What Storage Scholars does

Storage Scholars is a private logistics services company that provides door-to-door storage and shipping solutions tailored to college students. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Winston Salem, North Carolina, the company serves undergraduate and graduate students at more than 150 partner university campuses across the United States, and has completed over 75,000 cumulative moves since inception. Its core offering bundles three integrated services — Summer Storage, Ship-to-School shipping, and College Moving — into a self-service, direct-to-consumer flow in which students sign up online in approximately five minutes, receive packing supplies, and have belongings picked up from dorms or off-campus housing, stored in climate-controlled third-party facilities, and delivered back in coordination with university move-out and move-in schedules.

The company's underlying technology is best characterized as an operations and logistics coordination layer rather than a software platform. Proprietary systems route work to third-party movers, storage facilities, and shipping carriers (FedEx and UPS) through a customer portal that handles registration, scheduling, and inventory tracking. Storage Scholars does not maintain its own fleet, warehouses, or AI/ML capabilities; its intellectual property is concentrated in the customer-facing booking flow, the per-campus pricing and scheduling logic, and the partnerships with university housing offices that enable contactless on-campus pickup and delivery.

Storage Scholars generates revenue primarily through per-item, per-month storage fees with a four-month minimum commitment, supplemented by a one-time registration fee (approximately $50) that bundles a packing supply kit, pickup, and delivery. Additional revenue streams include ship-to-school coordination and shipping fees ($50 per item plus carrier pass-through), premium and off-season move services ($300), insurance add-ons (Value Protection Plan), and ancillary fees such as packing assistance and late or cancellation charges. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer via school-specific landing pages and SEO, layered on top of referral traffic from university housing offices and earned media anchored by a Shark Tank appearance and Mark Cuban as lead investor. In November 2025 the company announced a partnership with StarRez to embed its services within housing management software used by universities.

Name

Storage Scholars

Legal name

StorageScholars L.L.C.

Website

https://storagescholars.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Storage Scholars provides door-to-door storage, shipping, and moving services for college students across 150+ US university campuses, handling packing supplies, pickup, climate-controlled storage, and return delivery on a self-service online model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Moving and Storage Services

NAICS

General Warehousing and Storage (493110), Other Warehousing and Storage (49319)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Student & Seasonal Full-Service Storage (HSAKAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student & Dorm Local Moving (HSAKAAAE), Move-In/Move-Out Logistics & Storage Services (EDAEAFAJ)

Keywords

• Student moving services
• College storage services
• Summer storage services
• Student shipping services
• Dorm storage logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Winston Salem

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Student Storage Services: Per-item monthly storage fees with minimum 4-month commitment. Customers pay registration fee plus per-item storage charges based on size classification (Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large). Pricing example: $71/month for small order (3 items) x 4 months plus $50 registration = $334 total.
2. Shipping Services: Coordination fee of $50 per item received plus actual shipping costs through FedEx/UPS. Average FedEx shipping: $40 per box (18x18x22") for 0-500 miles, $65 for 500-1000 miles, $85 for 1000-1500 miles. Ship-to-school service allows incoming students to ship belongings ahead.
3. Packing Supply Kits: Optional packing supply kits provided with registration (included in $49.99-$50 registration fee). Additional kits available for purchase separately. FedEx can pick up packages from customer's home.
4. Premium/Special Move Services: $300 fee for moves scheduled outside complimentary Green Dates. Additional services include packing assistance ($50-$250 depending on complexity) and late fees for cancellations or missed appointments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Storage Scholars provides door-to-door storage, shipping, and moving services specifically designed for college students. The company picks up belongings from dorm rooms or off-campus housing, stores them in climate-controlled facilities, and delivers them back at move-in; alternatively, students can ship boxes from home to campus (ship-to-school) or book full-service college moves. Services are sold directly to students (and their parents) via a self-service online signup, with logistics executed through third-party movers, third-party storage facilities, and FedEx/UPS shipping carriers.

