WayUp is a US-based job site and mobile app for college students and recent graduates. Job candidates using the service complete an online profile that matches them with employers based on the candidate's interests, experience, and skills.[1][2] The site had more than 3.5 million users and 300,000 participating employers as of March 2017.[2][3]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 1, 2014 |
| Founder | JJ Fliegelman and Liz Wessel |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Liz Wessel, CEO and cofounder JJ Fliegelman, CTO and cofounder[1] |
| Products | Career website for students and recent grads |
| Website | www |
WayUp Inc. was founded in 2014 under the name Campus Job, two years after founders Liz Wessel and JJ Fliegelman graduated from University of Pennsylvania.[1][4] The site went live that August.[4] It grew by approximately 1,000 users per week and had 7,500 job listings within a month of launching.[4] The website was initially intended to connect students with part-time or temporary student jobs, such as being a campus representative for a brand.[5][6] It later expanded to jobs for recent graduates within a few years after college.[7][8]
WayUp raised almost $1 million in seed funding,[9] followed by $9 million in series A funding and $18.5 million in a series B funding round.[7] In 2017, it acquired competitor Looksharp[10] and introduced new user profile features that emphasize the personality and extra-curricular activities of candidates.[11] WayUp also introduced "National Intern Day," which is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of July.[12] In July 2021, WayUp announced[13] it was merging with the recruitment software company Yello.
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- ^ a b c Eadicicco, Lisa (May 25, 2017). "WayUp Is a Booming Job-Hunting Site for Millennials". TIME. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b Zarya, Valentina (March 23, 2017). "This Startup Thinks Machine Learning Can Make Your Job Hunt Less Painful". Fortune. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "WayUp raises $18.5 million to help millennials find their dream jobs". VentureBeat. March 23, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c Moujaes, Ghinwa (September 24, 2014). "Penn graduates connect students to part-time jobs". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Crook, Jordan (September 18, 2014). "Campus Job Connects Companies With Students For Part-Time Work". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "This Startup Gets College Kids Jobs as Dildo Merchants, Liquor Evangelists, Nail Polish Bloggers". Observer. September 29, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b O'Connor, Clare (March 23, 2017). "Millennial Job Search Platform WayUp Raises $18.5 Million Series B". Forbes. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Roof, Katie (March 23, 2017). "WayUp gets $18.5 million more to help college grads find jobs". TechCrunch. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Townsend, Tess (October 20, 2015). "The 25-Year-Old Serial Entrepreneur Trying to Find Millennials Better Jobs". Inc.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ^ Griffith, Erin (February 21, 2017). "Term Sheet -- Tuesday, February 21". Fortune. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Hinchliffe, Emma (October 23, 2017). "This LinkedIn rival's profiles will actually show your whole personality". Mashable. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Newman, Kalina (July 6, 2017). "Get your company to nominate you on the first-ever National Intern Day". USA TODAY College. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
- ^ "WayUp merges with Yello to diversify recruitment". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-09-02.