2x

Hiring Time Efficiency

Top candidates that align with your firms mission

Verified

Experience Built

Through real startup work

5.2x

Industry CTR

Trusted by students in 70+ institutions

Stop competing on job boards. Access a curated pipeline of students with real world startup experience.

Find the talent that's
Looking for You

The process

From exploring your potential to securing your future. A long-term career touchpoint, not just a one-off project.

Follow the form below, fill in your startup details and project scope.

Headstart runs cycles monthly. Receive an email confirmation.

Within four weeks, we will be recruiting students!

Meet with your team weekly over the 8 weeks.

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Submit a Project

Initial Meeting

Recruitment

Team Meetings

8 weeks with 3-4 students per team, 20 hours a week total of work

Range of project scopes, from strategy to client acquisition help

Weekly meetings with your team so that any work is useful for YOUR STARTUP!

Get Started

Submit a Startup Project!

"Brilliant all round, I’d recommend Headstart to anyone. What an initiative. "

Yassin Ali

@ARENA Funding

Clear - YCW21 Startup

"Truly a privilage to work with the Headstart team. Some of the most resourceful young people I've ever met, despite still being in university, they delivered at the level of seasoned professionals."

"It was pleasure working with the interns from Headstart. They brought creativity and strong willingness to learn. I am really grateful for the opportunity to be a part of their learning journey."

Pramisha Chudal

"This was an outstanding program with a group of highly motivated and dedicated interns. They consistently went above and beyond basic task execution, showing strong initiative and a willingness to take ownership. What stood out even more was their curiosity and thoughtful questioning. They regularly engaged with the bigger picture, asking insightful questions that reflected a genuine interest in understanding the broader goals and impact of their work. That mindset will take them far in any professional environment."

Ashly Yang

@SOTA AI

85%

Process Opt-In

2x

Hire Efficiency

SOTA AI - $4 Million USD Pre Seed

"This was an outstanding program with a group of highly motivated and dedicated interns. They consistently went above and beyond basic task execution, showing strong initiatives and willingness to take ownership."

Go To Market & Growth

3x

Output Velocity

5x

Talent Growth

10x

Organic Reach

@PanTStr

Community Impact & Reach

"The Headstart team delivered a market analysis that we're still using to drive our expansion strategy. The students were professional, curious, and hit the ground running."

Clear - YCW21 Startup

"Truly a privilage to work with the Headstart team. Some of the most resourceful young people I've ever met, despite still being in university, they delivered at the level of seasoned professionals."

"The Headstart team delivered a market analysis that we're still using to drive our expansion strategy. The students were professional, curious, and hit the ground running."

85%

Process Opt-In

2x

Hire Efficiency

SOTA AI - $4 Million USD Pre Seed

"This was an outstanding program with a group of highly motivated and dedicated interns. They consistently went above and beyond basic task execution, showing strong initiatives and willingness to take ownership."

Go To Market & Growth

3x

Output Velocity

5x

Talent Growth

Vanessa Kwan

Vanessa Kwan

10x

Organic Reach

Founder @ XXX

Founder @ XXX

Community Impact & Reach

Monthly

Recruitment Cycles

To give you talent when you need it.

1-2 Hours

Weekly Commitment

Weekly checkups to ensure team alignment.

3-5

Student Teams

20+ total hours of work every week.

Need extra hands or a new perspective? Bring a current business challenge to Headstart, and collaborate closely with passionate student teams over 8 weeks.

Top Talent to Help
Grow Your Startup

Startups

Define Project Scope

Submit a clearly defined growth or technical bottleneck. We run monthly recruitment cycles to ensure speed.

Curated Matching

Headstart handles recruitment, vetting, and onboarding. We build a cross-functional team of 3-5 elite students.

8-Week Sprint Execution

Commitment: One 45-min meeting per week. Provide feedback; we handle the operational delivery.

How it Works

We've productized the micro-internship cycle to remove the management friction for startup founders.

  • Oxford Finance


  • LSE Banking Soc


  • Imperial Finance

STRATEGY & FINANCE

  • Cambridge Tech


  • UCL Data Science


  • Warwick AI

TECH & ENGINEERING

GROWTH & BUSINESS

  • ACS Oxford


  • UCL Japan Soc


  • Surrey WIF

CULTURAL & DIVERSITY

  • King's Entrepreneurs


  • Bristol Business


  • Exeter Strategy

Distribution Power:
60+ Societies

You are not accessing random students — you are accessing structured student communities. We partner with the most influential societies across the UK’s top academic institutions.

“You are not accessing random students — you are accessing structured student communities.”

Ready to engage the
Next Generation?

Whether you are a scaling venture or an enterprise power, Headstart is your bridge to active university talent.

Apply For a Project

Download Startup Guide

FLAGSHIP CASE STUDY

Travel Innovation Case Competition

DIRECT APPLICANTS

SOCIAL REACH

450+

15k+

By centering the competition on a real startup problem, the company positioned itself as an innovation-led employer. The initiative attracted applicants exclusively from QS Top 100 universities, achieved a 22% conversion rate from application to first-round interview, and concluded recruitment with 12 Spring Week placements at the head office and 10 direct Summer internship offers.

22% conversion 12 Spring Weeks 10 Summer interns

Outcome: High-Conversion Branding

  • Oxford Finance


  • LSE Banking Soc


  • Imperial Finance

STRATEGY & FINANCE

  • Cambridge Tech


  • UCL Data Science


  • Warwick AI

TECH & ENGINEERING

GROWTH & BUSINESS

  • ACS Oxford


  • UCL Japan Soc


  • Surrey WIF

CULTURAL & DIVERSITY

  • King's Entrepreneurs


  • Bristol Business


  • Exeter Strategy

Distribution Power:
60+ Societies

You are not accessing random students — you are accessing structured student communities. We partner with the most influential societies across the UK’s top academic institutions.

“You are not accessing random students — you are accessing structured student communities.”

Ready to engage the
Next Generation?

Whether you are a scaling venture or an enterprise power, Headstart is your bridge to active university talent.

Contact Us

Download Employer Guide

5.2x

Industry CTR

Trusted by students in 70+ institutions

2x

Hiring Time Efficiency

Top candidates that align with your firms mission

Verified

Experience Built

Through real startup work

Academic Merit

DEGREE, YEAR, UNI

Function Experience

STRATEGY, PRODUCT, DATA

Diversity

LOCATION, NATIONALITY

Industry Interests

FINTECH, ESG, AI

Precise Talent Segmentation

Target talent based on a mix of academics, interests and functional experience to find your perfect hire.

Stop competing on job boards. Access a curated pipeline of students with real world startup experience.

Companies

Find the talent that's
Looking for You

Companies