Ben Christensen
Unicorn founderFounder at Handshake
Denver, Colorado, United States
FoundedHandshake$3.5B
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.
Founder at Handshake
Intro paths
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Handshake's investors · 15
468 CapitalBerlinCoatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checksEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksGSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checksKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checksLowercase CapitalJacksonNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksOctopus VenturesLondon · $130K – $1.3M checks · since 2026Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checksSozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTriple Point VenturesLondon · $635K – $2.5M checks · since 2026True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checksUncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks
Co-founders at Handshake
GL
Garrett LordCEO
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Scott RingwelskiFounder
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 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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