chapulinOpen Publish

Startup tools for academics

Run your academic lab
like a startup.

Give your lab the clarity, momentum, and connected tools of a great startup—without turning scholarship into corporate work.

Explore our products Why Chapulin
by ChapulinPublish

From first idea to published paper.

Writing 5Review 4Published 6
by ChapulinOffice Hours

Scheduling without the systems headache.

Wed · 2:30Thesis check-inConfirmed
Built for ambitious labs
02products
one workspace

Operate with

Clear ownershipVisible pipelinesFaster decisionsShared momentum

The Chapulin suite

The tools a startup takes
for granted. Rebuilt for research.

Focused software for running the work behind the scholarship—from the first office hour to the published paper.

Product 02 · Available now

Publish
by Chapulin

Your lab’s publication pipeline, in one shared place.

Connect projects, papers, people, tasks, student submissions, and publication history. Everyone sees what is moving, what needs attention, and what comes next.

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PUBLICATION PIPELINE

Papers in progress

WRITING · 5
Alicia + 2Cultural safety in forensic practice
Maya + 1Northern practicum
UNDER REVIEW · 4
Madison + 1Women & Criminal Justice
REVISING · 2
Kat + 2HCR-20 cultural adaptation
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One connected workspace
Projects · Papers · People · Tasks

Product 01

Office Hours by Chapulin

A scheduling assistant that stays separate from institutional IT—and still knows when you’re free. Explore Office Hours ↗

01 / INVITE

Meet with Dr. Amari

Choose a time that works
Tue 10:00Wed 2:30Thu 11:15

Share one link.
Skip the email maze.

Students book without an account. You set the rules, limits, buffers, and places.

02 / STAY SEPARATE
⌁

Calendar-aware.
IT-independent.

No OAuth, plugins, or write access to university systems. Chapulin works as a separate layer using read-only availability and ordinary calendar invitations.

03 / ADAPT
“Could we do Thursday instead?”New times ready for your approval.

Rescheduling,
without the relay.

Chapulin understands replies, checks availability, and prepares the next step. You stay in control.

The startup advantage

Your lab is already
a small organization.

01

Make the work visible

See every project, paper, owner, deadline, and decision—without rebuilding the story for every lab meeting.

02

Create real momentum

Turn good intentions into clear next steps. Everyone knows what is moving, what is blocked, and who owns it.

03

Stay built for academia

Get startup-grade operating tools without forcing research into sales pipelines, corporate jargon, or rigid IT systems.

Run the lab

Operate with urgency.
Think with depth.

  1. 01

    Give every idea a path

    Connect research projects to papers, people, tasks, and the next meaningful milestone.

  2. 02

    Give every person clarity

    Make ownership and expectations visible without adding another layer of meetings.

  3. 03

    Build a repeatable rhythm

    Keep the lab moving from conversation to draft, review, revision, and publication.

Startup tools for academics

Move fast on the work.
Go deep on the thinking.

Chapulin is building the connected operating toolkit for ambitious academic labs—starting with publication pipelines and office hours.

Office Hours by Chapulin ↗Publish by Chapulin ↗More in the works

Start with Publish

Move the work
forward.

Bring your lab’s projects, papers, people, and next steps into one publication workspace.

Open Publish by Chapulin Already available at publish.chapulin.ai