Epic Hire

What Epic Hire does

Epic Hire is a mobile-first, two-sided hiring platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, that connects college student clubs and organizations with employers recruiting college talent. The company's core product is a mobile application available on iOS and Android that functions simultaneously as a club management tool — offering member group chats, officer chats, attendance tracking with awards, rewards redemption from brand partners, data insights, and event/RSVP management — and as a bridge to employers via a web-based job marketplace (app.epichire.com/jobs) currently spanning 8 pages of open positions across partner companies. The platform has established adoption among clubs at universities including Cornell, UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, NC State, Ohio State, and James Madison University.

Name

Epic Hire

Legal name

Epic Hire, Inc.

Website

https://www.epichire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Epic Hire is a mobile-first hiring platform connecting college student clubs with employers, offering club management tools and a job marketplace across US universities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Campus Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN), Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• College recruitment platform
• Campus hiring software
• Student club management
• Campus talent acquisition
• Internship marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employer Recruitment Services: Platform connecting companies with college talent through student clubs. Employers pay to access the platform and recruit students for jobs and internships.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Epic Hire operates a mobile-first platform connecting college student clubs and organizations with employers for recruitment, sponsorship, and internship opportunities. The offering includes a club management mobile application (iOS and Android) with member chats, attendance tracking, rewards, event management, and insights, alongside a web-based job marketplace listing positions from employer partners such as XPO, Vanguard, GALLO, Fastenal, GE Aerospace, and CED. Employers pay subscription/recurring fees to access the platform and reach college talent through student club relationships, while clubs and students use the platform free of charge.

Product overview

Epic Hire operates as a unified platform connecting college students and clubs with employers across the country. The core offering consists of a mobile app (available on iOS App Store and Google Play) that serves as the ultimate management tool for student clubs, featuring collaboration tools, attendance tracking, rewards systems, event management, and data insights. The company also maintains a web-based job marketplace at app.epichire.com/jobs, an Apple Vision Pro Internship program partnering with leading universities, and a blog resource hub. The platform's primary value proposition is enabling student organizations to 'put your club on the map' while helping companies recruit college talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EpicHire Mobile App Mobile application available on iOS and Android that connects student clubs with employers, providing tools for scholarship events, team events, and club events management. Targets college students and student organization leaders.
• EpicHire Club Management Platform Comprehensive management tool for student clubs featuring member group chats, private officer chats, attendance tracking with awards and recognition, rewards redemption from brand partners, data insights, and event management with RSVP tracking. Targets college student clubs and organizations.
• EpicHire Jobs Web-based job marketplace connecting college students with employers across the country, featuring job listings from partner companies in various industries including XPO, Vanguard, GALLO, Fastenal, CED, GE Aerospace, Foundation Risk Partners, and others. Targets college students and recent graduates seeking jobs and internships.
• Apple Vision Pro Internship Innovative spatial computing internship program where students from leading universities collaborate to develop applications for EpicHire's platform using Apple Vision Pro technology. Targets university students interested in product management and spatial computing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of companies connected with student clubs across the country
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AllycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer partner connecting with student clubs for recruitment purposes on the Epic Hire platform.
• CED (Carolina Electrical Division)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerElectrical distribution company posting jobs and recruiting through Epic Hire's student club network.
• CintascoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer partner using Epic Hire to recruit college talent for management trainee positions.
• CompasscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerReal estate company recruiting through Epic Hire's campus club network.
• GE AerospacecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAerospace company posting technology and engineering positions through Epic Hire including Digital Technology Leadership Program.
• Insight GlobalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStaffing and recruiting firm partnering with Epic Hire for campus recruitment.
• NASCARcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerEntertainment and sports organization recruiting college talent through Epic Hire's platform.
• SpectrumcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTelecommunications company using Epic Hire to connect with student clubs for recruitment.
• UKGcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerHR and workforce management company recruiting through Epic Hire's campus network.
• AKPsi (Alpha Kappa Psi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional business fraternity partnering with Epic Hire as a sponsor, providing value to campus organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Handshake: Handshake is the dominant two-sided marketplace connecting college students and recent graduates with employers, including exclusive partnerships with university career centers. It is the most direct competitor to Epic Hire's employer-student club model and has raised significantly more capital at a much higher valuation.
• Ripplematch: Ripplematch operates a campus and early-career recruiting platform that matches students and recent grads to jobs and internships at employer partners. It overlaps directly with Epic Hire's employer recruitment and internship matching use cases.
• WayUp: WayUp is a job-matching platform focused on college students and recent graduates, partnering with employers for internships, part-time, and entry-level roles. It competes head-to-head with Epic Hire on the same candidate supply and employer demand pools.
• Parker Dewey: Parker Dewey runs a micro-internship platform connecting college students and recent graduates with short-term paid projects at employer clients. It overlaps with Epic Hire's work-based learning and internship matching value proposition.
• College Recruiter: College Recruiter is a job board and employer advertising platform targeting students and recent graduates. It competes with Epic Hire for the same employer recruiting budgets and student job-seekers.

Broad incumbents

• Yello: Yello is an established early-talent acquisition platform offering virtual events, candidate relationship management, and campus recruiting software to enterprise employers. It is a broader incumbent in the same employer-campus recruiting space as Epic Hire.
• Symplicity: Symplicity provides campus-wide career services and student engagement software used by universities, including tools for employer recruiting, job posting, and student organization management. Its career services and student-org modules overlap with Epic Hire's club management and employer connection features.
• 12Twenty: 12Twenty is a campus recruiting and student outcomes platform used by universities and employers to manage hiring, events, and analytics. It overlaps with Epic Hire's employer-student connection and engagement tooling at a broader, university-licensed scale.
• GradLeaders: GradLeaders provides university career services platforms including job boards, employer recruiting tools, and student engagement functionality. It is a broader incumbent competing for the same university and employer relationships Epic Hire targets.

Emerging players

• Braintrust: Braintrust is an emerging talent-matching platform that uses a decentralized model to connect freelancers and early-career professionals with employers. It is an adjacent emerging player in the early-career and college-adjacent talent marketplace where Epic Hire operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epichire
• Instagraminstagram.com/epic_hire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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