<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
is	O
an	O
EdTech	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
student	O
engagement	O
platform	O
for	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2015	O
by	O
Kimeshan	B-Application
Naidoo	I-Application
and	O
Diego	O
Fanara	O
and	O
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
London	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
's	O
main	O
product	O
is	O
Chat	O
,	O
a	O
student	O
engagement	O
platform	O
that	O
enables	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
to	O
connect	O
prospective	O
and	O
current	O
students	O
with	O
student	O
ambassadors	O
and	O
alumni	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Unibuddy	B-Application
focussed	O
on	O
its	O
newest	O
Community	O
product	O
to	O
help	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
create	O
belonging	O
and	O
to	O
help	O
students	O
connect	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
over	O
common	O
interests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
partnerships	O
with	O
over	O
600	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
NYU	O
,	O
Imperial	O
College	O
London	O
and	O
Arizona	O
State	O
University	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
UCAS	O
(	O
University	O
and	O
Colleges	O
Admissions	O
Service	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
organisation	O
responsible	O
for	O
managing	O
applications	O
to	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
partnership	O
,	O
Unibuddy	B-Application
provides	O
its	O
platform	O
to	O
UCAS	O
to	O
help	O
prospective	O
students	O
connect	O
with	O
current	O
university	O
students	O
and	O
alumni	O
as	O
they	O
make	O
their	O
decisions	O
on	O
where	O
to	O
apply	O
to	O
university	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
similar	O
partnerships	O
with	O
StudyPortal	O
and	O
IDP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
raised	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
$32million	O
in	O
funding	O
from	O
investors	O
including	O
Stride	O
VC	O
,	O
Highland	O
VC	O
and	O
Daniel	O
Borel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
had	O
a	O
significant	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
education	O
and	O
higher	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Unibuddy	B-Application
's	O
products	O
have	O
helped	O
universities	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
prospective	O
students	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
personalised	O
and	O
effective	O
way	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
improved	O
recruitment	O
and	O
retention	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unibuddy	B-Application
has	O
helped	O
over	O
1.5million	O
prospective	O
students	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
make	O
better	O
high	O
education	O
decisions	O
to	O
date	O
and	O
future	O
growth	O
goals	O
include	O
partnering	O
with	O
over	O
1500	O
higher	O
education	O
institutions	O
and	O
to	O
empower	O
10	O
million	O
students	O
to	O
progress	O
on	O
their	O
higher	O
education	O
journey	O
by	O
2025	O
.	O
</s>
