Eagle Eye April Update
A monthly bird's eye summary of Boston College startups and tech 🦅
What is SSC Venture Studio?
The SSC Venture Studio is the student arm of SSC Venture Partners, an alumni-run venture fund dedicated to supporting Boston College entrepreneurs. The Studio’s main objective is to source, develop, and work closely with passionate BC student founders from ideation to seed capital. If you have any questions or are interested in working with us, please reach out at studio@sscventurepartners.com
✨ SPECIAL EDITION:
Highlighting 3 Accelerate@Shea Startups
This edition is dedicated to welcoming the Boston College community together for the 2025 Accelerate@Shea Demo Day on April 3rd at 6:00PM. RSVP Here.
Featured Startups
🚌 Student Startup: ElevateCircle
ElevateCircle is a knowledge exchange and connections platform designed for Fixing the way young adults get introduced to the professional world. Expert-driven vetted content, modernly delivered on a fast track by the new generation for the new generations, providing sanity, structure, and trust to the professional life development of the unsure young adult. Think of it as if masterclass and tik tok had a miracle child. Luchi Casale faced the problems that come with professional life development confusion and stress firsthand, and was inspired to create change. After testing the market diligently and talking to countless peers, the problem was clearly identified as one they all shared, and one Luchi needed to solve. College students are expected to answer questions like, “What do I want to do with my life, and how do I figure that out?” all while pursuing degrees. ElevateCircle was born out of the need for a new, modern solution to a decades-long headache. Its vision? To become the go-to “third space” in young adulthood, where ambition is guided, confusion is clarified, and big dreams find a concrete starting point. Connecting those who have questions to those who hold the answers, forging a direct path from curiosity to clarity. Built on the bite sized passing of expert knowledge, to amateur interests.
Founder & CEO: 🦅 Luciano “Luchi” Casale MCAS ‘27
🚌 Student Startup: To The Trade
To The Trade simplifies the fabric and wallpaper sample ordering process for interior designers. Instead of setting up multiple trade accounts with individual vendors, designers can access samples from various textile brands on one platform with a single account. To The Trade drastically reduces the amount of time designers spend setting up trade accounts and ordering samples, while also increasing exposure for textile brands. Emma started To The Trade after working at interior designer firms, experiencing firsthand the inefficiencies of creating trade accounts and ordering samples through email and individual ordering websites. She believes that the time-consuming nature of this essential task places a burden on both designers and textile companies, which is felt acutely by the many small businesses in these industries. As part of the Accelerate@Shea 2025 Cohort, To The Trade is preparing to launch and transform the way designers shop for samples.
Founder: 🦅 Emma Mooney CSOM ‘28
🚌 Student Startup: Academy Health and Learning
Academy Health and Learning, through the KnoMe.app, is redefining how student data is collected, stored, and used by shifting control from institutions to students and families. Instead of fragmented, siloed information locked in school systems, KnoMe.app creates a secure, student-owned, decentralized profile that integrates academic, social-emotional, and health data. This Whole-Person Roadmap empowers students with personalized insights, helps families make informed decisions, and provides educators with meaningful, AI-driven support tools. KnoMe.app is Jack's effort to use AI to scale what his mom, Salli Ford, worked on for nearly a decade at Academy Learning Center, where she personalized learning plans by taking weeks to fully understand her students before then and only then prescribing learning plans. By embracing self-sovereign identity and data-centric AI, KnoMe.app ensures that student data works for students—unlocking their full potential while maintaining privacy, security, and autonomy. See https://academylearningcenters.com/.
Founder: 🦅 John (Jack) Ford CSOM ‘28
🚀 Additional Startup: Job Platform Taking Boston By Storm!
Student Helpers empowers young adults to work as independent contractors, fostering a sense of community through service. We provide college students with flexible work opportunities while ensuring homeowners and businesses have access to trusted, reliable help. Our vision is to create a future where students at colleges across the country can easily find meaningful, local work that fits their schedules and skills.
Founders: Alex Lash - University of Denver, Ben Lash - Middlebury College, Mack O'Neill - Rhode Island School of Design
🗣 BC Tech + Startup Community News
Strakosch Venture Competition Applications close April 6th at 11:59PM
Please reach out via (schwesic@bc.edu) for any other BC tech news or features!
💼 Job Board
Candor is hiring interns for their recruiting operations team. The role will be focused on sourcing and interviewing candidates for fast-growing startups. Option to be based in Lisbon, Portugal. To apply, please email kelsey@joincandor.com with why you're interested in the role and with a link to your Candor profile (sign up here) and include a video intro on your Candor profile.
🚀 Subie is Hiring a Technical Co-Founder! 🚀
Subie—the ultimate subleasing platform built by students, for students—is looking for a Technical Co-Founder to join our founding team! We’re seeking a computer science student with strong experience in full-stack development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React.js or Vue.js, Node.js, Django or Flask) and database management (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL). Experience with data analytics, user authentication systems, and cloud deployment (AWS, Heroku) is a huge plus. Become a true co-founder with equity in the company and help us scale Subie to thousands of college students across the country!
How to Apply:
If you’re ready to build something meaningful and want to be part of an exciting journey, we’d love to hear from you!
📧 Email: riosbru@bc.edu
📱 WhatsApp: +1 (305)-753-8023
📷 Instagram: @diego_riooos
Student Helpers Social Media Intern
Are you creative and passionate about digital marketing? Help shape our online presence! Gain hands-on experience working with our CMO to manage content, grow our audience, and drive engagement on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. You'll have the opportunity to learn about running paid social campaigns through Meta and Google, as well as gaining experience in SEO platforms such as Semrush, Google Search Console, Ahrefs, Microsoft Clarity, and more that our CMO will teach you how to use and optimize. Interested? Reach out to support@studenthelpers.net
Looking for experience in marketing? The SSC Venture Studio is looking for a marketing lead to help run our Instagram and LinkedIn. If you love social media and are curious about startups, send us your resume at studio@sscventurepartners.com
Looking to expand your team? Reach out to schwesic@bc.edu
Thanks for Reading!
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Have a startup idea and want to connect with someone in SSC Venture Studio? Reach us via studio@sscventurepartners.com
If you have any feedback, suggestions, or tips (startups, people, updates, or roles to share), please reach me (Celine Schwesinger – Operations + Entrepreneurship @ BC ‘26) via schwesic@bc.edu