Tech Company Financing Transactions

Handshake Funding Round

Handshake secured a $10.5 million Series A funding round on 2/3/2016. Backers included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Lowercase Capital.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Handshake
Announced On
2/3/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$10,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Lead Investor) (Eric Feng)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Will Kohler)

Lowercase Capital

True Ventures (Toni Schneider)

Proceeds Purpose
Handshake will use the new funds, in part, to broaden and deepen its university partnerships across the country, expanding the network and enabling new schools to seamlessly implement the system. Handshake will also increase its engineering and product development efforts significantly. Shortly, Handshake will begin rolling out premium tools for employers, to better help companies target the right campuses and students, build their employer brands on campus, search for the best students, and integrate their college recruiting data with other HR systems.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Enterprise IT
Mailing Address
660 4th St. 113
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.joinhandshake.com
Email Address
[email protected]
Overview
Handshake is the place where students, career centers, and recruiters come to meet, talk, and share opportunities.
Profile
Handshake LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Handshake Company Twitter Account
Company News
Handshake News
Facebook
Handshake on Facebook
YouTube
Handshake on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Garrett Lord
  Garrett Lord LinkedIn Profile  Garrett Lord Twitter Account  Garrett Lord News  Garrett Lord on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jonathan Stull
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Co-Founder
Scott Ringwelski
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Vice President
Christine Cruzvergara
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Vice President
Ashish Desai
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VP - Bus. Development
Luke Baxter
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VP - Human Resources
Benjamin Christensen
  Benjamin Christensen LinkedIn Profile  Benjamin Christensen Twitter Account  Benjamin Christensen News  Benjamin Christensen on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Allyson Letteri
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VP - Marketing
Kamal Thakarsey
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VP - Sales
Brett Skale
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