Ben Christensen
Unicorn founderCo-Founder at Handshake
Denver, Colorado, United States
FoundedHandshake$3.5B
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About
Ben Christensen is a co-founder of Handshake, a career network and recruiting platform focused on early career talent. The platform connects approximately 18 million students and young alumni from 1,200 universities, community colleges, and bootcamps with more than 650,000 employers, including all of the Fortune 500.
Co-Founder at Handshake
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Handshake's investors · 18
468 CapitalBerlinBase10 PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Emerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksEQT VenturesLuxembourg · $2M – $50M checks · since 2022GGV CapitalMenlo Park · since 2022GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022Lowercase CapitalJacksonNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksPoint NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksReach CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $12M checks · since 2022Sozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTrue VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2022Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checksValiant Peregrine SpecialSan Francisco · since 2022
Co-founders at Handshake
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Garrett LordCo-Founder & CEO
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Scott RingwelskiCo-Founder
Experience
- HandshakeCo-Foundercurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ITOxygen EnterpriseLead/Developer2011 — 2014Houghton, MI
- Arbor NetworksASERT Security Research2013Ann Arbor, MI
- Up and Running Software, Inc.Developer2013
- TargetTarget Technology Services Intern2012Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Skills & more
Early-stage Startups3Entrepreneurship2Customer Service17Emergency Medicine5Web Development24Knockout.js2IT Operations7System Administration9MVC2Security3Firefighting3APIs1
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Higher EducationHigher Education RecruitmentEndorsementsRuby on RailsPythonjQueryCPHPLinuxSQLJavaCisco IOSLanguages English · Spanish
- Firefighter 1 and 2 — State of Michigan
- Hazmat Operations — State of Michigan
- Emergency Medical Technician — NREMT / Michigan
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Christensen?
- Ben Christensen is a co-founder of Handshake, a career network and recruiting platform focused on early career talent. The platform connects approximately 18 million students and young alumni from 1,200 universities, community colleges, and bootcamps with more than 650,000 employers, including all of the Fortune 500.
- Where does Ben Christensen work?
- Ben Christensen is Co-Founder of Handshake.
- What companies did Ben Christensen found?
- Ben Christensen founded Handshake.
- Where did Ben Christensen go to school?
- Ben Christensen studied at Michigan Technological University (BS, Computer Networking and Systems Administration); Huron Valley Ambulance (EMT-Basic).
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Also attended Michigan Technological University41
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Shared employers
Also worked at Handshake37
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsWill ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalMadeline MinshewInvestor at True VenturesJeff RichardsInvestor at GGV CapitalGrace IsfordPartner at Lux CapitalStephan GoupilleGeneral Partner at Data Tech
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Also worked at Arbor Networks9
Dug SongFounder, Duo Security at Decibel PartnersJon OberheideFounder, Duo Security at Decibel PartnersSunil JamesPartner at Tech EquityFarnam JahanianPresident at Carnegie Mellon UniversityGant RedmonFounder at HoparaMatt MoynahanCEO at GetReal Security
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Also worked at Target109
Alexis AlstonInvestor at Lightship CapitalPeter FranzAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesVonni WilliamsTalent Partner at Embedded VenturesCourtney SawatzkeEarly-stage Investor at Active PartnersHugo NascimentoGrowth Investor at Five Elms CapitalIjeoma ArumVenture Partner at P1 Ventures
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