About us

Practice Makes Professional

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Our Mission

Empower students to build productive, purpose driven careers

Practice Makes Professional
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Proof Over Pedigree
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Growth Mindset
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Unlimited Potential

We're a team of passionate builders, researchers and teachers.

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Students served

30k

We've provided training, mentorship and internship placements to over 30k students across the world

Excellent Outcomes

85

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of students receive extended employment offers after their internship.

Employers & Educators

700

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employers and schools work with Folio to train the future of talent.

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Our team

Cathy
Why Folio? I'm dedicated to reviving the American Dream because of my family of refugees and foster parents.

Previous: 2x Founder, Google, True Ventures, Endeavor Global, Gates Foundation
Andrew
Why Folio? To build systems and support for non-linear career explorers.

Previous: Northvolt, Promise, AskWonder, Co-Founder Truefish
Saleh
Why Folio? In the words of Buckminster Fuller, "To change an existing paradigm you do not struggle to try and change the problematic model. You create a new model and make the old one obsolete."

Previous: Stitch Labs, Cohesity, Alation
Michael
Why Folio? To build tools that make access to education and work a reality for everyone.

Previous: Hired, Vettery, WeWork
Justin
Why Folio? To help students find amazing internships and contribute to a product that empowers them to become outstanding employees in an AI-driven workplace

Previous: Management Research at Harvard, Recruitment Operations at Duke

Investors

Bloomberg Beta
Array Ventures
Antler VC
Potencia Ventures
Microsoft
Michelson Ventures
Visible Hands
Dug Song
Founder & CEO
Duo Security acq. Cisco
Ba Minuzzi
Founder & CEO
UMANA
Matt Bilotti
Product Lead
Angellist
Justin Wenig
Co-Founder & CEO
Coursedog, Starbridge
Mike Cassidy
6x Founder & CEO
Alan Steremberg
Founder
Presidential Innovation Fellow

Research Partners

Eric Bettinger
Conley-DeAngelis Family Professor of Education, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Nichole Torpey-Saboe
Vice President of Research, Strada Education Foundation
Judith Scott-Clayton
Professor of Economics and Education, Columbia University Teachers College
Veronica Milagros Minaya Lazarte
Senior Research Associate and Program Lead, Community College Research Center