An iOS app  ·  Georgia Tech only

Strangers today. Gone tomorrow.

A new anonymous group chat with random students, every midnight. 24 hours later, it’s gone.

Get in touch See how it works

The problem

Big campus. Small circles.

Students find their people in the first few weeks. Then the circle closes.

Permanent

Everything is on the record.

Performative

Feeds reward the highlight reel.

Built for dating

Apps for strangers are for dating.

So most people just don’t.

How it works

Four steps. One day.

  1. 01

    Sign up with your school email.

    • @gatech.edu emails only
    • Random alias and avatar
    • Name and email stay hidden
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  2. 02

    Pick a mode.

    • Group: up to 10 people
    • Individual: one-on-one
    • Choose daily or set a default
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    Kublai

    How do you want to meet today?

    Group
    1-on-1
    Lock it in

    Until midnight

  3. 03

    Get matched at midnight.

    • New room at 12:00 AM
    • Random students from across campus
    12:00

    12:00 AM

    Meet today’s strangers.

  4. 04

    Talk for 24 hours. Then it’s gone.

    • Messages deleted at midnight
    • Clicked with someone? Send your number
    • 2 a day, free
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    Today’s room11:59 PM
    same room tomorrow? it’s random lol then take my number Nemo’s number saved

    That’s a wrap.New room at midnight

Inside a room

Different people. Same day.

No permanent record, so people actually talk.

  • Daily dropA prompt to break the ice
  • PresenceWho’s here, who’s typing
  • Polls & gamesSettle anything
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Today’s room8H 33M left4 here
Sherlock
who’s still up
Nemo
always
😂 3
library 4th floor rn
Wednesday
Food run?Waffles4Tacos2
Loki
🎱8-Ball PoolPlay
Nemo
Nemo
omw
Message

Features

Everything a room needs.

The midnight match

A new hand, every night.

New members, dealt in like cards.

+5 more strangers · dealt at 12:00 AM

Games

Play the room.

  • 🎱8-ball pool
  • ♟️Chess
  • 🎯Darts
  • 🏀Basketball
  • 🚢Sea Battle

Rich chat

A real group chat.

RepliesReactions@mentionsPhotosVoicePollsDaily drop

The bridge

From anonymous to an actual friend.

  • Share your number privately
  • 2 people a day, free
  • The one thing that outlives the room

Check-ins & streaks

How’s today going?

Daily mood check-in. Daily streaks.

CookedLocked inDelusionalChilling
🔥Day 12 · daily streak

Notifications

The midnight ping.

Matches, mentions, messages.

Safety & trust

Anonymous, not lawless.

Every account is a verified school email. The room only sees an alias.

  • Verified campus

    @gatech.edu only

  • Community Rules

    Short, clear, enforced

  • Report & block

    Right from the chat

  • Moderator team

    Reviews reports, suspends rule-breakers

  • Limited data retention

    Messages gone at midnight. Media deleted on a schedule.

Business model

Free to talk. Fun to flex.

Free to use. Two optional App Store subscriptions.

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Kublai Premium

Go further.

God ModeAlias, themes, effects$1.99/mo
Kublai ModeOutranks all. Plus a shirt.$99.99/mo
  • Pick your alias
  • Themes & message effects
  • Unlimited numbers & drops
Continue
God ModeFor the regulars
$1.99/ month
  • Pick your alias and profile colour
  • Chat themes, message effects, extra reactions
  • Chat stats and streaks
  • A badge and an alternate app icon
  • Early access and unlimited daily drops
  • Send your number to anyone
Kublai ModeOutranks all
$99.99/ month
  • Everything in God Mode
  • The Kublai badge, which outranks every other badge
  • A free Kublai Khan shirt, shipped to you

Deliberately absurd. Very high margin.

Why now

Students want to talk. Just not on the record.

01

Feeds got permanent.

So students post less.

02

Ephemeral is native.

Disappearing messages taught people to open up.

03

Verified, yet anonymous.

A school email gate makes anonymity safe.

Go-to-market

One campus at a time.

Win density at one school, then open the next.

First

Georgia Tech

Launch campus

Next

University of Georgia

Opens once Georgia Tech rooms fill nightly

Then

Campus by campus

Each school its own closed network

Team & the raise

The team and the ask.

Founders
Prajit ChennupatiCEO · Computer Science
Vedanth SreeprakashCTO · Math & Computer Science
Shrianz BambiCOO · Electrical Engineering
The raise

Raising $15,000

Round
Pre-seed
Use of funds
Marketing at Georgia Tech and UGA
Milestones
  1. Full rooms nightly at Georgia Tech
  2. Strong daily retention
  3. Launch at UGA
Get in touch
Today’s room closes in23:15:00

Let’s talk before midnight.

Our chats delete themselves. Our inbox doesn’t.

Email the founders

Founders: founders@kublai.app Support: support@kublai.app