Suander
The problem

Students arrive at college with barely any money, but plenty of stuff they don't use.

$1,330

Average budget for books and supplies at a U.S. public four-year college, per year. Before the mini fridge, the lamp and the desk chair.

College Board, Trends in College Pricing 2025–26. A budget allowance, not measured spending.
80.1%

Share of discarded U.S. furniture and furnishings that went to landfill. Move-out week adds to the pile every year.

U.S. EPA, durable goods data, 2018. National figure, not campus-specific.
The gap

There's no trusted, students-only place to trade it.

Selling is a hassle and giving things away to strangers feels risky. So good stuff gets binned at move-out while the next student buys the same thing new.

The sustainable fix

Swap it with someone on your campus.

Trading item for item keeps things in use, saves the resources it takes to make new ones, and keeps useful items out of the trash. No money needed.

Suander

A campus exchange for the things student life needs.

01 / Sign up

Your school email, one account.

Pick your campus, enter your school email and type the 6-digit code that arrives.

  • One account per student
  • Your email is never shown to anyone
  • No password to remember
02 / The deck

Swipe what's on offer.

The For you deck shows things other students at your school are giving up.

  • Pass on what you don't need
  • Want what you'd use
  • Offer something of yours for it
03 / Matched

Both items, one chat.

When you each want something the other has, a chat opens with both items side by side. Say hi and plan your swap.

  • Track it: Matched, Items set, Swapping, Done
  • Tap We swapped! once it's done
  • Feels off? Request to cancel, or report from the shield
04 / Profile

Show what you're after.

Your profile counts your swaps, listings and followers, so people know who they're meeting.

  • Looking for: the things you want next
  • Into: what you like, from coffee to basketball
  • Your year and campus, at a glance
05 / Post

Snap it. Swap it.

Add up to 5 photos, name the item, pick its condition and a category. Nothing on Suander has a price.

  • Show the front, back and any scuffs
  • Brand new, Like new, Used or Fair
  • Save a draft and finish later
01 / Clear out

Get rid of what you don't use.

The mini fridge you never plugged in and last semester's textbooks go to a student who needs them.

02 / Trade up

Get the things you want.

Trade for what you were about to buy. No money changes hands.

03 / Meet up

Meet people on your campus.

Every swap is a short meetup with another student from your school, on campus, in a public place, during the day.

Wishlist Suander.

Tell us you want it on your campus.

Students on the wishlist: 0