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The Campus Clinic That Never Closes
TimelyCare turned the overloaded campus counseling center into a 24/7 care network. Now its bet is that colleges will pay not only for access, but for proof that students get better - and stay enrolled.
Knack
Knack is a student success technology company that helps colleges and universities run and scale peer-tutoring programs. Its platform recruits, trains, and pays high-achieving students to tutor their classmates through web and mobile apps and a real-time online classroom, giving institutions a measurable way to improve retention and graduation while creating paid campus jobs. Founded in 2015 and now serving hundreds of campuses including the University of Florida, Georgia Tech, Northeastern, Fordham, and Auburn, Knack raised a Series B in October 2025 and appointed higher-ed veteran Megan Dusenbery as CEO.
Analytikus
Analytikus is a Miami-based education-technology company that applies machine learning and artificial intelligence to help colleges and universities reduce student dropout, sharpen recruitment, and personalize teaching. Its SEAL platform pulls signals from learning management systems and campus data into a holistic student profile (WHALE), then layers on predictive modules and generative-AI assistants - Emilia and Socrates - to give students 24/7 support and give faculty an early-warning read on who is at risk.
Archer Education
Archer Education is a higher education growth-enablement company that helps colleges and universities recruit, enroll, and retain students for their online programs. Founded in 2006 as the college-search portal Campus Explorer and rebranded as Archer in 2018, the firm pairs enrollment marketing, admissions support, and data-driven advisory services so institutions can grow online enrollment without building the machinery themselves. Over two decades it says it has partnered with 200+ institutions, managed 1,000+ online programs, and reached more than 20 million adult learners.