

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
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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
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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
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