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Gradguide
Mentorship and recruitment platform for tech graduates
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Marketplace
- Education
- Recruitment
- Training
- Dublin, Ireland
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Company mission
Gradguide's mission is to bridge the gap from college to company for recent graduates.
Our take
Upon graduating from universities, students often seek jobs in fast-growing tech startups, but many are not prepared for this by their universities. Higher education courses often do not provide enough focus on upskilling their students to be suitable hires for careers in the industry, causing difficulties for both job seekers and companies looking to hire.
Gradguide connects students and graduates through its mentorship and recruitment platform, pairing users with mentors to provide them with the upskilling that they need to accelerate their careers. Recruitment takes place within the platform after the career acceleration process, with the company claiming that 65% of its users land jobs within six weeks of completing the program.
Whilst Gradguide faces competition from other tech startup recruitment platforms such as Otta and Linkedin, the company has uniquely approached recruitment by recognizing the bidirectional challenges caused by insufficient upskilling from higher education. By tackling this problem, the company bridges the gap between companies and talent, making the recruitment process more successful and quicker for both parties.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Free private healthcare (Laya)
- Macbook Pro and Apple accessories
- 8% pension contribution
- Employee Share Option Programmes
- Flexible working conditions
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2021
$2.2m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $2.2m
Leadership
Mark Hughes
(CEO)Account Executive for Intercom from 2017 to 2020. Experience as Head of Sales, Regional Director, and Non-Executive Director for Chargify.
Dave Martin
(Head of Operations)Graduate of the UCD Professional Academy in Leadership and Management. Relationship Manager for Intercom from 2017 to 2021.
Ian Guerin
(Head of Growth)Account Executive for various companies between 2018 and 2021 including Spendesk and AdRoll.
Matthew Brennan
(Head of Sales)Experience as Associate Talent Manager for Suskin Management. Business Development Representative Team Leader for immedis from 2019 to 2021.