Washington DC

Sparc

Sparc is a social network where college students/professionals connect directly to hiring managers for career opportunities and to arrange recruiting events on-demand make money via coaching, tutoring, and events.

Company Description

Sparc is the “People-Centric Marketplace” (https://sparc.world/) Sparc is a social network and talent marketplace primarily used by professionals and career-oriented college students. (1) Professionals and college students connect directly with hiring managers for job opportunities and to arrange recruiting events and info sessions on-demand (none of the top job sites offer this functionality). (2) Professionals monetize their knowledge through career coaching, tutoring, and hosting events. In the future we envision everyone in the world using Sparc to engage with each other in a meaningful way.

Year Founded

2022

Amount Raising

$1,500,000

Previous Funding

35,000

Headquarters

Washington DC

Website

HR Tech

Website

Key Benefits & Traction

Launched beta in July 2021.

40+ SaaS Customers: Facebook, Google, The Carlyle Group, Vista Equity Partners, Blackstone, Insight Partners, UBS, Softbank, Hercules Capital, etc.

$50,000 in Annualized Recurring Revenue

4,000+ comprehensive user profiles (https://sparc.world/search/people [location, first/last name, occupation, education, bio, headline, photo]).

50+ tutors (https://sparc.world/tutors) that attend Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, UPenn, etc. with more than $4,180 in gross market value.

2,500+ users that have applied to career opportunities.

500+ users registering for events on Sparc.

40+ college organization pages (https://sparc.world/search/all-entities).

150+ Engagements (Career Recruiting Events and Info sessions https://sparc.world/jobs + https://sparc.world/events).

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