We are building this and
this and
this
In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies
We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around - edtech & fintech!
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
Arnav Kumar
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he
has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last
role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation
Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban
company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets
about Product, Business Models and Company Building,
here
Vaibhav Singh
is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at
DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow
book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member
of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued
>$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience
(edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering,
product, design)
The charter for this role will include:
Everyone at Leap is entrepreneurial, moves fast and operates with extreme ownership.
There is minimal management and extreme autonomy.
If the above defines you, you will fit in snugly.
What is Leap?
Leap is a global student mobility platform that empowers students’ aspirations for a global career and education
We have built this and this and this
We work at the exciting intersection of fintech & edtech
And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!
How far along are we?
We are the leaders in our space by a mile!
We are backed by Sequoia, Jungle Ventures, Owl Ventures & Harvard!
Read the latest fundraise news here
Who are we as people?
We have a lean, rockstar team.
We have come this far with a lean team because we love to increase the talent density with every new member we add. Yes, we are more picky than the usual company.
We hire slowly and deliberately
You can meet our founders here -> Arnav Kumar and Vaibhav Singh
Arnav tweets here
What will you be doing?
We are now building our leadership team and would love to engage
This is a great time to join the rocketship and participate in the upside -
Broadly,
You will have tearing-your-hair level complex & challenging problems to solve
With massive upside if you solve them
In a super fast paced environment that will challenge you
With enough resources to be audacious
And mentorship from an experienced founding team
Your move !:)
Having a busy week? - Simply apply here
Want to skip the queue? - Take out a few mins and write a standout email to us at [email protected]
We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems.
We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible
Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an opportunity to get better.
We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.