate Search Process
1 secago
2 secago
4 hrs ago
Is anyone looking for a roommate?
5. Meet the cure…
• An app created that matches
students with potential
roommates at their university
• Craigslist and Facebook are no
longer needed to find a college
roommate (We are disrupting
the market)
• Uses an algorithm similar to
Match.com. You create an
account, answer a set of
questions, and get matched with
hundreds of potential roommates
in our Discovery Feed
• Giving college students the
power to easily find a
roommate from the palm of
their hands. Simple, easy,
and groundbreaking
14. • Sponsored Ad sales to big time college brands such
as Uber, Lyft, Spotify, SallieMae, Red Bull,
Postmates, Apartments.com, Netflix
• Lofty, just like Snapchat, will smartly camouflage the
sponsored content / advertisements to it’s usual
interface to make it look less intruding
• Sponsored content will be shown in the form of
user profiles
• This is a perfect way for these brands to get seen by
millions of college students on our app
Profile Ads start at $2 for ever 1,000 users we have using our app. (Daily rate)
EX: If we have 500k users, we would charge a company $1000 for one day
Revenue Stream #1
Sponsored Profiles
Brands with a massive college market:
23. Exit Strategy
• #1 apartment listing website
• Can buyout our technology and
integrate for students looking
for apartments
The leading real estate marketplace
• Has shown major interest to
improve roommate matching
technology for students
• Has a premature web-based
roommate matching widget
called Roomsync
• Has acquired 14 different
matching services
• Also acquires technology
specifically geared
towards college students
• Owns Match.com + Tinder
Lofty will have multiple exit opportunities that will result in a high ROI
Zillow
Apartments.com
University Partnership/Licensing
Facebook
IAC
University outright buyout
24. Aaron Chapman
Co-Founder
University of Washington
Patrick Enewally
Co-Founder
University of Washington
Clifford Chapman III
Business Advisor/Investor Relations
VC Accelerator
Our Team
Peter Kellner
Technical Advisor
Software Architect