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August 20, 2013 10:15 pm GMT

Collegefeed Raises $1.8M From Accel Partners For Data-Driven Platform That Connects Students And Employers

collegefeedfeedAccel Partners is leading a $1.8 million investment in Collegefeed, a service that combines crowdsourcing with social networking to connect students with each other and potential employers.Collegefeed uses data as the foundation of its service.It offers a Facebook-like news feed where students can access tuition help, job opportunities, interview-preparation help and access to alumni and mentors. And last month, the company launched a recommendation tool. With algorithms and crowdsourced data from CrunchBase, AngelList and other sources, the service makes recommendations about what employers and students should be interested in. Over time, it will recommend particular jobs and similar people based on their own profiles and other data.

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