Fuzemee, the social media app created by Tufts acceptant Christopher Tsetsekos and beta-tested in March 2021, has raised over $800,000 in seed round investments, and recruited over 350 Tufts students as ambassadors for the platform.
According to Tsetsekos, Fuzemee allows students to meet new friends, find compatible roommates and discover events around campus. Tsetsekos was originally accepted to the Class of 2024, but has now opted to take a second gap year to pursue Fuzemee’s development.
In detailing his inspiration for the app, Tsetsekos described the lack of a centralized communication platform that caters to college students and how Fuzemee can bridge that gap.
“It’s just mind boggling how some leaders still use email lists or post the same message in multiple Facebook groups,” Tsetsekos said. “On Fuzemee, it’s a lot more efficient. If a student wants to just select one class year’s [events], they can do so right on Fuzemee rather than having to enter a whole new different page on Facebook.”
Currently, Fuzemee also has an extended ambassador network that works to spread its reach across college campuses nationwide, including over 350 Tufts students and 5,500 nationwide, according to Tsetsekos.
Matt Lane, a Tufts ambassador for Fuzemee, discussed his role in working with the platform.
“Now that I’m in my fourth year here, I know a lot of people that run clubs or are presidents of fraternities and sororities, and so I’m able to be a main point of contact between the...
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