
Handshake
The career network for the AI economy
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2014 · $354.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 501–1000
- Founded
- 2014
- Business Model
- B2B2C
- Website
- joinhandshake.com
- Total Funding
- $354.0M
- Last Round
- $200.0M Series FJan 2022
- Rounds
- 6
About
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy, connecting 20M knowledge workers, 1,600 institutions, and 1M employers. It helps students and professionals find jobs, AI gigs, and training opportunities while enabling employers to hire tech-fluent talent.
Summary
Handshake is an EdTech company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2014. It has raised $354.0M in total across 6 rounds, most recently a $200.0M Series F round in Jan 2022. Investors include Spark Capital, Kleiner Perkins and Coatue Management.
Tech & App Stack
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Funding History
Jan 2022
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Investors

Spark Capital
4 rounds
Kleiner Perkins
4 rounds

Coatue Management
2 rounds
GGV Capital
2 rounds
Valiant Peregrine Fund
1 round
EQT Ventures
1 round

Lightspeed VP
4 rounds

True Ventures
4 rounds
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
3 rounds
Base10 Partners
1 round
a16z crypto
1 round
Founders Fund
1 round

Sequoia Capital
1 round

Greylock Partners
1 round

Polychain Capital
1 round
Draper Associates
1 round
Pantera Capital
1 round
SV Angel
1 round

Collaborative Fund
1 round
DCM Ventures
1 round
Craft Ventures
1 round
Boost VC
1 round
Lowercase Capital
1 round
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