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๐Ÿ”ฅ The Student Retention Platform

We Grow YourStudent Revenue.

Most venues shout into the void via public channels. Unifi gives you a private, direct line to your actual student customers โ€” and works it for you automatically.

100+
Brands Onboard
45%
Email Open Rate
14
Day Loyalty Cycle
5x
Cheaper to Retain
Trusted by leading student venues across the UK
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You Can't Retain
Who You Don't Know.

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Walk-ins vanish
Students walk through your door, spend money, and disappear. Without their details, you have no way to bring them back.
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Marketing misses them
Instagram posts, promoters, and paid ads reach random people โ€” not the students who've already visited and liked you.
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Retention costs 5x less
Acquiring a new student costs 5x more than keeping an existing one. Yet most venues pour budget into acquisition.
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Repeat visits drive revenue
Most venue revenue comes from repeat customers. If you're not actively driving return visits, you're leaving money on the table.

How Unifi Works

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Scan Students
Students tap their Unifi Card at your door. One scan verifies they're a university student and logs their visit instantly.
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Database Grows
Every scan adds a verified profile โ€” name, uni email, visit history โ€” directly to your venue dashboard.
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We Remind Them
Unifi sends targeted emails and push notifications to your students at the perfect time โ€” written by you, delivered by us.
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Visits Increase
Streak loyalty and smart reminders create a natural pull. Students come back more often. Your revenue grows.

A Complete Marketing Channel.

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Early Access to Freshers

Reach 150,000+ new students at the very start of the academic year โ€” before your competitors get near them.

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Amplified Social Reach

Your events promoted across Unifi's Instagram accounts to tens of thousands of local verified students.

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Messaging Campaigns

2 email campaigns and 8 push notifications per month sent directly to students who've visited your venue. Average 45% open rate.

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Streak Loyalty

Points expire after 14 days โ€” creating urgency and habit. Turn one-time visitors into regulars who can't afford to miss a week.

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VIP Card Revenue

Offer Unifi VIP cardholders exclusive deals โ€” free entry, 50% off drinks โ€” driving high-value students through your doors on premium terms.

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Indirect vs Direct Reminders

Without Unifi
How you currently reach students
  • โœ•Instagram posts (algorithm-dependent)
  • โœ•Promoters (expensive, inconsistent)
  • โœ•Paid ads (reaches random people)
  • โœ•Sponsorships (hard to measure ROI)
  • โœ•No customer data captured
  • โœ•Return visits left to chance
Time-intensive. Expensive. No Guarantee.
With Unifi
Unifi reminds YOUR verified customers
  • โœ“.ac.uk verified email campaigns
  • โœ“Push notifications to lock screens
  • โœ“Streak loyalty that expires in 14 days
  • โœ“VIP Card exclusives to drive premium visits
  • โœ“Full GDPR-compliant student database
  • โœ“Guaranteed delivery to your customers
We Handle It. Long Term Loyalty.
FIRST SCAN ONGOING POINTS LOYALTY REWARD
14
Day Cycle
Miss it? Points reset.

Pressure That Drives Return.

Unifi's streak-based loyalty creates a psychological pull. Points expire every 14 days โ€” so students have a real reason to come back before they lose their streak. It's not just loyalty, it's urgency.

๐ŸŽ First-Scan Reward
๐Ÿ”ฅ Streak Points
โฐ 14-Day Expiry
๐Ÿ… Loyalty Milestone
๐Ÿ’Ž VIP Exclusives

You set the rewards. We handle delivery. Students chase the streak. You fill the venue.

Why The Top 8 Venues Win.

We only work with 8 venues per city. That means if you're in, your competition isn't. Here's what that's worth.

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45%
Email Open Rate
The UK average is 21%. Our verified .ac.uk email list means real students who've already been to your venue โ€” not cold leads. Nearly half open every campaign.
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8x
Push Notifications Monthly
Delivered directly to your customers' lock screens โ€” 8 per month. Not competing with the Instagram algorithm. Straight to the palm of their hand, every week.
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+40%
Visit Frequency Uplift
Venues using streak loyalty report significant increases in return visit frequency. Students who'd come once a month start coming once every 10 days to protect their streak.
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VIP
Premium Student Visits
VIP cardholders are your highest-intent customers. They're paying for access to deals โ€” they actively plan nights out around your offers. Higher spend, higher frequency.
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150K
Freshers Reached
Every September, over 150,000 new students download Unifi before they even arrive. You're in front of them on day one โ€” before habits form and loyalties are established.
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100%
Verified Student Data
Every profile is university-verified. Your email list isn't guesswork โ€” it's confirmed students who've physically scanned into your venue. The most targeted audience in student marketing.
ยฃ1,000s
Saved annually vs running promoters, paid social, and sponsorships โ€” with better results and measurable ROI.

