What is Nexus?
Connect with professors, universities, and research institutes. Find PhD opportunities, research positions, and academic collaborations.
Problem
Users currently rely on fragmented sources like university portals, conferences, and informal networks to find academic opportunities, facing time-consuming searches, inconsistent information, and limited visibility into global collaborations.
Solution
A centralized academic networking platform where users can explore PhD positions, research roles, and institutional partnerships via structured profiles and search filters. Example: Filtering by research field, funding availability, or geographic location.
Customers
PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, professors, and university administrators actively seeking academic career growth or institutional partnerships.
Unique Features
Dedicated matchmaking for academia with verified institutional profiles, funding alerts, and collaboration request workflows tailored to research specialties.
User Comments
Simplified my PhD search globally
Connected with a lab in 3 days
No more endless email chains
Funding alerts saved months
University portal integration is clunky
Traction
Launched 6 months ago; 8,000+ registered academics, 300+ universities listed, $25k MRR from premium institutional subscriptions
Market Size
The global higher education market reached $2.2 trillion in 2023, with over 4.3 million PhD holders actively researching worldwide (HolonIQ 2023).
