My Highschool Internship - Career Building Online Academy

Name

My Highschool Internship - Career Building Online Academy

Legal name

Myhighschoolinternship

Website

https://myhighschoolinternship.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Education & Internship Platform

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Internships, Externships & Work-Based Learning Placement (EDAMAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Experiential Learning & Internships/Co-ops (EDALABAG)

Keywords

• Online internship platform
• Career education programs
• Student certification services
• Peer-graded assessments
• High school training

Headquarters

HQ city

Alameda County

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Verified Professional Internship Certificate: Paid verified certificate issued in partnership with a US-registered corporation after identity verification and professional appraisal. Fee is $49 per certificate. This is a one-time transaction per internship completion cycle.
2. Sponsorship and Donations: The platform accepts financial contributions from sponsors at tiered levels ($500, $250, $200, $100, $75, $10 minimum). Contributions are not tax-deductible. Sponsors can contribute via PayPal.
3. Free Statement of Internship Completion: Free peer-graded certificate issued to students who complete the program with at least a 'B' average. Generates user base and engagement that may be monetized through future premium offerings or sponsorship appeal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

My Highschool Internship (MHI) operates the world's first Massive Open Online Internship (MOOI) academy, providing high school students with online internship experiences across 31+ categories spanning sciences, business, humanities, and technology. Students complete weekly project submissions over eight consecutive weeks, receive peer-graded appraisals, and earn either a free Statement of Internship Completion or a paid Verified Professional Internship Certificate ($49) issued in partnership with a US-registered corporation. A secondary skill-development pathway routes students needing preparation to external MOOC courses or paid live online classroom sessions.

Product overview

My Highschool Internship (MHI) operates as the world's first Massive Open Online Internship (MOOI) academy, offering a unified platform for high school students to earn internship experience. The core product consists of the MOOI internship program, which offers two certificate tiers: a free Statement of Internship Completion (peer-graded) and a paid Verified Professional Internship Certificate ($49, professionally appraised). Skill development is enabled through add-on modules including external MOOC courses from platforms like Coursera, Udacity, and edX, as well as live one-on-one online classroom sessions via The Ivy Mind. Students choose from 30+ internship categories spanning computer science, business, sciences, humanities, and professional fields. The platform operates on a peer-appraisal model for free certificates and a professional appraisal model for paid certificates, with an 8-week weekly project submission cycle culminating in a final project report.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statement of Internship Completion (Free) A free certificate issued upon completion of the MOOI internship program. Weekly internship project updates are appraised by peers enrolled in the same field over eight consecutive weeks, with students required to maintain at least a 'B' average grade to qualify. Intended for high school students worldwide seeking verifiable internship credentials for college applications and career exploration.
• Verified Professional Internship Certificate (Paid) A verified certificate of professional internship completion priced at $49, issued in partnership with a US-based registered corporation. Includes identity verification (photo and government ID), peer grading of weekly projects over eight weeks, and a final appraisal by an experienced skilled professional employed by or outsourced through the certifying corporation. Designed for high school students seeking identity-verified credentials for college applications and resumes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45-day appraisal cycle from final project submission to certificate issuance
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• US-Based Business Group (Unnamed)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMyhighschoolintership.org has partnered with a US-based business group — a corporation offering a complete range of advertising, communications, media, marketing, IT, web development, business process support services (finance, accounting, audit & taxation, healthcare support, supply chain management, customer relationship management, legal transcription, insurance support, and social networking services) through its subsidiary ventures. This partner issues the Verified Professional Internship Certificate after identity verification and professional appraisal.
• The Ivy MindminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as the provider of live online classroom sessions (ONE-ON-ONE advanced high school level programs) for students in Option 2 who need to sharpen skills before beginning internships. Students are directed to https://www.theivymind.com or 510-470-0564 for skill development enrollment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• edX: edX is a major MOOC platform founded by Harvard and MIT, offering university-issued verified certificates across hundreds of subjects. It is integrated into MHI's skill-development pathway and competes broadly for the same student supplementary-education and credentialing market.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a free, large-scale supplemental education platform serving K-12 students globally with structured content and mastery-based progress. It is a broad incumbent in the supplemental high-school education category and shares MHI's mission of democratizing access to academic and career-building resources.
• Coursera: Coursera is the dominant MOOC platform and an explicit MHI integration partner for the Option 2 skill-development pathway. It is a broad incumbent in the online-credentialing space and competes indirectly for the same student's resume-building budget, though its certificates are course-completion rather than internship-completion.
• Udacity: Udacity is a MOOC platform specializing in technology and AI nanodegree programs with paid verified certificates. It is integrated into MHI's Option 2 pathway and competes for the same high-school student preparing for computer-science internships.
• LinkedIn Learning: LinkedIn Learning offers professional development video courses with completion certificates that surface on users' LinkedIn profiles. It is a broad incumbent in the verifiable-credential-for-careers category, well-established with employers and recruiters.

Direct peers

• Forage: Forage (formerly InsideSherpa) offers free virtual work-experience programs and job-simulation 'internships' that mirror MHI's online-internship model. It is the closest direct competitor, partnering with Fortune 500 employers to issue completion certificates, with strong university and student adoption.
• Parker Dewey: Parker Dewey operates a micro-internship marketplace that connects college students and recent graduates with paid, professional short-term projects. It overlaps directly with MHI in the online-internship-for-students category, though it targets college rather than high-school students.
• Riipen: Riipen connects post-secondary students with businesses for short-term, project-based virtual internships and work-integrated learning. It is a direct peer in the online-micro-internship category and shares the 'verifiable credential' use case for college and career applications.

Emerging players

• Springpod: Springpod offers virtual work-experience programs and career insights for students aged 13-24, partnering with UK employers. It overlaps with MHI in the virtual-internship-for-young-students category and serves as an emerging regional-style competitor in the work-experience-for-students space.

Others

• The Ivy Mind: The Ivy Mind is MHI's explicit partner for live online classroom sessions in the Option 2 skill-development pathway. It is a partner/enabler rather than a competitor, providing 1:1 paid advanced tutoring that funnels students into MHI's internship program.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/my-highschool-internship---career-building-online-academy

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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