Overview
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
53
/100
Business
Recruiting marketplace for college students
Founded
13 years ago
2014
Employees
2,000
TrueUp
Rank
#335
Valuation
$3.5 billion
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Handshake is a Recruiting marketplace for college students company with 129 job openings. It is currently valued at $3.5 billion as a private company. 2,000 people work at Handshake. The company was founded in 2014.
Company grid
Employee happiness →
Growth →
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🐢
😊
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Jobs
Open jobs
129
TrueUp
Rank
#347
Top Job Categories
Jobs
1.
Learning & Development
44
(34%)
2.
Engineering (Software)
31
(24%)
3.
Artificial Intelligence
25
(19%)
4.
Business Operations & Program Management
15
(12%)
5.
Marketing & Growth
10
(8%)
Top Job Locations
Jobs
1.
🇺🇸 United States
126
(98%)
2.
🇺🇸 San Francisco Bay Area
66
(51%)
3.
🌎 Remote
57
(44%)
4.
🇺🇸 New York City
19
(15%)
5.
🇮🇳 India
6
(5%)
Top Tech/Tools Mentioned
Jobs
1.
LLM
23
(18%)
2.
Python
20
(16%)
3.
Typescript
16
(12%)
4.
AWS
14
(11%)
5.
Google Cloud
14
(11%)
Financials
Valuation
$3.5billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Jan 2022
Latest secondary valuation
$2.7billion
23% from last round
Estimate as of Jun 30, 2026
Data source: Caplight
Most recent funding
4 years ago
💸 ZIRP-era funding
Total funding
$434 million
Actual value 'created' (valuation - total funding)
+$3.1 billion
Lead Investor - Seed
True Ventures
Lead Investor - Series A
Kleiner PerkinsValuation per employee
$1.8 million
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
46%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Worse than 84% of tech co's
Approve of CEO
Garrett Lord
42%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Handshake Org Chart
Rankings and awards
Lenny 100
2026
TrustRadius Most Loved
Handshake Talent Engagement Suite
2024
Inc. 5000 #580
2022
Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies
2021
Wealthfront Career-Launching Companies
2020
Layoffs
Oct 2025 · 9 months ago
100 impacted15%
Employee reported layoffs
Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
60 impacted
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