Handshake
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Handshake provides recruiting software for early-career hiring. Its network links students and alumni with internships, jobs, and career events, often through university career centers. Employers use Handshake to post roles, promote events, and manage outreach to candidates.
Founded by Garrett Lord (Co-Founder & CEO), Ben Christensen (Co-Founder), Scott Ringwelski (Co-Founder)
Blended valuation$2.2B$1.9B secondary
Valuation history
Weekly blended valuation with priced funding rounds marked on the timeline.
$3.7B
blended valuationfunding round
May 31, 2021$685.5MOct 5, 2026
All rounds
9 funding rounds, newest first.
| Round | Announced | Raised | Post-money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | May 9, 2026 | $61.3M | $3.5B |
| Series F | Feb 9, 2022 | $200M | $3.5B |
| Series E | May 12, 2021 | $80M | $1.5B |
| Series D | Oct 20, 2020 | $80M | $600M |
| Series D | Nov 22, 2019 | $80M | $685.6M |
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Investors
34 investors across all rounds.
- LVLightspeed Venture Partners
- TVTrue Ventures
- KPKleiner Perkins
- SCSpark Capital
- EVEQT Ventures
- NCNotable Capital
- GCGGV Capital
- COCoatue
- CZChan Zuckerberg Initiative
- ECEmerson Collective
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Secondary market activity
Recent buy and sell interest for Handshake shares on the secondary market.
| Kind | Implied valuation | Price / share | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.2B | — | Sep 29, 2026 | |
| $1B | $29.24 | Jul 24, 2026 | |
| $2.8B | $80.00 | Jul 6, 2026 |
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Data as of Oct 16, 2026. Valuations are estimates blended from primary and secondary-market signals — not investment advice.