Making college a reality for more kids
Our mission
CollegeBacker was founded to make saving for college so easy that every American child will have a college fund, no matter their family’s means, where they come from, or what they look like.
Since 2015, we’ve helped families all across the country avoid over $30 million in student loan debt. And we’re just getting started.
Our values
Simplicity
Saving for education is still way too hard, which is why so few families do it. We’re obsessed with changing this.
Universality
We’re incentivized by our business model to serve as many families as possible, not just the wealthy ones.
Community
Everyone who cares about a child should be able to help. We’re bringing families together.
Trust
We’ve got your back. We believe in low-fee, passive investing and never take sales commissions.
Pay it forward
We use 1% of your fee to reach low-income families, because every child deserves a college fund.
Our team

Founder & CEO

Head of Operations

Head of Business Development

Head of Engineering

Software Architect

Software Engineer

Customer Success

Design Lead
Want to join us?
We're Hiring
Dan Macklin
Co-founder, Sofi

Jennifer Carolan
Reach Capital

Tom Blaisdell
CEO, Alignpact

Miriam Rivera
Ulu Ventures

David Rochon
President, UPromise

Ryan Caldbeck
CEO, Circleup

Bharat Mediratta
CTO, Dropbox

Andrew Sutherland
Founder, Quizlet







Headquarters
474 Bryant St
San Francisco, CA 94107