SkilledUp Life | Global Volunteer Talent Marketplace for Tech Startups

A global community powering startup execution and career growth.

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Fair play, and a win-win for both sides.

Clear boundaries are what make a two-sided marketplace honest and valuable. Everyone plays by the same rules.

Volunteer rule

All Opportunities are voluntary. You cannot earn financially or gain any taxable reward in kind. There are no paid jobs via SkilledUp Life after your Volunteer Term ends. Never sign up expecting payment of any kind, during or after.

Company rule

You cannot financially compensate Volunteers. No stipends. Not even gift vouchers. All remote. No promises of paid roles post-volunteering, during recruitment or the Term.

A Volunteer Term

Up to 3 hrs/day, Monday to Friday, for 60 Volunteer Days over 3+ months. Extendable by mutual agreement - maximum 3 Terms. No exploitation: no daily demand over 3 hrs, office visits or anything that results in expenses.

Two 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.

Grow from 15 (Idea) to 100+ (GTM) team members.

Just turned 18? Gain the experience to land that first job.

At university? Build a portfolio and learn how businesses really operate.

Career transition? Leapfrog with leadership experience, without leaving your job.

Between roles? Stay sharp on real projects while you job-hunt.

Flexible: max 3 hrs/day. Free for life: come back anytime.

Loved by both sides of the marketplace.

Ambitious tech startups and skilled Volunteers, meeting where execution happens.

225+ tech startups have built teams with SkilledUp Life.

69,000+ Volunteers from 158+ countries joined to build referenceable experience.

How SkilledUp Life works.

Three simple steps to transform your tech startup or your career.

  1. Create your account
    Tech Startups: choose a plan, subscribe and build your company profile first. Volunteers: build your profile fully and browse Opportunities.

  2. Find your match
    Tech Startups: post Opportunities using editable templates and screening questionnaires. Volunteers: apply to roles aligned with your aspirations and career path.

  3. Build together
    Both sides sign a Volunteer Agreement and start collaborating, building products, gaining experience and achieving real results together.

Real people. Real startups. Real results.

69,000+ Volunteers from 158+ countries. 225+ tech startups helped. 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
Human Resources

"I've come to realise that my team of SkilledUp Life Volunteers is what will propel me to the next level. Those who extend their commitment are absolute gold."

Michael Livingston
Founder & CEO, DustID

"SkilledUp Life Volunteering was invaluable and helped me progress massively in my professional life. I highly recommend it."

Wishma Wickramatunga
Customer Support

Building the future together.

Do what we do today better every year, and partner instead of competing wherever we can.

Equal access

It does not matter where you come from. We give equal footing to anyone committed, from a bootstrapped tech founder to a first-job seeker.

Economic impact

We quietly stimulate economies by backing underdogs. As tech startups grow and generate revenue, they create paid jobs, with no taxpayer burden.

Bootstrapped

Funded by founder investment, subscriptions, debt and revenue-based finance. We have never raised equity, and do not plan to.

Built by Volunteers

We remain our own best and most demanding customer, creating many Volunteer Opportunities within our own team.

Ready to write your success story?

Join hundreds of tech founders and tens of thousands of Volunteers building and growing startups worldwide.