Project
Zelospace
Co-founded and built the product for a startup connecting university students through shared interests — from concept to launch, growing to 1000+ active users on campus.
2022 - 2024
University campuses are full of people with overlapping interests who never find each other. Existing social platforms organize around who you already know, not what you care about. Student clubs help, but discovery is fragmented — bulletin boards, Instagram pages, word of mouth. We saw an opportunity to build something purpose-built for campus communities.
Zelospace is a platform that connects university students through shared interests. I co-founded the startup and built the product from initial concept through launch. The core features:
- Passion — Competition-driven discovery that surfaces people, groups, and events based on what you care about
- Community — Unlike traditional social media, people you meet in the Zelospace aren't randomly around the world, they might be sitting 3 seats down in your Digital Media or Computer Architecture class.
- Growth — Our competitions were run by local businesses and international brands like Razer and Hard Rock Cafe
As co-founder, I owned the product end-to-end: user research, information architecture, UI/UX design, and full-stack development.
React Native with PHP/Laravel and Python/Django backends deployed on AWS RDS, EC2, S3, SES, and IAM.
Zelospace grew to 1000+ active users on campus within the first year. The platform validated that interest-based discovery fills a real gap in campus social infrastructure and we hit organic growth. One of our most rewarding experiences was when people started requesting colabs in comments of competition entries! It worked!