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Handshake

Handshake

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

Last Round

Series F

Jan 19, 2022

Est. Valuation

$3.5B

Total Funding Raised

$434M

Momentum

Top 10%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

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

Sector

Enterprise Software

Verticals

HR, NLP & Conversational AI, Retail Technology

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Subscription SaaS, Marketplace Commission, Freemium, Usage-Based SaaS

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

recruitment platformearly-career hiringcareer networkAI data labelingRLHFhuman-in-the-loopmodel evaluationdata quality toolsretail deal managementAI training datatalent marketplacegig workATS integrationAI infrastructuredata annotation

Price History

Caplight MarketPrice™ estimate for Handshake, published with a 90-day delay.

Delayed data

Caplight MarketPrice™

$71.09

per share, as of April 2026

+57.0%

2-year change

The most recent months of MarketPrice™ are available to Caplight clients.

Caplight MarketPrice™ is an estimate of private secondary market pricing, shown here on a delayed basis for illustrative purposes only. It may be incomplete, is subject to change, and may not be relied upon for any purpose or considered investment advice.

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Handshake Comparables

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Handshake comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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79%
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78%

Handshake Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series FJan 19, 2022
Series EMay 12, 2021
Series DOct 20, 2020
Series COct 31, 2018
Series BNov 17, 2016
Series A
Feb 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

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

Market signals

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Handshake Filings

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Handshake Filings

SEC and related filings with document metadata.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Handshake's valuation, stock price, and market status.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range9,901
Year Founded2014
Last FundingJan 19, 2022

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