Seedstages Launches App to Supercharge Startups with Student Talent
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On Monday, Seedstages Inc. announced the launch of the Seedstages mobile app, a future-forward job search platform connecting students and startups.
The platform arrives at a time when thousands of students are forgoing online classes for gap years and startups are looking to tap a previously inaccessible, nationwide talent pool. Seedstages allows students to find exciting tech sector internships while giving startups easy access to new and diverse talent to boost productivity in the post-pandemic world.
In Seedstages’ fun, fast, and frictionless mobile app, students can create profiles highlighting their skills, interests, and educational background, allowing them to swipe on internship opportunities with the ability to directly message the company of interest in the app. They can also find and connect with other ambitious, like-minded students to recruit for their own projects.
On the startup end, companies can list a profile and specific opportunities to easily engage with students without formal on-campus recruitment or in-person internship programs. Seedstages presents a solution for startups to find and onboard entry-level talent in a way that minimizes the resources and planning necessary for traditional recruiting.
Co-founders Boris Gorshteyn and Ian Hafkenschiel turned to student interns at the Claremont Colleges Consortium in October of 2019 to get help with a project. They immediately realized the opportunity and importance of connecting talented students with startups, but identified a major problem: lean startups can greatly benefit from the help of students, but they lack the resources to set up structured internship programs.
Through further research, they also discovered that many students are unable to find a fulfilling internship experience and, consequently, end up feeling unprepared for the job market. When COVID-19 hit, Boris and Ian saw the opportunity for their idea to expand as remote work became the new normal and large companies canceled their summer internship programs. They ended up hiring 50+ interns over the summer and used their own company as a case study for the app.
“I have been passionate about ecosystems and products that bring students and startups together for years and I'm very excited to have the Seedstages mobile app now available in app stores to empower young talent to gain experience and network,” Gorshetyn said. “I believe our solution is especially relevant in a post-pandemic world when both the education and labor markets are completely disrupted. I'm thrilled to see the synergies in combining ambitious young talent with startup innovation!”
Seedstages is available for download today on the App Store and Google Play Store. Learn more at www.Seedstages.com.