Handshake
Early-career recruiting network connecting students, universities and employers for internships and jobs.
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About
Handshake runs a career network and hiring marketplace that connects students and recent graduates with employers and with participating educational institutions, focused on internships and early-career full-time roles. The platform offers candidate profiles, job matching and employer recruiting tools, and reports connecting tens of millions of workers, over 1,600 educational institutions and around one million employers. It maintains offices in San Francisco, New York, the United Kingdom and Bangalore.
Products
Handshake Career Network (college-to-career platform), Employer Recruiting Platform (campus recruiting), University Career Services Platform, Virtual Career Fairs & Events, Job Postings & Applications, Candidate Search & Messaging, Employer Branding (company pages), Diversity Recruiting, Analytics & ROI Tracking, Career Community for Students
Leadership
founders · executives- Ben ChristensenCo-Founder
- Garrett LordCo-Founder & CEO
- Scott RingwelskiCo-Founder
Acquisitions
2 deals tracked- Jun 30, 2026
- Jan 28, 2026
Recent moves
funding · M&A · launches- Jun 30, 2026
- Jan 28, 2026
- Mar 1, 2023
Handshake in the news
All news →Handshake has acquired Uplimit to build a global AI learning platform connecting learning, verified skills and hiring. The company says AI use at work rose from 8% to 35% in one year, while only...
Jan 28, 2026Handshake Acquires Cleanlab to Strengthen AI Data Quality Capabilities, Accelerating Its Shift From Recruiting Platform to AI Infrastructure ProviderHandshake, the AI data-labeling startup best known for its origins as a college recruiting platform, has acquired data auditing company Cleanlab in a talent-focused deal aimed at strengthening its research and data…
Mar 1, 2023Analytics Automation Platform Savant Labs Secures $11M Funding to Ease Operational Analytics with Drag-and-Drop No-code, Low-code Analytics AutomationFueled by the investment, Savant Labs Innovates on Self-service Analytics Automation in the Cloud with a Unique Drag-and-Drop No-code, Low–code Approach SAN MATEO, Calif , March 1, 2023 -- Savant Labs ( savantlabs.io ),…
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Open roles
All 89 roles →89 roles listed on Handshake's careers page as of 2026-10-22 across 2 countries, 24 in AI / ML. Most hiring in Data & AI (24), Engineering (23), Sales (10).
Remote (USA) · Remote
Open roleDirector of Communications, CareersSan Francisco, CA
Open roleSenior Software Engineer, GrowthSan Francisco, CA
Open roleSenior Software Engineer, CodingIndia
Open roleSeattle Site LeadSeattle, WA
Open rolePrivacy AssociateSan Francisco, CA
Handshake — frequently asked questions
What does Handshake do?
Early-career recruiting network connecting students, universities and employers for internships and jobs.
Where is Handshake headquartered?
Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.
When was Handshake founded?
Handshake was founded in 2014.
Who founded Handshake?
Handshake was founded by Garrett Lord, Ben Christensen, Scott Ringwelski.
How many employees does Handshake have?
Handshake has 501-1000 employees.
How much funding has Handshake raised?
Handshake has raised $430.5M (Series F (2022, reported ~$3.5B valuation)) to date, per DHRMap records.
What kind of HR technology is Handshake?
Handshake is categorized under Campus Recruitment on DHRMap.
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