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Today, Handshake has 1,400 universities, community colleges, and bootcamps on its platform, powering 93% of the top 500 universities in the US. “It’s the largest early talent network in America, and we’re extremely excited about the growth internationally as well,” he says. While Handshake now has global ambitions, their initial international expansion came about almost by accident. Garrett traveled with David Shull, an early team member, to a university conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lord made the trip to promote Handshake to the representatives of US universities in attendance, but during evening dinners, he and David began talking with UK and European representatives. “I was like: ‘wow, this is very similar to the United States,’” he says. Garrett and David recognized the opportunity and decided to launch in the UK. Six months later, David had relocated to London to launch Handshake’s UK business.