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Built by students · For students

Financial wellness for every student on your campus.

Meet Skippy — your students' AI financial coach.
No shame, no bank linking, no judgment.

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🏆 SBAF Development Award · Washburn University School of Business 🎓 CIC Innovation Challenge · Semifinalist

The numbers don't lie.

70%

of college students report significant financial stress

Source: Ohio State study of student wellness
59%

considered dropping out due to financial pressure

Source: national student money survey
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The problem

Money stress is quietly pushing students out.

Financial anxiety isn't just a wallet problem — it's a retention problem. Most tools weren't built for students.

The solution

Meet Skippy — built for how students actually live.

No bank linking required
Privacy by design — your financial data never leaves your control.
Shame-free coaching
Encouraging, never judgmental. Built for real student life, not perfect spreadsheets.
Built for irregular income
Financial aid, gigs, family support — Skippy gets it. No assumption that you have a salary.
Receipt scanning & insights
Smart tools that work as hard as you do, without the complexity you don't need.
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For universities

Wellness infrastructure
your CFO will love.

Trusted by innovators. Built to scale.

$3–5
Per student, per year
The most cost-effective student wellness investment on campus.
FERPA
Privacy guaranteed
No individual student data shared with the institution. Ever.
Branded
Your campus identity
University-branded onboarding, your colors, your welcome.
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Built by a first-generation college student to give every student access to the financial coaching that wealthy students take for granted.
— Luiz Breda, Founder · Budget Buddy

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great together?

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