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TouchNet and the art of making the queue disappear
A university is a small city with a very particular cash register. TouchNet connects its payments, student accounts, and campus credentials - and shows why the least glamorous software can change an ordinary day.
Procare Solutions and the Billion-Dollar Business of Getting Paid
A father traded software for child care. Three decades later, Procare runs the administrative machinery of more than 40,000 child care businesses - and is teaching it to plan ahead.
Edstart
Edstart is a Sydney-based technology and financial services company that makes paying and managing school fees easier. It gives schools an end-to-end fee management platform with guaranteed payments and dedicated support, while offering families flexible payment plans that spread tuition costs across or beyond the school year. Founded in 2016 by Jack Stevens, Edstart works with 700+ schools across Australia and the UK, has supported more than 100,000 students and processed over $2 billion in fees.
Meadow
Meadow is a New York-based fintech building modern financial engagement tools for higher education. Its platform helps colleges and universities communicate costs clearly, collect tuition, and support students from application through graduation - spanning a student-friendly net price calculator (Meadow Price), mobile billing and flexible payment plans (Meadow Pay), and compassionate balance recovery (Meadow Pre). Used by 300+ institutions, Meadow raised a $14M Series A led by Matrix Partners in April 2025.
Alfredo Brillembourg
Alfredo Brillembourg is the cofounder and CEO of Meadow, a New York fintech rebuilding how American students pay for college. After a missed tuition deadline locked him out of registration as an undergraduate, he traded a finance track that ran through Goldman Sachs, Bowery Capital, and NEA for the unglamorous plumbing of campus billing. Meadow now serves over 170 colleges and universities, has delivered nearly a million net-price estimates, and raised a $14M Series A led by Matrix Partners in 2025.