# Handshake

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/handshake-2

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.joinhandshake.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $434M
- Latest round: Series F (Jan 19, 2022)
- Investors on record: 16

## About

Founded in 2014 and based in California, US, Stryder Corp., doing business as Handshake, is an online platform that enables students to find career opportunities and helps employers to access diverse talents and make data-driven recruiting decisions. The company was founded by its CEO Garrett Lord, Ben Christensen, and Scott Ringwelski. In January 2022, Stryder Corp. raised USD 200 million in series F funding co-led by Valiant Peregrine Fund and Coatue Management, including Base10 Partners, with participation  returning investors Notable Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, True Ventures, EQT, Kleiner Perkins, Reach Capital, Light Speed Venture Partners, Emerson Collective and Spark Capital.
Handshake operates a college career network that helps students and recent graduates to find jobs. The company performs its service by allowing students to create a free account and provides them with personalized job recommendations based on the form they filled in for account creation. This process allows employers to hire students who are like-minded and interested in their company's work. Handshake's services also help students to discover jobs and internships in their college, connect with alumni and other employees at their dream organizations and learn about jobs and employers through student reviews and exclusive virtual events.

The company generates revenue by charging colleges a set fee based on the size of their student enrolment that allows their students to use its service for free. Handshake has a freemium model for employers but also gives them a monthly based subscription option to upgrade to use its premium features.

## Funding rounds

- Series F, Jan 19, 2022, $200M — EQT, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Coatue Management, Valiant, Reach Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Base10 Partners, Emerson Collective, Notable Capital
- Series E, Dec 15, 2020, $80M — EQT, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Coatue Management, Valiant, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Emerson Collective, Notable Capital
- Series D, Nov 22, 2019, $80M — EQT, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Emerson Collective, Imaginable Futures, Notable Capital
- Series C, Sep 7, 2018, $40M — EQT, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Omidyar Network, Reach Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
- Series B, Oct 26, 2016, $20M — Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Annox Capital
- Series A, Jan 28, 2016, $11M — Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, True Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Annox Capital
- Seed, Mar 15, 2015, $3.5M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, True Ventures, Annox Capital

## Investors

- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- True Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/true-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- Annox Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/annox-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- Lowercase Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lowercase-capital) — Series A, Series B
- Spark Capital — Series B, Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- EQT (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/eqt) — Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- Omidyar Network (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/omidyar-network) — Series C
- Reach Capital — Series C, Series F
- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chan-zuckerberg-initiative) — Series C, Series D, Series E, Series F
- Emerson Collective — Series D, Series E, Series F
- Imaginable Futures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/imaginable-futures) — Series D
- Notable Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/notable-capital) — Series D, Series E, Series F
- Coatue Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coatue-management) — Series E, Series F
- Valiant (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valiant) — Series E, Series F
- Base10 Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/base10-partners) — Series F