Buy and sell textbooks, electronics, and everyday items with verified students from your university. No strangers, no scams.
Get Early AccessExisting platforms are designed for everyone, which means they work well for no one in particular.
Meeting strangers from the internet creates real risks. Students have been scammed, robbed, or worse through anonymous platforms.
Anonymous sellers can disappear after a bad transaction. There is no community reputation to hold people accountable.
Coordinating with people across a city is time consuming. Students need a marketplace that works within their daily campus routine.
Chat Interface Screenshot
UniTrade connects verified university students within their own campus community. Every user is authenticated through their university email.
Built with student needs in mind, from our MVP and validated through user research.
Every user verifies their identity through university email authentication.
Message sellers instantly with our built in chat. No need to share personal contact info.
Find textbooks by course code, filter by category, or browse what is available nearby.
Get notified when someone messages you or when items you want become available.
Build reputation through completed transactions. See seller history before buying.
Bookmark listings you are interested in and get alerts when prices drop.
Register with your university email to verify your student status.
Search for items you need or post what you want to sell.
Message directly in the app to negotiate and arrange details.
Complete the transaction at a convenient campus location.
Clear, measurable milestones to validate product market fit at UNSW before scaling.
Core marketplace functionality with real time chat is built and functional.
Onboard 50 UNSW students to validate demand and gather usage data.
Demonstrate real usage with successful buyer and seller interactions.
Conduct discovery interviews to understand pain points and iterate on features.
Achieve meaningful retention to validate that users find ongoing value.
Measure user satisfaction to ensure we are solving a real problem well.
Be among the first UNSW students to try UniTrade. Help us shape the future of campus commerce.
Request Early AccessCurrently accepting UNSW students only
We understand the problem firsthand.
Founder and Product Lead
Responsible for MVP development, system architecture, and deployment. Leading validation strategy and milestone execution.
Founding Team Member, Growth and Community
Supporting customer discovery, campus outreach, and early user acquisition experiments.