We Add The Layer That Closes The Loop.

Unifi sits on top of everything you already do โ€” as a powerful direct layer that reaches your actual customers. Your Instagram, your promoters, your events? Keep them all. We add the piece that's been missing: guaranteed, targeted communication straight to the students who've already walked through your door. Every week. At zero cost to you. Your only investment is the rewards you choose to offer.

Get Started Free
#7
App in UK Charts
45%
Avg Email Open Rate
8
Venues Max Per City
150K+
Freshers Per Year

Completely Free for Venues.

We've built Unifi so that venues pay nothing in cash. We sustain the platform through student VIP subscriptions โ€” and you benefit from a motivated, high-spending audience walking through your door.

Your Contribution
Student Rewards
You Set the offer

You define two simple rewards. That's your total investment. We handle everything else.

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    First-Scan Reward โ€” e.g. free drink or discounted entry on a student's first scan at your venue
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    Loyalty Milestone Reward โ€” unlocks after X scans. E.g. a free entry or round of shots after 5 visits
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    VIP Card Deal โ€” an exclusive offer for Unifi VIP subscribers, such as free entry or 50% off drinks. Drives your highest-value students
How we make money

Students pay a monthly subscription for the Unifi VIP Card, which unlocks premium deals at partner venues. We earn from subscriptions โ€” not from you. It's a win-win: you get free marketing, students get epic deals.

Your Secret Weapon.

The Unifi VIP Card is a premium student subscription. VIP holders are actively looking for venues offering exclusive deals โ€” meaning they'll choose your venue over competitors specifically because of your offer. These are your highest-intent, highest-spend customers.

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Exclusive Access

VIP students unlock deals at your venue that regular students can't get. This makes your venue their go-to.

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Premium Audience

VIP cardholders pay monthly to go out. They're committed nightlife spenders โ€” not casual once-a-term visitors.

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This Is How We Both Win

You offer students an exclusive deal, we market it to thousands of VIP subscribers in your city. High-intent students come to you. We handle everything else.

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The App 150,000 Freshers Download Every Year.

Unifi isn't just a loyalty card. It's the essential student companion โ€” from before they arrive at uni, to every night out they take after. And it's completely free.

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Connect Before You Arrive

Freshers join Unifi months before they start โ€” get automatically placed into their course, halls, and freshers group chats. Meet your flatmates and coursemates before you even pack a bag. Find students in your exact flat or dorm.

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City-Wide Student Hub

Once at uni, access a live hub for all verified students in your city. Ask questions, share info, buy and sell โ€” from textbooks to tickets โ€” all in one place with people you can actually trust.

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The Free Unifi Card

Your digital student ID that gets you loyalty rewards at the best venues in town. Scan at the door, earn points, unlock deals. The more you visit, the more you earn.

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VIP Card โ€” Upgrade for More

Unlock exclusive deals at partner venues โ€” free entry, 50% off drinks, priority access. Available via monthly subscription for students who want to get even more from their nights out.

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#7 in the UK App Charts

Over 150,000 freshers sign up every year. Unifi reached #7 in the national app charts โ€” making it one of the most downloaded student apps in the UK. Download free today.

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Less Than a Coffee.
More Than a Night Out.

For just ยฃ2.99/month โ€” the Unifi VIP Card unlocks epic deals at every venue we're partnered with. Free entry. 50% off drinks. Deals big enough to pay for themselves in a single use. And you get unlimited use, every month.

