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Handshake Appoints Nishant Ranka as Founder and President, Wes Field as Chief Commercial Officer

PRIVATESep 28, 2026

Position

Chief Commercial Officer

Company

Handshake

Wes Field
Artificial IntelligenceEducationE Learning

Description

Handshake has made significant senior appointments to bolster its AI initiatives. Nishant Ranka has been appointed as Founder and President of Handshake Labs while Wes Field takes on the role of Chief Commercial Officer for Handshake AI.

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Handshake

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Handshake is a platform that enhances career development through innovative AI tools and products. They recently launched AI-powered education resources to facilitate GRE preparation and career-focused projects. Handshake is dedicated to improving access to graduate education and employment opportunities.

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Fundz is a real-time business intelligence platform powered by agentic AI that proactively delivers personalized daily signals, including funding rounds, executive changes, M&A activity, 13F institutional filings, SEC 8-K events, investor activity, and website modifications, based on each user's watchlist and ICP. A trusted data source at firms such as BlackRock, Oracle, Kleiner Perkins, LinkedIn, HubSpot, and Cloudflare, Fundz democratizes the institutional-grade intelligence that previously required a PitchBook or Bloomberg terminal. Features include FundzWatch™ for automated website change detection, Daily Briefing for AI-powered daily briefings, and unified cross-signal alerts across 281,000+ organizations. Developers and data teams can access these signals programmatically via the Fundz Funding Data API, with transparent published pricing.