Automate semester cohorts to predict and prevent student churn waves.
SaaS founders targeting student marketers face crippling low retention as students graduate or lose interest mid-semester, directly killing MRR.
CohortForge groups your users by enrollment semester, predicts churn spikes via academic calendars, and launches targeted re-engagement campaigns. It stabilizes MRR by smoothing retention across grad cycles. Founders get predictive dashboards and one-click automations.
SaaS founders and product teams building tools for college student marketers
Semester-synced cohorting with AI churn forecasts tailored to college calendars.
friendly
Auto-groups users by semester from imports.
Forecasts drop-off based on engagement + calendars.
Schedules emails/nudges pre-churn events.
Visualizes cohort health over time.
CSV/API sync for user data.
Personalized email sequences.
PDF/CSV retention reports.
Real-time churn warnings.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| saas_name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| account_id | uuid | No |
| semester | text | No |
| size | int | Yes |
| churn_risk | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| cohort_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| status | text | No |
| sent_count | int | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/cohortsCreate cohort from data
/api/predictionsGet churn forecasts
/api/campaignsLaunch campaign
/api/dashboardFetch metrics
100 users/cohort
1k users/cohort
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 60 | 2% | $36 | $432 |
| Month 6 | 600 | 4% | $720 | $8,640 |
CohortForge syncs with semesters to automate retention—steady MRR guaranteed.
Share Figma mockups in student SaaS Discords; email founders from AppSumo student tools; free Pro for first feedback loop.
Deep analytics
No cohort automation
Student-specific predictions + actions
Proprietary semester churn models from user data
AI analytics maturing + student creator tools surging
Prediction accuracy
Rule-based fallback
Niche too narrow
Broaden to any cohort SaaS
Slow ramp
Bootstrap with consulting
Success: 5 yes
Success: 50% retention lift
Success: 10 referrals
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