Handshake Overview

  • Founded

  • 2014

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 816

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors

  • 25

Handshake General Information

Description

Developer of a college career network designed to transform the recruiting experience for college students, career centers and employers. The company's network democratizes access to job opportunities by connecting college students and young alumni to a comprehensive national network, all built on a fast, scalable, mobile infrastructure, thereby giving students access to more career opportunities and insights, enabling employers with more comprehensive and efficient access to talent and giving colleges more tools to drive student engagement and increase student employment.

Contact Information

Website
www.joinhandshake.com
Formerly Known As
Stryder
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Human Capital Services
Other Industries
Application Software
Primary Office
  • Post Office Box 40770
  • San Francisco, CA 94104
  • United States

Handshake Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Handshake Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
9. Secondary Transaction - Private 08-Jul-2022 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
8. Later Stage VC (Series F) 19-Jan-2022 00000 00000 00.00 Completed Generating Revenue
7. Later Stage VC (Series E) 12-May-2021 0000 00000 00.000 Completed Generating Revenue
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series D) 22-Nov-2019 0000 00000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series C) 31-Oct-2018 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series B) 02-Dec-2016 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A) 03-Feb-2016 $10.5M $14.8M 000.00 Completed Generating Revenue
1. Seed Round 15-Apr-2015 $4.34M $4.34M 000.00 Completed Startup
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Handshake Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series F 0,000,000 00.000000 00 0000.00 0000.00 00 0000.00 0.000
Series E 0,000,000 00.000000 00 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
Series D 0,000,000 00.000000 00 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.000
Series C 0,000,000 00.000000 00 000.00 000.00 00 000.00 0.00
Series B 0,000,000 00.000000 00 00.0 00.0 00 00.0 0.000
Series A 4,253,079 $0.000010 8% $2.47 $2.47 1x $2.47 12.31%
Seed 3,005,267 $0.000010 8% $1.44 $1.44 1x $1.44 8.7%
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Handshake Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
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Handshake Competitors (33)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
The Mom Project Venture Capital-Backed Chicago, IL 000 00000 00000000000 00000
000000000000 Formerly VC-backed Copenhagen, Denmark 00 00000 000000&0 00000
00000000000 Private Equity-Backed Columbus, OH 00 00.00 000000000 - 00.00
00000000 Formerly VC-backed Kirkland, WA 0 000.00 000000000 -
000000000000 Private Equity-Backed San Jose, CA 00 00.000 000000000000 00.000
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Handshake Executive Team (20)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Garrett Lord Co-Founder & CEO
Jonathan Stull Chief Operating Officer
Asif Makhani Chief Technology Officer
Valerie Workman Chief Legal Officer
Sara Rowghani Chief Marketing Officer
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Handshake Board Members (10)

Name Representing Role Since
Alastair Mitchell EQT Ventures Board Member 000 0000
Ben Christensen Handshake Co-Founder, Vice President of People & Talent & Board Member 000 0000
Jeff Richards Self Board Observer 000 0000
Mamoon Hamid Self Board Member 000 0000
Margaret Georgiadis Self Board Member 000 0000
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Handshake Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Handshake Investors (25)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Avala Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Base10 Partners Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Silverhorn Investment Advisors Asset Manager Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Valiant Peregrine Fund Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Coatue Management PE/Buyout Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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Handshake Acquisitions (1)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000000000 31-Mar-2022 0000000000 000.00 Human Capital Services 0000000 0
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Handshake Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
00000000000 Human Capital Services Berlin, Germany 0000
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