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Handshake IPO

$3.5B

Series F Valuation, Jan 2022

Unicorn

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Handshake IPO date and status

2014

Founded

IPO Mentioned

Confidential Filing

S-1 Filed

IPO

Company details

Handshake was created to ensure that all college students have equal access to meaningful careers. They have an extensive network of university and employer partners which has left an impact on students, making Handshake a leading early career community in the US. This company was founded by Ben Christensen, Garrett Lord, and Scott Ringwelski in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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Sector

Consumer & Lifestyle

Subsector

Consumer Applications

Founded

2014

Headquarters

San Francisco, CA, United States

Founders

Ben Christensen, Garett Lord, Scott Ringwelski

Forge Price ¹

Price not yet available

Market Activity ²

Limited

Last Matched Price

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Post-Money Valuation ³

$3.5B

Total Funding

$444.84MM

Last Funding Round

Series F

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Handshake is a private company and not publicly traded.

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Will Handshake go IPO?

Handshake has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it’s important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2025.

What is Handshake’s IPO price?

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When was Handshake founded?

Handshake was founded in 2014.

What is Handshake funding to date?

Handshake has raised $444.84MM to date.

Handshake major investors

Base10 Partners

Coatue Management

Eqt Ventures

Kleiner Perkins

Omidyar Network

Spark Capital

True Ventures

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Handshake pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Funding history chart

Funding round and deals details

	Funding Date	Round	Amount Raised	Price per Share	Post-Money Valuation ³	Key Investors
	01/19/2022	Series F	$210MM	$101.29	$3.5B	Base10, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Coatue Management, Emerson Collective, Eqt Ventures, Ggv Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Reach Capital, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Valiant Peregrine Fund
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 2,073,205 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Base10, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Coatue Management, Emerson Collective, Eqt Ventures, Ggv Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Reach Capital, Spark Capital, True Ventures, Valiant Peregrine Fund
	05/12/2021	Series E	$80MM	$55.05	$1.5B	Coatue Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Valiant Peregrine Fund
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 1,453,335 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Coatue Management, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Valiant Peregrine Fund
	11/22/2019	Series D	$80MM	$24.96	$685.62MM	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Emerson Collective, Eqt Ventures, Ggv Capital, Imaginable Futures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,205,558 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Emerson Collective, Eqt Ventures, Ggv Capital, Imaginable Futures, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, True Ventures
	10/31/2018	Series C	$40MM	$11.81	$267MM	Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Kleiner Perkins, Kpcb Edge, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Omidyar Network, Reach Capital, Spark Capital, True Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,386,410 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Kleiner Perkins, Kpcb Edge, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Omidyar Network, Reach Capital, Spark Capital, True Ventures
	11/17/2016	Series B	$20MM	$5.90	$125.68MM	Annox Capital, Charles Cheever, Gsv Accelerate, Hans Robertson, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Robert Mylod, Spark Capital, True Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,388,671 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Annox Capital, Charles Cheever, Gsv Accelerate, Hans Robertson, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Robert Mylod, Spark Capital, True Ventures
	02/03/2016	Series A	$10.5MM	$2.47	$44.8MM	Annox Capital, Charles Cheever, Hans Robertson, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, True Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 4,253,079 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Annox Capital, Charles Cheever, Hans Robertson, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, True Ventures
	03/15/2015	Series Seed	$4.34MM	$1.44	$14.47MM	Charles Cheever, Hans Robertson, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Robert Mylod, True Ventures
Price per Share $ xx.xx Shares Outstanding 3,005,267 Liquidation Pref Order 1 Liquidation Pref As Multiplier 1.0x Conversion Ratio 1.0x Dividend Rate 8.0% Cumulative Non-cumulative Participating Non-participating Participation Cap -- Key Investors Charles Cheever, Hans Robertson, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lowercase Capital, Robert Mylod, True Ventures

Handshake IPO news and media highlights

TechCrunch 04/15/2022

Handshake makes its first-ever acquisition with Europe in mind

Talentspace builds recruiting experiences for college students on behalf of clients like Amazon and Porsche. It is Handshake‘s first acquisition to date and follows a $200 million Series F in January that valued its business at $3.5 billion. The company recently hit $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

Crunchbase News 05/13/2021

Job Site Handshake Joins Unicorn Board With $80M Series E

San Francisco-based Handshake announced its Series E funding of $80 million led by Spark Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners valuing the company at more than $1.5 billion. According to the company, 49 percent of U.S. college graduates from 2018-2020 received job offers for opportunities they found on Handshake.

Crunchbase News 10/20/2020

Handshake Gets An $80 Million Cash Infusion For College Recruiting Platform

San Francisco-based Handshake has raised an $80 million Series D led by GGV Capital.

FinSMEs 10/20/2020

Handshake Raises $80M in Series D Financing | FinSMEs

Handshake, a San Francisco, CA-based site for early talent to find a job and get hired, raised $80m in funding

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	Discord	$265.87 -$1.10 (0.41%)	$ xx.xx	Series I	$15B	$550.62	$500MM
	Strava	$13.99 -$6.01 (30.05%)	$ xx.xx	Series F-1	$2.2B	$13.99	$50MM
	Shein	Not available	$ xx.xx	Not available	--	--	--
	SeatGeek	Not available	$ xx.xx	Series E	$1.24B	$5.35	$238MM
	SKIMS	Not available	$ xx.xx	Senior	$5B	$403.16	$225MM
	Meesho	Not available	$ xx.xx	Series E-1	$3.9B	$56.00	$227MM
	Mammoth Brands	Not available	$ xx.xx	Series F	$2.36B	$18.26	$146.08MM
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	MBX	Not available	$ xx.xx	Series X	$205.32MM	$1.00	$6.5MM
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