Handshake

Handshake

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaEnterprise Softwarehttps://joinhandshake.com

Last Round

Series F

1/19/2022

Est. Valuation

$3.5B

Total Funding Raised

$434M

Momentum Score

50 /100

Company Overview

Handshake is a human capital services company that provides a college career network designed to connect students, universities, and employers.

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

HR, AI Training Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, Event Management

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Data as a Service, Freemium

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

data labelinghuman feedbackearly career recruitingRLHFAI model trainingcollege recruitingrecruiting platformmodel validationexpert networkcareer networkdata annotationData as a ServiceAI data qualitycareer services platformvirtual career fairs

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Handshake Comps

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CompanyStatusEst. ValuationRev Multiple
OpenAIPrivate$86.0B~40x
CoherePrivate$5.0B--
Competitor 1Public$XX.XBXXx
Competitor 2Public$XX.XBXXx

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Handshake Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series F1/19/2022
Series E5/12/2021
Series D10/20/2020
Series C10/31/2018
Series B11/17/2016
Series A
2/3/2016

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Garrett Lord

CEO - Co-Founder

Founding Team

Matt Greenberg

CTO

Executive Team

Jesse Hulsing

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Handshake Investors

Notable investors and investment history

InvestorRounds
Notable CapitalSeries E, Series F, Series D
EQT VenturesSeries E, Series F, Series D, Series C
Imaginable FuturesSeries D
GSV VenturesSeries A
Reach CapitalSeries E, Series F, Series C
Annox CapitalSeries A, Seed
Sapphire VenturesSeries E

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range5,761
Year Founded2014
Last Funding1/19/2022

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