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of the platform. “Once you add 
the five to 10 characteristics 
that you actually care about in 
a person, that’ll narrow it down 
to five or so people.
”
However, Liss and Mischley 
envision MeetYourClass going 
beyond simply being a resource 
for students. They plan to 
partner with universities to 
transform the platform into 
a B2B (business-to-business) 
model. Now, they are running 
a pilot program with Midland 
University in Nebraska to test 
the idea.
“So far, it’s been very positive,
” 
Mischley says.

BUILDING A VISION
To make the shift to a B2B 
model, MeetYourClass is 
seeking funding and has already 
been backed by Techstars 
Detroit as part of its business 

accelerator program summer 
cohort.
Liss and Mischley have 
received $20,000 in funding so 
far, with an option to receive 
another $100,000. This has 
allowed MeetYourClass to 
make a few hires and get their 
business plan in action.
Now, the co-founders 
are connecting with more 
universities and investors 
to discuss the idea of going 
business-to-business. While 
their goals are high, both 
students have already built 
promising backgrounds in 
entrepreneurship.
Liss launched a nonprofit 
during the pandemic that 
enlisted volunteers to deliver 
food, medicine and necessities 
to older and vulnerable 
populations, in addition to 
an AI research project that 

documented antisemitic hate 
speech on Twitter.
Mischley, meanwhile, 
says he has “always been 
entrepreneurial in spirit” 
and has launched a clothing 
company and mug company 
prior to co-founding 
MeetYourClass with Liss.
Currently, Mischley serves as 
CEO and Liss serves as COO of 
MeetYourClass. Both students 
are studying computer science 

at University of Michigan, with 
Liss pursuing a business degree, 
as well.
They recently polled 
MeetYourClass users and 
discovered 100% of surveyed 
students had a positive 
experience both on the 
Instagram page and on the 
platform itself.
“We’re having a very tangible 
and real effect,
” Mischley says, 
“which is great to see.
” 

Jonah Liss and Blake Mischley

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