Embeddable widgets for university portals to capture student tenants at zero ad spend.
Proptech platform owners can't acquire student tenants cost-effectively due to fierce competition from Facebook Marketplace and university bulletin boards, driving CAC above $50 per user.
CampusWidget provides customizable embed widgets and APIs for proptech sites to integrate into university student apps, calendars, and portals. Students discover listings natively on campus, driving direct signups with tracked attribution. Bypass marketplaces by owning the distribution in student ecosystems.
Proptech founders and operators of student housing rental platforms
Pre-approved, compliant widget templates optimized for 100+ universities.
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Drag-drop editor for rental listing widgets.
One-click scripts for portals/emails.
Custom forms with student pre-fill via .edu.
Monitor installs, clicks, conversions.
Database of embed opportunities per school.
Test widget variants live.
Auto-scan for university ad policies.
REST API for advanced setups.
PWA widget support.
CSV/PDF reports.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| platform_name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| config_json | jsonb | No |
| install_count | int | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| domain | text | No |
| embed_guidelines | text | Yes |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| widget_id | uuid | No |
| student_ip | text | Yes |
| converted | bool | No |
Relationships:
/api/widgetsCreate widget config
/api/track-clickLog widget interaction
/api/universitiesSearch universities
/api/dashboardGet performance data
/api/embedsFetch embed script
100 leads/mo
1000 leads/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 40 | 8% | $86 | $1,032 |
| Month 6 | 250 | 18% | $1,361 | $16,332 |
Embed in portals for CAC under $10 – no ads required.
Email outreach to 100 proptechs from Crunchbase 'student housing' filter, offering free widget setup service. Post in university housing Slack groups for operators. Run $100 LinkedIn ads targeting 'proptech founder student'.
Marketplace
No embeds
Self-embed tech
General embeds
Not proptech-specific
Uni-optimized + tracking
Proprietary university embed database and compliance data
Universities opening APIs amid housing crises, proptechs seeking owned channels.
Widget blocking by portals
Iframe + JS fallbacks
Slow uni approvals
Self-host options
Success: 3 LOIs from founders
Success: 20 installs
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