eCampus Ventures

The next big thing on college campuses.

eCampus provides web and mobile apps that enhance the college experience. The company was founded by college fraternity brothers, Dan Thibodeau and Justin Gaither shortly after they graduated from the University of Miami. Dan and Justin previously co-founded Campus Loft Solutions while students at UM. eCampus launched it's first product in 2010 and has bootstrapped to $415,000 in total revenue in 2013. The company operates three businesses: Roomsurf, www.roomsurf.com Social network that helps students find compatible roommates to live with. Over 450,000 students have signed up since 2010 launch. Textsurf, www.textsurf.com The Expedia or Kayak for finding the best prices on textbooks. Textsurf compares prices from a number of online vendors to help students save money. JoinU, www.JoinU.com An iPhone app that helps students join their classmates, discover shared interests and find out who likes them on campus. This app will launch in the app store in April of 2014.