AI college counseling app for US universities - 15k students in 60 countries
Key Highlights AI college counseling app helping high school students get into US universities Validated product: 15,000+ students across 60 countries Validated distribution: 5M+ Instagram & TikTok views, 50k+ website visitors, 30% signup conversion rate Ready-to-market products: Student App (15k students) Schools App (piloted with 6 schools, $3k USD revenue) Reputable brand: Featured in media including the San Francisco Chronicle and TV Azteca; invited as a VIP speaker at events such as the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Intellectual property: 12 proprietary AI technologies (3 specialized AI agents and 9 ML/DL models trained from scratch), representing potentially sellable IP Capital advantage over competitors: $83k USD in angel capital, built by a team of full-stack and AI engineers, incubated at Berkeley SkyDeck Legal entity: Reach Best, Inc. Delaware C-Corp, USA Market size: $15B USD global college admissions market (96M high school students × $160 average price per student) Long Story Short I founded Reach Best in 2020, when I was 17, to help my friends and me apply to universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, after manually validating that the college counseling idea works with 25 students ($500–$1,000 USD per student), I launched the AI college counseling app, which quickly grew to 500 students. The company was incubated at Berkeley SkyDeck and financed with $83k USD in angel capital. At its peak in 2024, we became one of the fastest-growing AI college counseling startups, reaching 14k+ students across 60 countries, securing 6 high school customers, going viral on Instagram and TikTok, and pioneering 12 state-of-the-art AI agents and ML/DL models specialized in university admissions. In May 2025, after five years of building Reach Best, I no longer felt personally connected to the problem and mission. I originally founded it to solve a problem I was experiencing as a student, and by 2025 I had already graduated from university. When we ran out of cash, I decided to pause operations to take time off and reevaluate my next chapter (I am currently building another startup in the finance space). Today, in 2026, I have fully organized and patched all proprietary assets, applications, and legal documents to enable a smooth ownership transfer. Over the past six months, Reach Best has generated 4k+ unique website visitors and 250 organic signups without active operations. I have outlined three ready-to-execute future paths: Continue the venture-backed startup path toward a potential $10M+ USD exit — reassemble a team and resume fundraising Shift into a $10k+ USD MRR SaaS model — approximately 4+ weeks of engineering to turn monetization on Sell the assets and proprietary technology to unicorn startups for $500k+ USD — approximately 4+ weeks of focused sales outreach I am happy to support whichever post-acquisition path you choose. Reach Best was deeply meaningful to me, and I would be delighted to help ensure its continued success under new ownership. Let me know if you have any questions, and I look forward to hearing from you. Warmly, Ryusei Founder & CEO Reach Best, Inc. Valuation logic $32k per proprietary AI system (12 total) plus $26 per registered user (15k+), reflecting IP asset value and validated global distribution.
Next step: <ol><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Turn monetization on - switch from Freemium to pay from start</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drive revenue - remake website to highlight AI mentors (killer feature)</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Restart growth - copy and continue our viral Instagram reels</span></li><li data-list="bullet"><span class="ql-ui" contenteditable="false"></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(if committed) Drive addictive app usage - adjust app to focus solely on AI mentors</span></li></ol>
For sale
Asking price: $395,000 USD
What's included
Domain name, Source code, Twitter account, Email account, All related data, All related design work
Validated product: 15,000+ students across 60 countries Validated distribution: 5M+ Instagram & TikTok views, 50k+ website visitors, 30% signup conversion rate Ready-to-market products: Student App (15k students) Schools App (piloted with 6 schools, $3k USD revenue) Reputable brand: Featured in media including the San Francisco Chronicle and TV Azteca; invited as a VIP speaker at events such as the Council of International Schools (CIS) and the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) Intellectual property: 12 proprietary AI technologies (3 specialized AI agents and 9 ML/DL models trained from scratch), representing potentially sellable IP Capital advantage over competitors: $83k USD in angel capital, built by a team of full-stack and AI engineers, incubated at Berkeley SkyDeck Legal entity: Reach Best, Inc. Delaware C-Corp, USA Investor data room: all legal documents ready for Seed fundraising
Reason for selling
I am no longer connected to the problem of high school students (which I started when I was 17) -- I'm now working on a new startup about finance.
Project metrics
Average Monthly Visitors: Under 1K/mo
Average Monthly Revenue: Under $1K/mo
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