Highered

What Highered does

Highered AS is a Norwegian private limited company founded in 2015, headquartered in Oslo, and operating as the official careers partner of EFMD Global. The company operates a multi-sided career services platform that connects students, recent graduates, and alumni from EFMD member business schools with global employers seeking early-career talent. The platform serves three primary segments: students/alumni (free access through institutional memberships), employers/recruiters (paid membership), and university career services departments (paid membership). Commercial activity is anchored by semi-annual EFMD Global Fairs (April and October) and an ongoing calendar of virtual events.

The platform is built around four core product modules: a Global Job Opportunities board, interactive Virtual Career Events (live chat, video interviews, branded booths, webinars), Masterclasses (career development workshops), and Assessments (delivered via Aon Assessment integration). Supporting infrastructure includes LinkedIn SSO, Stripe billing, Intercom for support, Pipedrive CRM, and TalkJS for in-app messaging. The 2026 strategic merger with CareerOS adds a student-first career execution layer covering advising, employer relations, alumni management, and outcomes reporting on a unified platform.

Highered generates revenue through two subscription streams: University Membership at €249/month and Employer/Recruiter (University Recruitment Hub) Membership at €290/month, both with 12-month commitments. Distribution is primarily direct sales to EFMD member schools and enterprise employers, supplemented by the EFMD Global partnership as a channel partner and student self-service onboarding. The company is founder-led, with no disclosed institutional investors, no public funding rounds, and a small identified management team handling regional partnership duties across the UK, France, Italy, Benelux, Germany, Ireland, Nordics, and global markets.

Name

Highered

Legal name

Highered AS

Website

https://gethighered.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Highered is a Norwegian career services platform that connects students and alumni from EFMD-accredited business schools with global employers via virtual career fairs, a job board, masterclasses, and assessments. It sells subscription memberships to universities and employers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Services Platform

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Services & Job Placement Platforms (Jobs, Recruiting, Employer Networks) (EDAFAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employer Relations & Recruiting (Career Fairs) (EDALABAH), Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN), Graduate & Professional School Preparation (EDALABAI)

Keywords

• Virtual career fairs
• Graduate recruitment platform
• Employer branding services
• Career services hub
• Early talent sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. University Membership: Highered charges universities a monthly subscription for membership, which includes access to Global Fairs, analytics dashboards, recruitment tools, and student engagement features. Membership costs €249 per month with a 12-month commitment.
2. Employer/Recruiter Membership (UR Hub): Companies pay a monthly subscription (€290/month with 12-month commitment) for University Recruitment Hub Membership, which includes recruiter booths at Global Fairs, unlimited job postings throughout the year, access to matching services, and participation in virtual career events.
3. Student/Alumni Access: Students and alumni from member institutions can access the platform at no cost. The service is funded through university and employer memberships rather than direct student charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Highered operates a career services platform that connects students and alumni from EFMD-accredited business schools with global employers through Global Job Opportunities, Virtual Career Events (including the semi-annual EFMD Global Fairs), Masterclasses, and online Assessments. The platform is monetized via paid annual memberships sold to universities (€249/month) and employers (€290/month), while students access the service at no cost through their institutional membership. Following a 2026 merger with CareerOS, the offering extends into student-first career execution technology spanning advising, employer relations, alumni management, and outcomes reporting.

Product overview

Highered operates as a dual-platform ecosystem comprising the Highered Platform and CareerOS, which merged in 2026. Highered serves as the core global career services hub providing Global Job Opportunities, Virtual Career Events, Masterclasses, and Assessments to connect employers with early talent from EFMD member business schools. The platform hosts the EFMD Global Fairs virtually twice yearly. CareerOS, acquired through the merger, provides the underlying career execution technology for advising, employer relations, alumni management, and outcomes reporting. The ecosystem also includes supporting tools such as the Communication Kit for marketing and both University and Employer membership programs. The platforms serve three primary segments: Students/Alumni, Recruiters/Employers, and Career Services at Business Schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CareerOS: Next-generation career execution platform focused on early-career outcomes. One platform for advising, employer relations, alumni, and outcomes reporting.

