Stunio

What Stunio does

Stunio, Inc. is a Lansing, Michigan-based workforce technology company founded in 2021 that operates a three-sided platform connecting college students, employers, and institutions (colleges, workforce boards, economic development organizations) around flexible, paid early-career work. The company was founded to connect students to local work opportunities and has evolved into an infrastructure layer for student-to-workforce pathways spanning exploration (videos, events, career awareness), experience (volunteering, projects, job shadowing), and advancement (internships, apprenticeships, fellowships). Its iOS mobile app (Stunio Helper Work Earn) supports student self-service, while employer and institution experiences are delivered through the web platform at stunio.app with real-time outcome dashboards.

The core technology is an AI-powered workforce engagement platform featuring an intelligent matching engine that surfaces vetted students to nearby shifts based on skills, availability, and location. Enterprise-grade capabilities include SSO, role-based access control, compliance tracking (notably for healthcare credentialing), geo check-in verification, real-time analytics dashboards, and API integrations. A white-label deployment option allows partners to run the platform under their own brand. Notable operational metrics include 99.98% 90-day uptime across services and a reported 96% show-up rate on filled shifts.

Stunio monetizes via two streams: a transaction-based Pay-As-You-Go offering that applies a 35% markup on hourly wages (positioning it as materially cheaper than the 50–100% markup charged by traditional staffing agencies, with workers' compensation included), and a three-tier subscription model — Core at $75/month, Pro at $150/month, and Enterprise at $225/month — adding features such as recurring shift scheduling, internship management, SSO/API, white-label, and dedicated support. Go-to-market combines product-led growth through the student-facing app, sales-led enterprise engagement via demo requests, and an OEM/embedded white-label motion with colleges and workforce boards. The company operates exclusively in Michigan, with named partners including Henry Ford Health, EHM Senior Solutions, GVSU, Baker College, Grand Rapids Community College, and Calvin University, and is backed by regional investors Invest Detroit, Red Cedar Ventures, and Michigan Rise.

Name

Stunio

Legal name

Stunio, Inc.

Website

https://stunio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stunio is a Michigan-based AI-powered workforce engagement platform that connects college students with local flexible shifts, internships, and projects while providing employers and institutions with real-time hiring, compliance, and outcome-tracking tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Platform

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Educational Support Services (611710)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Employment & Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Programs (EDAAAOAI)

Keywords

• Workforce development platform
• Student staffing marketplace
• AI-powered talent matching
• Flexible work scheduling
• Early talent hiring

Headquarters

HQ city

Lansing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based staffing markup: 35% markup on hourly wages charged to employers for each student shift filled. This is the primary revenue model for the pay-as-you-go option, positioning Stunio as significantly cheaper than traditional staffing agencies that charge 50-100% markup. Workers' comp is included at no extra cost.
2. Subscription plans: Three-tier subscription model (Core at $75/month, Pro at $150/month, Enterprise at $225/month) providing advanced features like recurring shift scheduling, internship management, contract-to-hire pipelines, multi-department admin access, SSO, API integration, and dedicated support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stunio is an AI-powered workforce development platform that connects college students with flexible paid work, shifts, and internships at employer partners. The platform offers AI-driven matching, flexible scheduling, geo check-in, compliance tracking, payments, real-time analytics, and white-label deployment options for colleges, employers, workforce boards, and economic development organizations.

Product overview

Stunio is a workforce development platform built as a unified product with modular capabilities. The core Stunio Workforce Development Platform connects students to flexible, paid work through three engagement stages: Awareness (videos, events, career content), Experience (volunteering, projects, job shadowing), and Advance (internships, apprenticeships, fellowships). This core platform includes three integrated modules: Talent Pipeline for employers to browse student candidates, Employer Experience for posting and managing roles/shifts/programs, and Institutional Dashboard for real-time outcome analytics. The White-Label Platform add-on allows organizations to deploy under custom branding. Pricing operates via Pay As You Go (35% markup) or three subscription tiers: Core ($75/month) for on-demand shift filling, Pro ($150/month) adding recurring scheduling and internship management, and Enterprise ($225/month) with SSO, API integration, and advanced reporting. Industry-specific solutions include Healthcare, Higher Education, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Retail, Workforce Boards, and Economic Development verticals. The College Outcomes Dashboard module provides program-specific metrics for institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stunio Workforce Development Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% show-up rate for scheduled shifts
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered key, secondary and core.

• Grand Valley State UniversitykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner providing student talent to the platform and using Stunio for workforce development programs.
• Baker CollegekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollege partner connecting students to local work opportunities through the Stunio platform.
• Grand Rapids Community CollegekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity college partner providing students to the platform for employment and workforce development.
• Calvin UniversitykeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner using Stunio to connect students with local employers and work opportunities.
• Henry Ford HealthkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor healthcare system employer partner using Stunio to fill shifts with vetted student talent.
• EHM Senior SolutionssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare/senior care employer using the platform for workforce staffing needs.
• Small Business Association of MichigansecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation partner promoting Stunio to Michigan small businesses as a workforce solution.
• Stripe, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processor handling payment card processing for transactions on the platform. Listed in privacy policy as the current payment processor.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Handshake: Handshake is the leading early-career network connecting college students with employers and university career centers. It is the most direct competitor to Stunio's student-employer-institution triangle and shares the same higher-education and workforce-development buyer.
• RippleMatch: RippleMatch is a recruitment platform that matches students and early-career talent with employers through an automated, AI-driven matching engine. Its use of AI matching and direct college-employer rails overlaps closely with Stunio's approach.
• WayUp: WayUp is a job marketplace focused on students and recent graduates, connecting them with internships, part-time roles, and entry-level jobs at employer partners. Its target audience and use cases (student gig and internship placement) align tightly with Stunio.
• Parker Dewey: Parker Dewey runs a paid micro-internship platform connecting college students and recent graduates with short-term projects at employers. It directly mirrors Stunio's flexible-shift and project-based model for student talent.
• Jobble: Jobble is a mobile-first staffing platform focused on hourly and shift-based work, with tools for employers to post and manage flexible shifts. Its gig-economy model and employer-facing shift tools are comparable to Stunio's pay-as-you-go offering.
• Instawork: Instawork is a marketplace for hourly shift work in hospitality, facilities, and warehousing, with a mobile-first experience. Stunio's flexible-shift scheduling and hourly staffing model across hospitality/retail/manufacturing overlap directly with Instawork's core offering.

Broad incumbents

• Snagajob: Snagajob is an established hourly-work marketplace connecting employers with shift-based workers in retail, hospitality, and food service. It serves a broader, non-student hourly audience but competes for the same flexible-shift buyer persona Stunio targets in retail and hospitality.
• Indeed: Indeed is a dominant general-purpose job marketplace that increasingly serves hourly, gig, and entry-level roles. Its scale and employer relationships make it a competitive incumbent for any SMB employer evaluating Stunio vs. posting on Indeed.
• Workforce Software (WorkForce Software): WorkForce Software provides enterprise workforce management and scheduling tools, including compliance and shift scheduling for large employers. Stunio's enterprise tier (SSO, RBAC, compliance, scheduling) competes with this kind of WFM software for healthcare and large-employer buyers.

Regional players

• College Recruiter: College Recruiter is a job board focused on college students and recent graduates seeking internships and entry-level roles. While less of a marketplace than Stunio, it competes for the same student-employer matchmaking demand on the employer side.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stunio

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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