Matchbox Recognized at SXSWedu Startup Competition

BOSTON -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Matchbox announced today that judges from the Gates Foundation chose Matchbox as the runner-up in the higher education category of the 2013 SXSW LAUNCHedu competition. Matchbox bested ten other startup finalists out of a large field of pioneering higher ed startups with its innovative tools for student records including an industry leading mobile app for evaluating student records and powerful cloud-based integration system that smoothly connects with the majority of school IT systems.

“We are thrilled and honored that the panel of venture capitalists, experts, media, and attendees sent Matchbox to the final round of competition where it finished second,” said Matchbox CEO and Founder Stephen Marcus. “We are humbled by the recognition as the other finalists were impressive in their own right. Matchbox is focused on making traditional universities significantly more cost effective at enrolling students that graduate by providing the 1.1 million people involved in enrollment with the tools they need to get the full story.”

MIT Sloan, Kellogg, UCLA, University of Dayton, University of New Haven, Colorado College, represent some of the rapidly-growing community of undergraduate and graduate programs Matchbox serves. These admissions offices, like most around the country, travel continuously and are inundated with applications. With Matchbox they skip a generation of technology and leap ahead of their peer schools still reviewing and processing via paper files or document imaging.

LAUNCHedu is the premiere destination for promising entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative startup education business products and services. This exciting, fast-paced competition highlights the solution-seeking visionaries who are revolutionizing the world of education.

About SXSWedu

Now in its third year, the SXSWedu Conference has quickly emerged as a catalyst for change in education. Education stakeholders of all backgrounds converge at SXSWedu to connect, collaborate, create and change how we teach and learn. For more details, visit http://sxswedu.com.

About Matchbox

Matchbox disrupts the undergraduate and graduate admissions process by replacing outdated software and systems with an iPad app for application review. With a streamlined system, our customers gain a competitive advantage by arriving at admissions decisions faster, which gives them visibility into the incoming class sooner. The earlier perspective enables admissions officers to proactively adjust their recruitment efforts, improving yield and increasing tuition revenue.