PeopleGrove
“Can a higher-ed alumni-mentorship platform become the operating system for the entire student learner lifecycle — from clinical placements to career outcomes to lifelong giving?”
Founded in 2015 by Reilly Davis and co-founder after their initial job-search app failed, PeopleGrove pivoted to a career access platform focused on university mentorship, alumni engagement, and student career readiness. The Riverside Company acquired a stake in 2022, then combined the company with CORE Higher Education Group in 2024 — extending the product beyond alumni networking into clinical/experiential education, competency management, and placement tracking. Now positioned as a comprehensive higher-ed learner-lifecycle platform rather than a pure alumni-mentorship SaaS.