Peer-to-peer network for student agritech founders to swap campus farm users and beta test crop SaaS together.
Student entrepreneurs can't acquire initial users for crop monitoring SaaS targeting campus farms without traveling to rural areas, which conflicts with their class schedules.
AgriPeerNet connects student entrepreneurs building crop monitoring tools to share access to their campus farms for mutual beta testing. Post your farm or SaaS need, match with peers, and get instant users via shared logins or API keys—no travel, just campus-to-campus collaboration. Build trust with ratings and testimonials.
Student entrepreneurs building agritech SaaS for campus or small-scale farms
Student-only network with verified .edu, farm-sharing economy focused on agritech validation.
supportive
Match SaaS builders with farm owners by uni/location/crop.
List your campus farm for beta access with usage limits.
Request/test SaaS on peer farms, approve access.
Rate peers and generate shareable testimonials post-test.
In-app messaging for setup and feedback.
Track beta usage on your farm.
Multi-party beta rounds.
Pre-built API keys for common SaaS.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| type | text | No |
| university | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| crops | text[] | Yes |
| access_key | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| requester_id | uuid | No |
| provider_id | uuid | No |
| farm_id | uuid | Yes |
| status | text | No |
| rating | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/matchesGet peer matches
/api/swapsCreate swap request
/api/swaps/:id/approveApprove and generate access
/api/chat/:swapIdSend messages
No chat
5 farms
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 2% | $84 | $1,008 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 4% | $560 | $6,720 |
Connect with peer students to test crop monitoring tools on real farms.
Launch in 3 university agritech Facebook groups with invite-only beta. Partner with student orgs at target unis for cross-promo. Offer lifetime Pro to first farm listers from hackathon winners.
Beta listings
No peer sharing
Farm-specific swaps
Community
No structured matching
Agri-focused peer economy
Network effects from student-exclusive swaps; more farms = better matches.
Explosion of campus ag clubs (50% growth 2023) seeking tech partners amid food security pushes.
Low farm density
Seed with manual outreach
Abuse of access
Ratings + limits
Slow adoption
Free tier growth
Success: 10 swaps
Success: 20% retention
Success: 100 users
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