PeopleGrove
By PeopleGrove
PeopleGrove offers a Career Access Platform for higher education, connecting students and alumni through personalized mentoring, networking, experiential learning, and job-readiness tools. Their platform aims to support learners at every career step with measurable outcomes
Founded in 2015 by Adam Saven and Reilly Davis after leaving Google to build better alumni-student networks.
Initial traction with top universities like Stanford, USC, Michigan, Kansas, and Penn State.
Backed by venture investors Reach Capital, and in May 2022, received growth investment from The Riverside Company, a specialist in mission-driven tech.
Mentoring & Networking: Smart matching, messaging, live calls, and robust analytics.
Career Exploration: Tools like Job Connections (network-aware job board) were launched in March 2023.
Experiential Learning: Acquisition of the Student Opportunity Center to manage internships, projects, and high-impact practices.
Career Assessments: Acquisition of PathwayU in August 2023, enhancing the platform with science-backed decision tools.
Job Connections (Mar 2023): Filters job posts by user-alumni network matching.
Rooted in learner-centric values, emphasizing ambition, assumption-challenging, and human connection.
Active at 650+ institutions, 20M+ users, and 1M+ mentorships facilitated.
Clients include Yale, Stanford, Georgetown, Michigan, and others.