Products and services

• Highered Platform
• Global Job Opportunities
• Virtual Career Events
• EFMD Global Fairs
• Masterclasses
• Online Assessments
• CareerOS

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40,000 applications recorded in 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Integration15 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• CareerOScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026CareerOS and Highered joined forces through a strategic merger of operations in 2026. CareerOS was founded in 2023 by two ESADE graduates. The combination brings together Highered's global university and employer network with CareerOS's student-first career execution technology, creating a stronger infrastructure for early-career recruitment and career development.
• RWE Supply & TradingmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2024Partnership to bridge academia and industry through early talent recruitment. RWE is committed to attracting young professionals through internships, part-time, full-time, and remote opportunities. The collaboration includes recruitment events, workshops, and networking sessions for students.
• HubSpotmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2024HubSpot joined as a new employer partner, bringing their commitment to sustainability and community impact. HubSpot contributed over $750,000 to communities worldwide in 2023 and is recognized for their innovative approach to inbound marketing and corporate social responsibility.
• EFMD GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHighered is the official careers partner of EFMD Global, collaborating with career services teams at EFMD member business schools for nearly a decade. This strategic partnership provides Highered with exclusive access to the EFMD network of top-ranking business schools worldwide and positions the platform as the endorsed career services solution for EFMD members.
• Coca-Cola HBCmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerWelcome partnership for early talent recruitment, with Coca-Cola HBC using the Highered platform for employer branding and candidate engagement.
• AccenturemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccenture and Highered united to bring Italian talent home through specialized recruitment initiatives targeting Italian students and graduates for positions at Accenture Italy.
• PepsiComajorGTM or Marketing PartnerStudent success story partnership highlighting PepsiCo graduate programs and career paths featured on the Highered platform.
• Schneider ElectricmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for Vision 2030 talent engagement in Saudi Arabia, including webinars and recruitment events targeting emerging talent in the region.
• BBVAmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpanish banking partnership for internship recruitment. BBVA utilized Highered to source candidates for positions in Spain and international operations, with successful placements resulting from the platform.
• GooglemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the Google Back to School Virtual Series (September 2023), connecting tech and business students with Google professionals through virtual events featuring AI initiatives and recruitment insights.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• GradConnection: Graduate recruitment network operating primarily in Australia and Asia-Pacific, connecting students, graduates, and employers via job boards and virtual career fairs — a regional peer with comparable marketplace model.

Emerging players

• Graduateland: European career network for students and recent graduates with employer partnerships and university integrations — an emerging peer serving a similar student/employer marketplace use case.
• vMock: AI-powered career services platform used by business schools for resume review, career advising, and student outcomes — adjacent to Highered's career services and assessment offerings.
• Riipen: Work-integrated learning and employer-student matching platform focused on experiential projects and micro-internships — overlaps with Highered's early-career value proposition but emphasizes project-based engagement.

Direct peers

• WayUp: Early-career and student-focused job marketplace and employer branding platform, primarily US-focused, with employer memberships and virtual event capabilities — comparable in product and customer profile.
• Handshake: Direct peer in the early-career/college recruiting space, connecting students, universities, and employers through a job board, virtual career fairs, and recruiting tools — but US-dominant versus Highered's EFMD business-school focus.
• JobTeaser: European student and graduate recruitment platform integrated into university career services centers, offering job board, events, and employer branding — directly comparable to Highered's university-anchored model.
• 12Twenty: University career services platform serving business schools and student populations with recruiting, outcomes reporting, and alumni tools — a closely comparable peer in the same EFMD-like institutional segment.
• Symplicity: Provides career services and student outcome management software to universities, including virtual career fairs and employer connection tools — directly overlapping with Highered's career services offering.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn (Talent Solutions): Broader incumbent professional network used for early-career recruitment, employer branding, and job postings — competes for employer budget and student attention with much larger scale and broader candidate pools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HigheredGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/highered-global
• Instagraminstagram.com/gethighered
• TikToktiktok.com/@gethighered

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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