Hosted by the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative and Career Services, Startups2Students is a mini job fair that brings entrepreneurially-minded CU Boulder students and local Front Range startups together with a twist.

Startups2Students reverses the traditional dynamic for students who are looking for internships and full-time jobs. Rather than students seeking out a potential employer, each startup pitches their company—and any available project-based, internship or full-time job opportunities—directly to students. Students can then network and meet with companies they like best. The result is two-fold: students get access to valuable job experiences and local startups get to fill available roles with top tier talent. A list of attending companies will be added on Handshake before each event!  

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Upcoming Startups2Students Job Fairs

Some sample projects or positions are

  • Administration and growth projects  
  • Business development  
  • Content and design  
  • Finance and accounting  
  • IT and engineering  
  • Operations and logistics  
  • Project management  
  • Social media, marketing, communications  

Are you a startup looking for great talent?

10-15 companies are chosen to participate this evening and will each have three minutes to pitch their companies and positions to the students in attendance. After all companies finish their pitches, companies will network with interested students! Startups we seek for Startups2Students generally meet these criteria:

  • Companies founded in the last ten years with operations in Colorado. Accelerators, funds and similar supporting companies older than ten years are also invited to apply.
  • All companies should be recruiting for open internships, jobs and/or projects to be filled this spring or summer.
  • Paid and multiple available positions are preferred, but that should not stop companies from submitting interest.

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Don't take it from us! Here from past participants

rachel kois

"I had a lot of interest in my internship opportunities from Startups2Students. I brought on 4 attendees from the event, and one more who was referred by an attendee. The applicants were so high quality that I opened up an additional internship to accommodate them, and there were several other great applicants I couldn't take on. This is my fifth cohort of interns I've hosted as a startup, and it's been my best by far. Startups2Students is my preferred way to find interns from now on."
—Rachel Kois, Founder & CEO of Simple Switch

alex swaynie

"We decided to participate in Startups2Students in Spring 2021 because we were in need of some additional support with some technical aspects in our product development process such as prototyping, industrial design, stress testing and project management. At the event we were able to attract eight students interested in the position. Overall, the event was very successful and I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a motivated student looking to find real world experience."
– Alex Swaynie, CEO of Ross Snow Tech

david lopez

"Gritly was extremely grateful to have participated in the Startups2Students event in the spring of 2021. We ended up hiring two interns to help with engineering development. Both have provided immense value while we have provided them with great learning experiences."
– David Lopez, Co-Founder & CEO of Gritly