Global Volunteer Talent Marketplace for tech startups

Grow your tech startup team. Accelerate your career.

Tech founders need teams but never have enough capital to hire. Professionals struggle to land their dream jobs due to lack of relevant experience and demonstrable skills. SkilledUp Life brings both parties together to create a win-win for all.

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A human capital platform. Join us for the long road ahead.

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Choose your Track.

Team building and career acceleration 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 through us.

For Tech Founders.

Lack of capital is no longer a barrier to building your team. Once subscribed, you can access 60,000+ skilled volunteers who are ready to help you transition from idea to revenue and beyond.

- Idea: Validate your idea systematically with real talent includng customer development and competitor analysis.

- Product: Build full product team with product managers, UI/UX designers, developers, DevOps and QA.​

- GTM: build demand generation (marketing), sales, customer acquisition, conversion and customer success teams​.

- Growth: Build partnerships, operations and fundrasing teams.

- Scale: Build country, regional and specialised teams for global expansion.​

- Grow from 15 (Idea) team members to 100 (GTM) and beyond.

For Volunteers.

Gain real, referenceable experience and demonstrable skills to land your dream job, go freelance or transition your career. Fast-track from operational to management and leadership. No limits on accelerating your career.

- Just turned 18 years of age? Gain experience to land your first job.​

- At University? Build your portfolio of experiences. Get a wider understanding of how businesses function by doing.

- Career transition? Leapfrog your career by gaining leadership experience and skills without leaving your job.​

- Unemployed? Stay sharp and continue to gather more experiences and skills with real projects while job hunting.​

- Flexible schedule: max 3 hrs/day for 60 volunteer days.​

- Free for life — come back anytime you need a career boost.​

Trusted by ambitious tech startups.

SkilledUp Life is the talent engine powering startup execution globally.

Our awesome customers

A simple process to get started.

How SkilledUp Life works.

Three simple steps to transform your tech startup or career.

Create your accounts

Sign up in 30 seconds. Tech Startups: choose a plan, subscribe and build your company profile first. Volunteers build your profile fully and browse volunteer opportunities.

Find your match

Tech Startups post Opportunities by selecting editable templates and review Applications. Volunteers apply to Opportunities that align with their aspirations and career paths.

Build together

Both sides sign Volunteer Agreements and start collaborating. Build products, gain experience and achieve real results together, creating economic stimulus.

Success stories. Isn’t it time you create your own success story with us?

Real people. Real tech startups. Real results.

62,500+ Volunteers from 148 countries. Helped over 200+ tech startups. 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."
Elise Singleton
Elise Singleton
Human Resources
“I’ve come to realise that my team of SkilledUp Life Volunteers is what will propel me to the next level. While some will choose to move on, those who extend their commitment are absolute gold."
"Volunteering was invaluable and helped me progress massively in my professional life. I highly recommend it."
Wishma Wickramatunga
Customer Support

Pure play. 

Building the future together.

We are driven by a simple ambition. Continue to do what we do better every year, while partnering with forward thinking education providers, tech startup accelerators and the wider tech startup and talent ecosystems.

Equal access

It doesn't matter where you come from or what your circumstances are. We give equal footing to anyone committed whether you are a bootstrapped tech founder turning an idea into successful tech startup, or someone wanting to gain experience to land their dream job.

Economic impact

While governments spend billions on education, we are silently stimulating economies by backing underdogs and increasing tech startup success rate. As tech startups survive, grow and generate revenue, they start creating paid jobs resulting in significant economic value generation without taxpayer burden.

Ready to start your journey?

Join hundreds of tech founders and tens of thousands of volunteer professionals helping startups build and grow worldwide. Create your account in 30 seconds.