Free software
for NYC.
Columbia Software Solutions: free software for nonprofits and small businesses. We scope, build, and ship in 1–2 months. Built and run by Columbia students. Started in NYC, Spring 2026.
Advisory Board
Advisors.
Senior operators from BCV, OpenAI, and YC Startups.
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Kevin Zhang
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Co-founder of Columbia in Tech.
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Gary Lin
SWE at OpenAI
Previously founder of Explo.
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Hadley Callaway
Chief of Staff at Sazabi (YC P26)
Previously Software Engineer at Doppel, Brex, and Microsoft.
What we do
What we do. Real clients. Real code. Free. A small team. One semester. Guided by industry advisors.
Our projects.
For Columbia students
For students.
Work in a small team, ship a deployed product in a semester, and get guidance from industry advisors.
Join the Fall 2026 waitlistFor NYC nonprofits & small businesses
For clients.
Scope a project with us. We'll ship you code for free.
Work with usTeam
Founders.
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Ethan Zhang
Founder
Columbia CS '28.
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Kushaan Vardhan
Co-founder
Columbia CS '28.
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Siddharth Rout
Founding Team
Columbia CS '29.
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Toffy Prakittiphoom
Founding Team
Columbia Econ '28.