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  "license": {
    "name": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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  "cite_as": "Newsprint, \"Handshake: what it sells, price and AI features\", https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/, updated 2026-11-11",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
  "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/",
  "markdown_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake.md",
  "title": "Handshake: what it sells, price and AI features",
  "opening_answer": "Handshake is on the AI hiring software map. We record 4 dated launches and events for it. The latest is dated Sept. 8, 2026.",
  "period": "July 9 to Sept. 8, 2026",
  "methodology_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/updates/pr-software/#methodology",
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    "slug": "handshake",
    "name": "Handshake",
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    "site": "https://joinhandshake.com/",
    "summary": "\"The career network for the AI economy.\" Handshake is the early-career hiring network, with 25 million job seekers, 1,600+ university partners and employers including 97% of the Fortune 500. Employers post jobs free and pay for Pro and Enterprise, where Hiring Intelligence sources candidates, sends personalized outreach on the employer's behalf and adds AI fit signals to applicant review. A second business, Handshake AI, pays a network of experts and students (\"188k+ fellows\") for remote projects that train and evaluate AI models.",
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    "updated_at": "2026-11-11",
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    "category_names": [
      "Hiring networks and job platforms"
    ]
  },
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  "undated_launches": 0,
  "launches_data_url": "https://www.newsprint.com/data/launches.json",
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  "summary": {
    "text": "\"The career network for the AI economy.\" Handshake is the early-career hiring network, with 25 million job seekers, 1,600+ university partners and employers including 97% of the Fortune 500. Employers post jobs free and pay for Pro and Enterprise, where Hiring Intelligence sources candidates, sends personalized outreach on the employer's behalf and adds AI fit signals to applicant review. A second business, Handshake AI, pays a network of experts and students (\"188k+ fellows\") for remote projects that train and evaluate AI models.",
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      "url": "https://joinhandshake.com/employers/"
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      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake",
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      "name": "Handshake",
      "site": "https://joinhandshake.com/",
      "category": "Hiring networks and job platforms",
      "what": "\"The career network for the AI economy.\" Handshake is the early-career hiring network, with 25 million job seekers, 1,600+ university partners and employers including 97% of the Fortune 500. Employers post jobs free and pay for Pro and Enterprise, where Hiring Intelligence sources candidates, sends personalized outreach on the employer's behalf and adds AI fit signals to applicant review. A second business, Handshake AI, pays a network of experts and students (\"188k+ fellows\") for remote projects that train and evaluate AI models.",
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        "name": "joinhandshake.com",
        "url": "https://joinhandshake.com/employers/"
      },
      "price": "Basic is free; Pro and Enterprise prices not published (contact sales)",
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      "capabilities": {
        "label": "AI capabilities",
        "items": [
          "AI for candidates",
          "Screening and ranking",
          "AI outreach",
          "AI sourcing"
        ]
      },
      "scale_tier": 2,
      "scale": "Established: a public parent, or a disclosed customer base (Vendor: 25M job seekers, 1M+ employers, 1,600+ university partners, trusted by 97% of the Fortune 500. Handshake AI: 188k+ fellows.)",
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          "url": "https://joinhandshake.com/ai/"
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          "name": "updates.joinhandshake.com",
          "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/"
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        {
          "name": "updates.joinhandshake.com",
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        },
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          "name": "updates.joinhandshake.com",
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        },
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          "name": "updates.joinhandshake.com",
          "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-september-28-2026"
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    {
      "id": "event-1",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/#event-1",
      "on": "2026-09-08",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Handshake adds AI-personalized template hub",
      "summary": "\"Standard and AI-personalized message templates now live in one centralized template hub\", outside Automated Outreach.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor changelog",
        "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-september-28-2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-2",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/#event-2",
      "on": "2026-07-31",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Handshake AI applicant review live for paid employers",
      "summary": "\"Hiring Intelligence's applicant review is now live for all paid employers\", showing AI-generated relevance and fit signals next to each application.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor changelog",
        "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/handshake-employer-product-updates-august-28-2026"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-3",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/#event-3",
      "on": "2026-07-14",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Handshake Source tab opens to all employers",
      "summary": "The Source tab, formerly Matches, uses Hiring Intelligence to \"generate hiring criteria and surface qualified candidates for your open roles\" and became available to all employers.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor changelog",
        "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/ann_jrMABQTCwNxzO"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "event-4",
      "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/companies/handshake/#event-4",
      "on": "2026-07-09",
      "date_precision": "day",
      "title": "Handshake rolls out Automated Outreach",
      "summary": "Automated Outreach \"leverages Hiring Intelligence to send personalized outreach to qualified candidates on your behalf\"; rollout began July 9, 2026.",
      "kind": "Launch",
      "from": {
        "name": "The AI hiring software map",
        "url": "https://www.newsprint.com/research/hiring-software/#co-handshake"
      },
      "source": {
        "name": "Vendor changelog",
        "url": "https://updates.joinhandshake.com/announcements/ann_jrMABQTCwNxzO"
      }
    }
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