Global Volunteer Talent Marketplace for tech startups

Volunteer Talent engine for your tech startup growth

Lack of capital is no longer a barrier to building your team. Once subscribed, access 60,000+ Volunteer Professionals (SkilledUp Lifers) who are ready to help you transition from idea to revenue and beyond.

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Choose your Startup Track

Turning ideas into growth stories

Whether you are building the next big venture-backed thing or a scalable tech startup in your own way, SkilledUp Life connects ambition with opportunity.

Bootstrapped.

Build your scalable tech startup your way. Cut the noise, stay in control and focus on what matters most: your customers and revenue. With our support, you can operate like a venture-backed company by building a full team powered by SkilledUp Lifers. Start small, learn fast and deploy for results.

Fundraising

De-risk your tech startup for investors by validating your idea systematically, building and launching version 1 of your product, generating early revenues and establishing growth metrics first, before the investor chase. Once de-risked, you have a higher chance of negotiating equity finance terms.

Venture backed

Accelerate growth to reach your next investment round faster. Extend your runway. Avoid the down round. Deploy up to 100 SkilledUp Lifers across sales, marketing, product and operations and move metrics forward. All without the overhead, hiring delays or burn that slows you down.

Simple process

How SkilledUp Life works.

Three simple steps to accelerate the growth of your tech startup

Create your account

Sign up, select pricing plan, subscribe and build your company profile. Make sure to share your compelling tech startup story and inspire Volunteers to join your team. Remember, we have both junior and highly experienced senior talent. Add your social media profiles and your senior management team.

Find your match

Use templates to post Volunteer Opportunities. Add relevant Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Respond to applicants and headhunt from the 60,000+ Volunteer List. Use Volunteer Category and Skills filters. Country and language filters are there if needed.

Build together

Interview and issue the Volunteer Agreement before commencing a Volunteer Term. Starts with Human Resources (HR) and Executive Assistant (EA) Volunteers. Then start building teams. Speak to us about designing your optimum organisation.

What's included

One plan giving everyone an equal footing

No restrictions

You can reach out to any of the 60,000+ SkilledUp Lifers through direct messaging and invite them to apply for your listed Opportunities. Use Category and Skills filters.

No extra costs

You only subscribe to use our service. You do not pay for any of the Volunteers. You are strictly prohibited to financially compensate them. There are absolutely no other fees involved.

Volunteer Agreement

No Volunteering must take place without both parties signing a Volunteer Agreement.The Agreement covers Intellectual Property (IP), None Disclosure and terms of engagement.

Platform Dashboard

Keep your company profile updated, find the most fit Volunteers and manage Opportunities and Applicants through your SkilledUp Life Dashboard.

Knowledge Base

Comprehensive guides and best practices are provided to ensure you get the maximum value from your subscription.

Support

Dedicated support to help you maximise the value and build your team fast.

Success Stories

From bootstrapped to venture-backed. Real stories. Real results.

To date, we have helped over 200+ tech startups

“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."
Michael Livingston
Michael Livingston
Founder & CEO - DustID
“SkilledUp Life was a great way to punch above our weight by acting as a force multiplier, giving us access to talent that a fledgling startup like ours would never normally get access to”
Thomas Ballin
Thomas Ballin
Co-Founder, Cytix
"So far we have partnered with some amazing people, with fantastic work ethics and ambition. I tell all of the tech founders on my accelerator about SkilledUp Life and I'm positive you will see them sign up soon."
Adam Botterill
Adam Botterill
CEO, Equal Employer

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