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
Islands is an iPhone messaging product for college students that connects them with people, places, and communities they care about, such as the LGBTQ community, fraternities, sports teams, classrooms, and more. Similar to Slack, Islands is only live on select campuses, including University of Florida,
MissionU announced the close of $8.5 million in Series A financing. FirstMark Capital led the round, with participation from First Round Capital, University Ventures, Box Group, Rethink Education, Investor, Omidyar Network, and Learn Capital. MissionU is a college alternative that seeks to give students the skills