Product overview

Storage Scholars is a college student moving and storage service offering a unified platform for summer storage, ship-to-school shipping, and full-service moving. The core offering combines three integrated services: (1) Summer Storage with door-to-door pickup, climate-controlled storage, and delivery; (2) Ship-to-School enabling students to ship boxes from home directly to campus dorms; and (3) College Moving with professional student movers. All services include complimentary packing supplies and utilize a simple per-item or per-box pricing model. The company operates partnerships with 150+ university campuses across the US.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Summer Storage Climate-controlled storage service where Storage Scholars picks up belongings from a dorm room or off-campus housing, stores them securely, and delivers them back at move-in. Includes complimentary pickup and delivery on designated campus dates.
• Ship-to-School Service allowing students to ship boxes from home to campus. Items are received at a Storage Scholars facility and delivered to the dorm room on move-in day, with an optional packing supply kit and FedEx home pickup.
• College Moving Full-service moving assistance for college students, including door-to-door pickup and delivery with professional student movers handling loading, transport, and unloading of belongings.
• Packing Supplies Free packing supplies, including boxes and packing essentials, provided with every storage or move purchase and shipped directly to the customer's door.
• Moving After College Transition moving service for students graduating or moving after college, handling logistics of moving belongings to a first apartment or new location post-graduation.
• Commercial Moving Moving services offered for commercial projects and businesses, extending beyond student residential moving.
• Value Protection Plan Optional protection coverage for stored items against loss or damage; without it Storage Scholars' default liability is $0.60 per pound per item up to $600 maximum per item.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves families $3,684+ compared to DIY moving when accounting for hidden costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• StarRezcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 November 2025Partnership announced November 2025 to provide comprehensive moving and storage solution for campus housing operations. Collaboration aims to streamline logistics, reduce burdens for higher education institutions, and enhance the student move-in and move-out experience. StarRez provides housing management software used by universities; integration allows Storage Scholars services to be offered within housing workflows.
• Villanova UniversitycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial moving partner providing campus-wide storage and moving services. Storage Scholars coordinates with university housing for contactless pickup and delivery during move-out/move-in weeks.
• University of Tennessee-KnoxvillecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial campus partner for storage and moving services with dedicated signup deadlines and campus-specific pricing.
• University of Southern California (USC)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial campus partner with dedicated signup deadline (August 2, 2025) and ship-to-school services for students living far from campus.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Extra Space Storage: Largest US self-storage REIT offering climate-controlled units to consumers including students. Adjacent competition for storage dollars, but without the door-to-door service layer Storage Scholars provides.
• U-Haul: Dominant North American DIY moving and self-storage brand with established college programs (Collegeboxes, U-Box). Broad incumbent with vastly larger scale and similar student-targeted offerings.
• PODS: National portable storage container company serving residential, commercial, and student customers. Competes indirectly via portable self-storage but at much larger scale and broader market focus.

Others

• StarRez: Housing management software platform used by universities; strategic technology partner of Storage Scholars (announced Nov 2025). Enables embedded distribution into campus housing workflows.

Direct peers

• Ship Sticks: Shipping service specializing in golf clubs, luggage, and student belongings. Directly comparable ship-to-school capability and customer demographic.
• Collegeboxes (U-Haul): U-Haul-owned college student shipping and storage service with comparable ship-to-school and summer storage offerings. Direct competitor with the backing of a major national moving brand.
• Dorm Room Movers: Direct competitor offering door-to-door moving and storage services specifically targeted at college students. Closest comparable by customer segment, service model, and seasonal demand pattern.

Emerging players

• Lugg: On-demand small-move and pickup/delivery platform with student-relevant use cases. Comparable technology-driven booking model and last-mile logistics approach.
• Tote Mover: Shipping service for college students sending belongings home or to campus. Directly comparable ship-to-school offering serving the same seasonal demand window.
• Bellhops: On-demand moving labor platform serving local moves including student relocations. Comparable customer segment and digital-first booking experience, though focused on labor rather than full-service storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scholarsstorage
• Facebookfacebook.com/storagescholars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/storage-scholars

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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