Handshake
A career network connecting students and early-career candidates with employers.
The Company
Handshake gives employers a channel to recruit university students and recent graduates, while candidates use the platform to find career opportunities. Its January 2022 Series F was led by existing and new investors at a $3.5 billion valuation.
The company is exposed to the structure of graduate hiring, which can be sensitive to macro hiring conditions. Its installed university relationships are valuable, but a new valuation or updated operating disclosure has not been announced in this profile.
Why It Matters
Early-career recruiting is a large, fragmented workflow category where network density matters. Handshake offers a private-company perspective on how AI and hiring-market shifts are changing talent acquisition.
Valuation History
- $3.5B→Jan 2022$200M Series FSource ↗
What Changed
Handshake announced a $200M Series F at a $3.5B valuation.
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