How ScaleU works
Over 12-18 months, your startup goes from a first review to executive intros, paid pilots inside ASU, and university-wide adoption. The program takes 1% in-kind equity.
How to get started
Four steps from first conversation to a signed pilot.
Submit your information
Tell us about your company, product, and traction through our online form.
- Use cloud links (DocSend, Dropbox, Google Drive)
- Include user metrics and revenue data
Initial conversation
Our team connects with you to understand your EdTech solution and explore fit.
- We assess technical feasibility
- We explore ASU ecosystem alignment
Present your solution
Founders present their solution directly to ASU leadership and deans.
- Focus on student impact and outcomes
- Propose specific pilot program
Join ScaleU
Companies begin designing their pilot with ASU partners and start validation.
- Commit to success metrics
- Begin immediate student testing
Your journey within ASU
Once you join ScaleU, your company moves from onboarding through enterprise scaling.
Meet the ScaleU team and learn how ASU works: who makes the decisions, how procurement runs, and where your product fits.
Key activities
- Meet your ScaleU program lead and support team
- Map relevant ASU stakeholders (deans, CIOs, department heads)
- Understand ASU procurement and technology integration processes
- Define your goals and success metrics for the program
What you walk away with
A roadmap for your time at ASU, with the specific stakeholders and departments to target.
Present directly to the decision-makers who can champion your solution. Build relationships with deans, CIOs, and budget owners who can approve pilot commitments.
Key activities
- Present to relevant deans and department leaders
- Meet with CIOs and IT leadership for technical alignment
- Connect with faculty champions who will advocate for adoption
- Identify the right department and budget for your pilot
What you walk away with
Executive sponsors and faculty champions aligned around a specific pilot opportunity.
Design a paid pilot with ASU partners that can prove your product works here. You'll agree up front on the scope, timeline, success criteria, and integration requirements.
Key activities
- Define pilot scope, timeline, and target user group
- Set measurable success criteria (student outcomes, adoption, efficiency)
- Plan technical integration (LTI, API, SSO as needed)
- Establish data collection and reporting framework
What you walk away with
A signed pilot agreement with clear success metrics and institutional support.
Run your pilot with ASU students and faculty. Test your product at university scale and collect the outcome data buyers ask for.
Key activities
- Deploy your solution to the pilot user group
- Collect usage data, engagement metrics, and user feedback
- Measure impact on student outcomes or institutional efficiency
- Iterate based on feedback from students and faculty
What you walk away with
Usage data showing your product works at university scale.
Use your pilot results to make the case for university-wide adoption. A successful pilot creates the procurement path for broader licensing, plus the case study that gets you meetings at other schools.
Key activities
- Present pilot results to university leadership
- Build the business case for university-wide deployment
- Work through procurement for enterprise licensing
- Develop the ASU case study for selling to other institutions
What you walk away with
A path to university-wide adoption and a case study you can take to the next school.
Ready to join ScaleU?
You've seen how the program works. The next step is to tell us about your company.
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