Tech Company Financing Transactions

Handshake Funding Round

Handshake, based in San Francisco, raised $40 million in investment from EQT Ventures, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Handshake
Announced On
11/1/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$40,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

EQT Ventures (Lead Investor) (Alastair Mitchell)

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Vivian Wu)

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (Eric Feng)

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Will Kohler)

Omidyar Network

Reach Capital

Spark Capital

True Ventures (Toni Schneider)

Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.

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
  Jonathan Stull LinkedIn Profile  Jonathan Stull Twitter Account  Jonathan Stull News  Jonathan Stull on Facebook
Co-Founder
Scott Ringwelski
  Scott Ringwelski LinkedIn Profile  Scott Ringwelski Twitter Account  Scott Ringwelski News  Scott Ringwelski on Facebook
Vice President
Christine Cruzvergara
  Christine Cruzvergara LinkedIn Profile  Christine Cruzvergara Twitter Account  Christine Cruzvergara News  Christine Cruzvergara on Facebook
Vice President
Ashish Desai
  Ashish Desai LinkedIn Profile  Ashish Desai Twitter Account  Ashish Desai News  Ashish Desai on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Luke Baxter
  Luke Baxter LinkedIn Profile  Luke Baxter Twitter Account  Luke Baxter News  Luke Baxter on Facebook
VP - Human Resources
Benjamin Christensen
  Benjamin Christensen LinkedIn Profile  Benjamin Christensen Twitter Account  Benjamin Christensen News  Benjamin Christensen on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Allyson Letteri
  Allyson Letteri LinkedIn Profile  Allyson Letteri Twitter Account  Allyson Letteri News  Allyson Letteri on Facebook
VP - Marketing
Kamal Thakarsey
  Kamal Thakarsey LinkedIn Profile  Kamal Thakarsey Twitter Account  Kamal Thakarsey News  Kamal Thakarsey on Facebook
VP - Sales
Brett Skale
  Brett Skale LinkedIn Profile  Brett Skale Twitter Account  Brett Skale News  Brett Skale on Facebook

 

 

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