Bridged is the first two-sided career marketplace built exclusively for college and college-graduate athletes — connecting verified student-athletes and alumni with companies actively recruiting for athletic talent, grit, and coachability.
“Every athlete has invested years building discipline, resilience, and leadership. Bridged ensures those qualities translate into career opportunity.”
College athletes dedicate 20–40 hours per week to their sport on top of a full academic course load. They develop skills that Fortune 500 companies actively recruit for — discipline, coachability, performance under pressure, and team-first mentality.
But for too long, athletes have had to navigate career development using the same tools as everyone else. Bridged changes that. We built a platform where athletes are the asset, not the afterthought.
Every feature, every workflow, every interaction is built with the athlete's career journey in mind — from first login to first placement.
Every athlete on Bridged is verified against official rosters or university records — so companies recruit with confidence.
We measure success by athlete placements and employer ROI — not by page views. A marketplace is only as valuable as the connections it creates.
Athletes on Bridged are part of a network — not a searchable database. We foster connection, mentorship, and collective advancement.
Bridged is purpose-built for athletes, the companies that want to hire them, and the universities that support them.
Current, Alumni & Club Athletes
Whether you're a current NCAA athlete, a recent graduate, or a dedicated club sport competitor — Bridged gives you access to a curated career marketplace that understands what you've built.
Startups to Fortune 500
The best companies know that athletes make exceptional employees. Bridged gives your team direct access to a pre-screened pool of high-performing individuals with a proven track record of executing under pressure.
Athletic Departments & Career Centers
Bridged is the career resource your athletes didn't know they needed — and that your athletic department can point to as a tangible, measurable outcome for student-athlete support.
Sign up with your institutional email or alumni credentials. Add your sport, university, position, and career interests in minutes.
We verify your athlete status against official university rosters or alumni records. No lengthy forms — just proof you played.
Browse internships and jobs from companies actively recruiting athletes. Filter by industry, role type, location, and timeline.
Apply directly through Bridged. Your verified athlete profile does the heavy lifting — companies already know what you bring to the table.
Our tiered verification system ensures every profile on Bridged represents a real, credentialed athlete — giving companies the confidence to recruit from day one.
Active varsity student-athletes at NCAA Division I, II, III, or NAIA institutions. Verified in real time against publicly available official athletic rosters.
Former varsity athletes who competed at the collegiate level. Verification draws on publicly archived rosters, LinkedIn athlete history, and alumni credential review.
University-sanctioned club sport competitors. Verified via institutional club sport directories, team pages, or university .edu email confirmation.
“I played lacrosse for four years and never found a job board that understood that. Bridged was the first platform where I felt like my athletic background was the reason to apply — not something to explain away.”
“We posted our internship program on Bridged and had 30 applicants in the first week — every single one a verified student-athlete. The quality of candidates was unlike anything we'd seen on a traditional job board.”
“As an athletic director, I'm always looking for resources that serve our student-athletes beyond the field. Bridged fills a real gap — it treats career development as part of the athlete experience, not an afterthought.”
From Power Five programs to D3 schools, Bridged athletes compete — and now career-build — across the United States.
Bridged was founded because the problem was personal. We watched talented athletes — people who had spent years mastering discipline, executing under pressure, and competing at an elite level — struggle to translate that experience into career opportunity using platforms built for everyone.
The existing tools weren't broken — they just weren't built for athletes. A LinkedIn profile doesn't capture what four years of 5am practices means. An Indeed job application doesn't know that “team captain” in a D1 locker room is executive leadership experience.
Bridged was built to close that gap. We created the first marketplace where athletic identity is an asset, not an asterisk. Where companies actively seek athlete candidates. Where a verified athlete profile tells the story that a resume never could.
We're early. We're growing. And we believe that the next generation of great hires is currently on a roster somewhere — they just need the right platform to be found.
CEO & Co-Founder
Leads company vision, strategy, and growth. Drives the athlete and company community that Bridged is built on.
Co-Founder — Revenue & Operations
Owns business development, partnerships, revenue, and legal. Brings operational rigor to every company relationship.
Co-Founder & CTO
Leads product and engineering. Builds the platform infrastructure that makes Bridged fast, reliable, and scalable.
Whether you're an athlete ready to translate your game into a career, a company that knows athletes perform, or a university that wants to back its student-athletes — Bridged is where you belong.