WayUp
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Employment, Recruitment |
| Predecessor | Campus Job |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Liz Wessel, JJ Fliegelman |
| Headquarters | United States |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Liz Wessel (co-founder) |
| Products | Employment platform, Mobile app |
| Parent | Yello (merged in 2021) |
| Website | wayup |
WayUp is an American employment platform and mobile app designed specifically for college students and recent graduates. Users build profiles that enable tailored matches with employers based on their skills, experience, and interests. By March 2017, the service had attracted more than 3.5 million users alongside 300,000 hiring organizations.
Originally launched in 2014 under the name Campus Job by University of Pennsylvania alumni Liz Wessel and JJ Fliegelman, the website initially focused on connecting students with part-time jobs available on campus. Within just one month, it expanded to feature 7,500 job listings and subsequently broadened its scope to include roles suitable for recent graduates.
WayUp raised close to $1 million in initial seed capital, followed by $9 million during its Series A funding round and $18.5 million in Series B financing. The company acquired rival Looksharp in 2017 and upgraded user profiles to better showcase personality traits and extracurricular activities. Additionally, WayUp established "National Intern Day," an annual event observed on the fourth Thursday of July. In July 2021, the company announced a merger with Yello, a recruitment software provider, aiming to extend its presence in the market.