Handshake, a career network for U.S. college students, closed a $40 million Series C funding round led by the EQT Ventures fund, a European multi-stage VC fund. The round also included participation from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Omidyar Network, and Reach Capital. In conjunction with
ExecThread, Inc., a job-sharing network for executives and aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities, announced two new leadership hires at the same time as it hit the 25,000 member mark. ExecThread has named Doug Stone its new head of data. He was most recently on
Education technology startup BridgeU announced the completion of $5.3 million in Series A financing led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from Fresco Capital and Downing Ventures. BridgeU empowers schools to provide more intelligent, data-driven university and career guidance. Teachers can discover the best higher education opportunities
Fuel50 announced it has secured $2.5 million in Series A financing led by Rincon Venture Partners and Bonfire. Fuel50 is an interactive cloud-based software that is designed to create clear career paths for employees and improved engagement at work. The company’s platform matches employees with internal
Bumble Bizz is a new iPhone app created by the dating app company Bumble. Bumble Bizz aims to be a combination of LinkedIn and Tinder, where every swipe is an opportunity to expand users’ professional networks and make empowering career moves. Bumble Bizz is now
Levels.fyi is a web-based hiring and recruiting app that compares career levels in software engineering and other fields. The founders conceived of the idea when they were hunting for new jobs and found it difficult to figure out which seniority level to target because each