BusyGrad, LLC

BusyGrad is Yammer for grad students and their university. We break down academic silos and promote social and collaborative interactions.

  • Stage Full Product Ready
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded October 2011
  • Employees 2
  • Website busygrad.com

Company Summary

Busygrad lets its grads better manage their social and school life, and connect with one another across departments, divisions, and schools. Built-in apps like ReagentShare™ provide a way for grads to easily share chemicals across campus. Before RS, they had to buy new or spend time searching other labs for chemicals. We have saved labs over $50,000 and countless hours. BusyGrad has enrolled 2500 of the grads at Johns Hopkins and UMB.

Team

  • Jon F Robinson
    Founder

    Ph.D Human Genetics Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Founder and CEO of BusyGrad. Former CEO of YouMrkt.com. Lead coder for BusyGrad

  • Lawrence Wilson Gray
    Co-Founder

    Ph.D in Cellular and Molecular Physiology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Co-Founder and COO of , BusyGrad. He served on the Board of Directors of a major research institution, being appointed by the Governor of Oregon. He was awarded a fellowship in technology entrepreneurship.

Advisors

  • Bill McComas
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Abell Foundation
    Unconfirmed

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