What Going Global does

GoinGlobal is a cloud-based career intelligence platform that serves higher-education institutions, corporations, and individual students/professionals seeking global employment and career mobility. Its core product is an integrated platform delivering 120+ expert-curated country and city career guides (each containing 500+ resources on job search strategies, salaries, visa requirements, interview customs, networking, and cost of living), a database of 16M+ global job and internship listings searchable across 50+ countries in English and local languages, an employer directory of local and multinational firms, and visa/work-permit guidance authored by an immigration lawyer. The platform is FERPA-compliant and is embedded into university career services, study abroad offices, international student services (ISSS), and libraries.

The company monetizes primarily through B2B institutional subscription licensing sold via enterprise field sales to universities, colleges, and corporations, with HR mobility teams and relocation companies as the corporate buyer. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by a 'Request a demo' conversion path and a 30-day free trial. End users (students, alumni, employees) access the platform through their institution's licensed account. The company claims adoption by 550–1,000+ institutions, including 85% of top US universities (US News & World Report), 73% of Financial Times Global MBA-ranked schools, and 83% of IIE leading Study Abroad institutions, giving it dominant share in its core higher-education segment.

GoinGlobal was founded in 2001, is headquartered in Austin, Texas, operates with 11–50 employees, and is privately held. In 2025 the company was acquired by Interstride LLC, under which it now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary focused on combining forces to empower international students and global careers. Mark Minevich is the Founder, President and General Partner.

Name

Going Global

Legal name

GoinGlobal Inc.

Website

https://goinglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GoinGlobal is a cloud-based career intelligence platform serving higher-education institutions and corporations, offering 120+ expert-curated country guides, 16M+ global job listings, and visa guidance. It operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Interstride LLC following a 2025 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Global Career Intelligence Software

akta.pro primary industry

Global Mobility, Immigration & Relocation (BPACAPAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Destination Research & Custom Recommendations (HSACAKAM)

Keywords

• Global career intelligence
• International job search
• Visa work permit guidance
• Study abroad resources
• Global mobility platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Institutional Subscription Licensing: GoinGlobal generates revenue through institutional subscription licensing to universities, colleges, and businesses. Institutions pay for access to provide services to their students, alumni, and staff. The platform is offered through partner institutions, with individual users accessing via their institutional accounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Going Global sells a cloud-based, subscription-licensed career intelligence platform branded GoinGlobal. The platform bundles 120+ expert-curated country and city career guides, 16M+ searchable global job and internship listings across 50+ countries, an employer directory with networking resources, and immigration lawyer-vetted visa and work permit guidance. Customers are higher education institutions and corporate HR/relocation teams that provision access for their students, alumni, employees, and members.

Product overview

GoinGlobal is a single unified all-in-one platform that delivers global career intelligence through integrated modules including 120+ country and city career guides, 16M+ global job and internship listings, employer directory, visa guidance, interview guidelines, and cultural advice. The platform serves both higher education institutions (providing career services, study abroad, and ISSS tools) and businesses (supporting HR mobility teams and relocation companies), with all components accessed through a single interface rather than separate products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GoinGlobal Platform Cloud-based, subscription-licensed all-in-one career intelligence platform that provides 120+ expert-curated country and city guides, 16M+ global job and internship listings, an employer directory, visa and work permit guidance, interview and application guidelines, and cultural insights. Sold to higher education institutions and businesses to provision access for their students, alumni, staff, employees, and members.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of top US universities (US News & World Report) use GoinGlobal
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InterstrideflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoinGlobal has been acquired by Interstride LLC. GoinGlobal Inc is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Interstride LLC. The acquisition aims to combine forces to empower students and global careers, expanding global career access. This was announced publicly via press release through Business Wire.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Handshake: Handshake is a leading career-services platform for US higher-education institutions, connecting students, alumni, and employers with job opportunities. It is the most direct competitor to GoinGlobal on the institutional career-services side, with overlapping buyer personas (career services directors, university administrators).
• Interstride: Interstride is the parent company that acquired GoinGlobal in 2025. It directly competes in the international-student career access and global mobility space, serving similar university and student audiences with comparable platform functionality. The two products are now positioned as complementary offerings under one corporate umbrella.
• Vault (Firsthand): Vault, part of Firsthand, provides employer rankings, career intelligence, and job-search tools historically popular with business school and international student audiences. It is comparable to GoinGlobal's content-driven career intelligence and employer directory features.
• ECA International: ECA International is a global mobility data and consulting firm that supports corporate HR teams with assignment cost calculations, hardship indices, and location-specific guidance. It competes with GoinGlobal for the same corporate HR mobility buyer segment.
• AIRINC: AIRINC provides global mobility data, cost-of-living indices, and assignment-related intelligence to corporate HR and mobility teams. It directly overlaps with GoinGlobal's corporate HR mobility and relocation customer segment, though its content is more data/benchmark focused.
• Symplicity: Symplicity is a higher-education software provider whose career-services module (CSM) competes directly with GoinGlobal for university career-services budgets. It serves similar institutional buyers with comparable functionality around job postings, employer engagement, and career outcomes tracking.
• 12Twenty: 12Twenty is a higher-ed career outcomes and student-success platform used by universities to track employment outcomes and run career services. It overlaps with GoinGlobal's institutional buyer base and competes for the same career-services technology budgets.
• MyWorldAbroad: MyWorldAbroad provides global career guidance, country guides, and work/internship abroad resources to universities and students. It is one of the closest direct competitors to GoinGlobal's country/city career guide and international job/internship database offerings.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant general-purpose professional network and job platform, used by universities and corporate mobility teams. While not specialized in international career guidance, its scale, employer directory, and job-listing features represent a broad competitive threat to GoinGlobal's data offering.

Emerging players

• Studyportals: Studyportals is a study-abroad search and information platform used by prospective international students. It overlaps with the study-abroad audience that GoinGlobal supports through university partners, though Studyportals focuses on program discovery rather than career intelligence post-enrollment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/goinglobal
• Xx.com/goinglobal
• Facebookfacebook.com/goinglobal

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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