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Free Entry
Walk straight in โ€” no cover charge โ€” at every VIP-partner venue. Skip the queue, skip the fee.
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50% Off Drinks
Half price all night at partner bars. One round covers your monthly subscription. Everything after that is pure profit.
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Unlimited Use
Not a one-time perk. Use it every single night out, every month โ€” as many times as you want.
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VIP spots are capped in each city. Once they're gone, the next wave won't open until the next academic term. Don't sleep on it.
Get VIP for ยฃ2.99/mo โ†’

Check Availability In Your City.

We're live in 11 cities and growing fast. Only 8 venue spots per city โ€” click your city to see who's already in and what's still available.

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10+ Years of Student Marketing.

We're not a tech company that stumbled into student marketing. We've spent over a decade studying, testing, and evolving with the student market โ€” and we know what drives behaviour better than anyone.

We work closely with every venue to understand your individual goals, your brand, and your student demographic. Then we apply that alongside our market-wide data and the latest research on how students behave in 2026. No generic campaigns. No copy-paste strategy.

10+
Years in student marketing
100+
Venues worked with
11
UK cities active
150K+
Students on platform
Work With Our Team

We Know What's Changed.

Students in 2026 are navigating the cost-of-living crisis, spending differently, and going out on their own terms. Here's what the data tells us โ€” and how we help you adapt.

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Pre-Drinking is Up
With drinks prices rising, students pre-drink more heavily before heading out โ€” arriving later and spending less on alcohol in-venue.
โ†‘ 34% since 2021
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In-Venue Spend is Down
Average in-venue spend per student night has fallen. But loyalty customers spend significantly more than walk-ins โ€” familiarity breeds trust and spend.
Walk-in spend โ†“ 18% ยท Loyal customer spend โ†‘ 27%
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Push Beats Social
Students are increasingly ignoring branded social content but respond strongly to personal push notifications โ€” especially when tied to a tangible reward they've earned.
Push open rates 4x higher than social reach
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Value Drives Decisions
Cost of living pressure means students make more deliberate choices. Venues offering verified, guaranteed value โ€” free entry, loyalty rewards, VIP deals โ€” win the night.
68% say rewards influence where they go
Students who pre-drink before going out78%
Influenced by loyalty rewards when choosing venue68%
Open push notifications from venues they've visited61%
Check app before choosing where to go out54%
Would return more often for a guaranteed deal71%

Your Monthly Deliverables.

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Email Campaigns
2 targeted campaigns per month sent to students who've visited your venue โ€” verified .ac.uk emails only.
45% average open rate
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Push Notifications
2 targeted pushes per week, delivered straight to your students' lock screens. 8 per month, every month.
Direct. Guaranteed delivery.
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Event Promotion
Weekly Unifi Hub event promotion and social amplification across our student-facing Instagram accounts.
Thousands of students, instantly
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Freshers Access
Early access to 150,000+ new students at the start of the academic year โ€” before habits form.
Day-one positioning

FAQ

Completely free in cash terms. Your only investment is the rewards you offer students โ€” a first-scan deal (e.g. free drink or discounted entry) and a loyalty milestone reward (e.g. free entry after 5 visits). You define both. Unifi earns revenue through student VIP subscriptions, not venue fees.
The Unifi VIP Card is a paid student subscription that unlocks premium deals at partner venues. As a partner, you offer VIP students an exclusive deal โ€” such as free entry or 50% off drinks. This drives high-intent, high-spend students specifically to your venue because of the deal you offer. You set the deal. We market it to thousands of VIP subscribers in your city.
We send you a tablet. Students wave their Unifi Card QR code at the scanner โ€” it verifies they're a university student, logs their visit, and adds them to your dashboard. Takes under a second. Zero friction at the door.
We work with a maximum of 8 venues per city. This protects exclusivity for our partners and ensures students see each venue's promotions prominently. Once the 8 spots are filled, the next opening won't be until the following academic year.
Each scan at your venue awards 1 point. If a student doesn't return within 14 days, their entire streak resets to zero. This creates a strong psychological incentive to return before the deadline โ€” students don't want to lose what they've built. It works exactly like Duolingo โ€” and the pull to return gets stronger the higher the streak. You set the milestone reward (e.g. free entry after 5 visits). When hit, a unique QR appears in the student's app that your door staff scan to verify.
Yes. Students explicitly opt in when they create their Unifi account. You only receive data from students who have visited your venue and scanned in. All data is stored and shared securely in line with UK GDPR.

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