Boonle helps businesses and nonprofits get quality design work completed by motivated students right here in the US. Boonle's marketplace allows clients to request help with graphic & web design projects using a pay-what-you-want model, all while providing students an exclusive environment to find relevant work. Students gain experience, build their portfolio, establish a reputation, and turn a profit while clients get to set their own prices, leave reviews, and receive quality work.

Our Ambition

In today's world, design matters. Our goal is to help students and recent grads gain the experience they need to launch a successful career while providing a lower cost solution to businesses & nonprofits on design-related projects. We plan to be the starting point for these students and to be the main provider to the SMB market on branding and design.

Solving the Customer Need
Boonle solves a need for both user-types. For students, we provide an opportunity to not “get lost in the crowd” with other freelance sites that are often flooded with overseas, low-cost providers. Students are able to compete with other students - typically with similar experience - leveling the playing field and opening opportunity for real work to help build strong portfolios.

For clients, we’re bringing outsourced work back to the US. Businesses and agencies alone spend nearly $6 billion per year on design-related work, which is often outsourced to overseas designers based on price alone, even though the downfalls of time difference, language barriers, and cultural contrasts exist. Boonle provides an outlet that eliminates the need for international providers by removing foreign barriers while keeping cost at bay by sourcing talented US-based students and utilizing a pay-what-you-want model.

"The help we received on our infographic project was great! The process was very quick while doing everything that we asked." - Neil, IACKids.org

"I was able to get a new logo designed in just a few days at exactly the price I wanted to pay. Can’t complain about that!" - Anthony, Taccone Construction

"Boonle has helped me work with real clients, gaining both higher expertise and some extra cash to compliment my schooling. It's quick and easy to get started, and very addicting once you do!" - Christina, RIT Student

1. Over 2,300 users
2. Raised $100,000 prior to development
3. Increased average price per project posted by 1,400% since beta.
4. First startup accepted into the Innovative Solutions "Excubator" (Rochester, NY)

Entrepreneur Taps Fresh Ideas - RBJ

Catching up with Antonio Calabrese and Boonle - Democrat & Chronicle

Boonle on Product Hunt (#4 Product of the Day!)

Company pairing graphic design students, small businesses ready for Fall semester - Daily News

Startup Founder Hopes to Hop on the ‘Gig Economy’ Rocket Ship – The Batavian