Scholarbridge

The problem

Millions in scholarships go unclaimed each year because students don't know which they qualify for and each form takes days.

The solution

Scholarbridge asks a student twenty questions, lists the scholarships they qualify for and fills in the shared parts of each application.

Who it's for

Final-year school students and undergraduates.

Market

Bottom-up: about 90,000 customers like this in Philippines and nearby, worth roughly $200 million a year at our prices.

Competition and edge

Headline metric

7,600 active users, growing 19% a month

The team

Maria knows the customer and has sold to them before; Paolo has built this kind of system at scale. We have worked side by side since before Scholarbridge had a name.

Worked together

6–12 months

Hiring

A senior engineer and our first customer-success hire.

About the founder

Maria Santos

Founder & CEO · Manila, Philippines · 12 years of experience

Maria won four scholarships herself and advised students at a university admissions office. Started Scholarbridge in 2025 and works on it full-time from Manila.

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