Raise Your Flag

http://www.raiseyourflag.com

Jolt // Jolt 08/01/13 starting 2013-08-01

Key notes: Connecting the 45% of students NOT going to college to meaningful careers & companies who will hire them.

Office address: 101 College St., Suite 230, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Description: 45% of students do not go to college when they finish high school. Instead they join the workforce unprepared for work, unaware of the options and uninspired for what's to come. Raise Your Flag connects these students with entry-level career paths that don't require a degree and the companies who are interested in hiring them. When a young career-seeker uses Raise Your Flag, they connect with companies that they believe have a bright future, with a clear line of promotion. They are able to see requirements for the entry point or promotions and if they don't have those requirements, they can use Raise Your Flag to obtain those non-degree requirements. It's simple, if young, millennial employees see a future with the company they work for (or apply for) they stay longer. If those employees stay longer, they save companies A TON of money. On Raise Your Flag, companies promote the available career paths, open positions, employee success stories and promotion opportunities within their company. Raise Your Flag users come from high schools, employment agencies and organically through discovery + search.

View details on Crunchbase:

http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/raise-your-flag

$ 48,543 over 1 funding rounds.

Angellist Page:

https://angel.co/raise-your-flag

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Funding Rounds

Date	Name	$ Invested	Crunchbase link
2013-09-23	undisclosed	$ 50,000	Detailed data

Investors

Round Date	Round Name	Investor	Crunchbase Link