Handshake is a corporate venture arm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Aptology, GNOME and MOUND, 3 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
- Focus
- Career NetworkDeveloper ToolsEdTechHR TechOpen Source
Who to pitch at Handshake
Handshake portfolio companies (3)
- Aptology
- GNOME
- MOUND
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About Handshake
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Education and SaaS, and focus areas Career Network, Developer Tools, EdTech and HR Tech; known deals cluster at Seed.
The team counts 5 people in our database. Karan Rajpal (Model Validation Expert), William R. (Series B Investor) and Alastair Mitchell (Investor & Board Member) are shown as the contacts to pitch.
Across the known portfolio, 2 co-investors appear alongside Handshake, including Handshake Ventures and CORE Capital Partners.
Frequently asked questions
What is Handshake?
Handshake is a corporate venture arm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 3 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Handshake invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Education and SaaS; listed focus areas include Career Network, Developer Tools, EdTech and HR Tech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Handshake invest at?
The known deals of Handshake include Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Handshake?
3 of the 5 people on file at Handshake are listed as contacts for the firm. All 5 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Handshake?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 5 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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