The app was originally designed to help students print term papers and other documents at select campus locations. “Although UPrint still provides that service, we have updated our original app, and students are finding it even easier to use,” said Rick Li, co-founder of UPrint. “To get the discounts, students can simply bring the offer up on their phones and present it at the register. In the coming months, we plan to speak with and add more businesses that we know students visit regularly.”

Currently, the app provides discounts on beverages from Latea Bubble Tea Lounge and the Discount Den, as well as automotive discounts from Mercedes-Benz of Lafayette. Local businesses that want to advertise on UPrint platform can reach out through the team email team@uprint.io.

As graduates of Purdue’s College of Health and Human Sciences and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Li and Joseph Watkins founded UPrint in 2015. The young company is one of the many startups to be launched out of The Anvil, Purdue’s student-run entrepreneurship co-working space. UPrint is now located in the Purdue Research Park.

“Using a university printer would typically take at least 5-7 minutes,” Li said. “Now documents can be printed in a matter of seconds. Our software and cybersecurity experts ensure that student information is completely secure because the application never stores student information. Our app is merely a bridge of communication from their phone to the printer.”

The printing app helps students avoid standing in line and having to log into email. However, the best part is that the app is free of charge to Purdue students. Li projects that the app will have 4,000 to 5,000 student users by early 2018.

Source: Purdue Newsroom