Spill Inc
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Spill is an anonymous online resource that connects people who are struggling with similar life problems.

Visitors are encouraged to “spill” their guts confidentially to get whatever stressors they are dealing with off of their chests. Each spill is screened by Crisis Center professionals and then sent to several volunteer responders who have experienced the same problem. These trained responders often seek joy in being able to help other people with problems they wished they had had help for. Responses are vetted by Spill staff and 4-6 are delivered back to the Spiller within 24 hours.

Spill was born on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison when a student was going through a hard time adjusting to college life. Students told their friends about it and it quickly spread to other schools. Student Spill, LLC was born in June of 2009 to be a broker of anonymous empathy. It provides colleges and universities with customized reporting on the prevalence of student struggles on campus, how their students compare to those of other institutions, and trending of key vulnerabilities throughout the semester.

Though the platform was restricted to member schools in its early years, any student can now “spill” at www.spillnow.com and receive responses from peers.

Milestones
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Spill Inc received $420k in Seed funding. (11/1/11)

Posted 2/9/12 at 6:48pm
Spill Inc — Closed a seed funding round of $430K. (10/31/11)

Posted 12/19/11 at 2:51pm
Spill Inc — We hit 1,000 spills! (12/1/11)

Posted 12/19/11 at 9:28am
Spill Inc — Announced hire of new VP technology (10/1/11)

Posted 12/19/11 at 9:27am