Element451
AI-driven CRM and AI agent platform for higher education
Element451 provides two higher education products: Bolt, an AI agent engine that deploys specialized agents across marketing, admissions, student success, and continuing education on an institution's existing tech stack, and Element, an AI-native CRM covering the full student lifecycle. Together they address staffing pressure and rising student expectations by handling work such as answering inquiries, reading and scoring applications, detecting fraud, monitoring student risk, and driving course registrations.
Bolt agents work across phone, SMS, email, WhatsApp, web chat, and StudentHub in over 100 languages, and connect to SIS, LMS, and CRM systems including Canvas, Brightspace, Blackboard, Banner, Colleague, Salesforce, Slate, and Ethos. Agent teams are organized by function, with configurable workflows and no-code task assignment. Element connects data, workflows, and agents across admissions, marketing, student success, and CE and workforce teams.
Element451 is packaged as annual pricing based on institution size and support tier, with Dedicated and Premium support options and special pricing for community colleges. Bolt can be deployed alongside an existing CRM, while Element serves as a full-stack CRM alternative. Institutions can request a formal quote through a pricing calculator, and CE and workforce editions are listed as coming soon.
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