Career Bridge is a work‑based learning platform that links students with real businesses to provide hands‑on experience, while giving educators engaging projects and giving companies access to vetted talent for short‑term work. The platform structures and scales experiential learning across three audiences—students, educators, and employers—so students can build resumes, teachers can offer practical coursework, and businesses can obtain reliable project support without full‑time hires.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Students often graduate without practical experience, while employers require 1–3 years of work history for entry-level positions. Educators struggle to provide real-world application for theoretical coursework, and small‑to‑medium businesses lack affordable access to project talent.
Solution
Career Bridge offers a work‑based learning platform that matches students with small and medium‑sized enterprises for structured, outcome‑driven projects. The platform enables educators to assign industry‑relevant assignments and monitor student performance through real‑time analytics. Companies receive project support from vetted students without incurring full‑time hiring costs or agency fees. Students complete real‑world tasks, earn verified portfolio entries, and gain experience that directly addresses employer expectations. All participants interact through a single, scalable interface that reduces administrative friction and aligns academic outcomes with business needs.
Target Audience
Primary users are university and college educators seeking industry‑linked coursework, students looking to build practical experience, and SMBs that need project talent without the expense of full‑time hires.
Features
- Integrated project marketplace that pairs students with SMBs based on skill sets and course requirements
- Real‑time dashboards for professors and business managers to track milestones, deliverables, and student performance metrics
- Verified digital portfolio generation for students, showcasing completed projects to future employers
- Structured, outcome‑focused project templates that align academic learning objectives with business goals of the partner company
- Automated matching and onboarding workflow that minimizes time spent by educators and recruiters in partner discovery