Best Startup - California
Paving the way for individuals to design their career paths more effectively and ensure employment success, several fresh startups in the San Francisco area focus on providing services in Career Planning. These companies, all initiated after 2020, utilise modern EdTech techniques, aimed at enriching the workforce and grooming talents for the changing industry requirements. This article showcases eight such startups, all making strides in the California Career planning industry.
These startups aim to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills required in the workplace by utilizing innovative tech solutions. They also enhance accessibility to jobs, foster development through mentorship, facilitate feedback in organizations, and provide various platforms for students, job seekers, employees, and employers. Let’s explore these companies in detail.
All of these Career Planning startups have diverse approaches to tackling different aspects of the field, with some even venturing into domains such as HR solutions, enterprise software, employment, training, E-Learning, and others. However, the central theme that ties them together is their common mission to improve the career planning process in the innovative, digital age.
Impello
Founded by Bevis Cheng, Impello delivers challenging, engaging, and relevant educational experiences in the rapidly developing field of technology. Committed to enabling learners to reach their goals in emerging technology sectors, Impello ensures early access to emerging technology vectors. They provide not just a school but a community for life.
Confidants
Established by Jessica Allen and Natalie Leoni, Confidants is revolutionizing the HR sector by providing a platform for honest feedback from employees and the tools for organizations to take corrective actions based on this feedback. This firm believes in the honesty of the work experiences shared by employees anonymously, which can guide potential colleagues and their current employers to make better decisions.
theHRsoft
Initiated by Prakash Verma, theHRsoft is a Global Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) web platform that assists employers, job seekers, and staffing agencies with HRMS, application tracking, talent hiring, data analytics, client acquisitions, and job listing. Painstakingly designed for end-to-end HR work to improve efficiency, save time and cost, this platform is powered by artificial intelligence to provide optimal results in a shorter time.
Dreami
Founded by Ashima Sharma, Dreami is a mentorship platform aimed to promote equal professional advancement. They believe everyone should have access to a mentor, and make a dedicated effort to match their clients’ members with the most suitable mentor for their goals, while also ensuring mentor development.
HiredBy
Established by Zeina Miwa, HiredBy is another startup that is contributing to the career planning industry. Though much of their operations and details remain discreet, they promise exciting developments and solutions.
Athletes Launch Inc.
Started by Ben Koné and Kristina Kone, Athletes Launch Inc. is an opportunity marketplace for college and professional athletes to connect with NIL sponsorship, endorsement, internship, contract, and job opportunities.
Counselab
Founded by Carin Gan and Hazim Mohamad, Counselab is the go-to advising platform for university students, having users from over 40 countries, 100+ companies, and almost every industry. Being available on both iOS and Android platforms, Counselab ensures its advice receivers are ten times more likely to get a call than on platforms like LinkedIn.
