Our vision is to unlock the world’s early talent by creating a hiring platform where potential - not background - defines opportunity. We aim to help every candidate shine and every employer hire with confidence, replacing slow, outdated recruitment processes with a faster, fairer, and more accurate way to match talent with roles.
By bridging the gap between universities and industry, we are building an ecosystem where students, educators, and employers collaborate to develop the skills, exposure, and opportunities that power the future workforce.
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our mission is to make opportunity accessible for all early talent by eliminating bias, reducing hiring friction, and enabling employers to discover true potential. We aim to strengthen the bridge between academia and industry, equipping young people with real world skills and building a collaborative ecosystem that fuels the future workforce.
Our Story
StudentVenture was founded by Liam Jeffery. Determined to solve a widespread problem, he built StudentVenture while studying Economics at the University of Sussex. His evidence-driven understanding of student challenges, combined with practical experience engaging thousands of students and employers, helped shape StudentVenture into a scalable solution.
Under his leadership, the company has attracted senior industry figures, international developers, and secured a landmark partnership with UNiDAYS, giving access to over 29 million students worldwide. Liam’s mission is clear: to create a fair, meritocratic pathway into work for early talent by replacing outdated hiring processes with skills-based, real-world experience and faster, more equitable recruitment.
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the world's best
early talent acquisition platform
the worlds best
early talent acquisition platform