Grow your tech startup team. Accelerate your career.
Tech founders need teams but rarely have the capital to hire. Professionals struggle to land their dream jobs without relevant, demonstrable experience. SkilledUp Life brings both parties together. A genuine win-win for all.
Two sides,one platform ✦
Fair play, and a win-win for both sides.
Clear boundaries are what make a two-sided marketplace honest and valuable. Everyone plays by the same rules.
All Opportunities are voluntary. You cannot earn financially or gain any taxable reward in kind. There are no paid jobs provided by tech startups on SkilledUp Life after your Volunteer Term ends. Never sign up expecting payment of any kind, during or after.
You cannot financially compensate Volunteers. No stipends. Not even gift vouchers. All remote. No promises of paid roles post-volunteering, during recruitment or the Term.
Up to 3 hrs/day, Monday to Friday, for 60 Volunteer Days over 3+ months. Extendable by mutual agreement - maximum 3 Terms. No exploitation: no daily demand over 3 hrs, office visits or anything that results in expenses.
Two tracks. One mission.
Whether you are building the next big thing or accelerating your career, SkilledUp Life connects ambition with opportunity. There is no limit to what you can achieve.
Build your tech startup without capital constraints.
Once subscribed, access 70,000+ skilled Volunteers ready to help you go from idea to revenue and beyond.
Gain real referenceable experience. Use it to land your dream job.
Build referenceable experience and demonstrable skills. Fast-track from operational to management and leadership.
Loved by both sides of the marketplace.
Ambitious tech startups and skilled Volunteers, meeting where execution happens.
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How SkilledUp Life helps.
Three simple steps to transform your tech startup or your career.
Create your account
Tech Startups: choose a plan, subscribe and build your company profile first. Volunteers: build your profile fully and browse Opportunities.
Find your match
Tech Startups: post Opportunities using editable templates and screening questionnaires. Volunteers: apply to roles aligned with your aspirations and career path.
Build together
Both sides sign a Volunteer Agreement and start collaborating, building products, gaining experience and achieving real results together.
Real people. Real startups. Real results.
70,000+ Volunteers from 158+ countries. 225+ tech startups helped. What are you waiting for?
"I recommend SkilledUp Life to anyone going through career change. Before my volunteer term ended, I landed an HR job with an American company."
"I've come to realise that my team of SkilledUp Life Volunteers is what will propel me to the next level. Those who extend their commitment are absolute gold."
"SkilledUp Life Volunteering was invaluable and helped me progress massively in my professional life. I highly recommend it."
Building the future together.
Do what we do today better every year, and partner instead of competing wherever we can.
Equal access
It does not matter where you come from. We give equal footing to anyone committed, from a bootstrapped tech founder to a first-job seeker.
Economic impact
We quietly stimulate economies by backing underdogs. As tech startups grow and generate revenue, they create paid jobs, with no taxpayer burden.
Bootstrapped
Funded by founder investment, subscriptions, debt and revenue-based finance. We have never raised equity, and do not plan to.
Built by Volunteers
We remain our own best and most demanding customer, creating many Volunteer Opportunities within our own team.
What your subscription pays for.
Volunteers are always free. Here is exactly what you pay for, and what to know before you start.
You pay for the platform, never the people
Volunteers give their time for experience, so there is nothing to pay them. Your flat subscription covers everything that makes volunteering safe and productive.
- ✓Opportunity listings and your Dashboard to advertise roles, review applicants, interview and manage your team.
- ✓Opportunity Templates and Pre-Qualification Questionnaires so you recruit the right people quickly.
- ✓The Volunteer Agreement, covering Intellectual Property and terms of engagement, with formal non-disclosure on Essential (Product) and Advanced (GTM), signed before anyone starts.
- ✓Guidance and support on best practice, with proactive support on Advanced (GTM).
- ✓Team capacity sized to your stage:
Know before you subscribe
The rules that make the model fair and honest for both sides.
- ✓Time: up to 3 hours a day, Monday to Friday, for 60 Volunteer days over 3+ months. Extendable by mutual agreement, up to 3 terms.
- ✓Protection: a signed Volunteer Agreement covering IP, plus non-disclosure on Essential (Product) and Advanced (GTM), comes before anyone starts.
- ✓No paid roles: Volunteers cannot be paid or offered paid roles during recruitment or the term.
- ✓Your part: clear briefs, interviews, onboarding and rapid feedback, especially in the first two weeks.
- ✓Continuity: plan succession from Day 1 so progress carries on when a term ends. How to keep momentum
- ✓Flexible: cancel anytime, no setup fees.
Not sure which plan fits? The milestone planner shows the roles, plan and first 13 weeks for your goal.
for all ✦
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