When was Guidelighter founded?

Guidelighter was founded in 2015.

Where is Guidelighter located?

Guidelighter is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Who is the current CEO of Guidelighter?

Surojit Chakraverti of Guidelighter.

How many employees does Guidelighter have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Guidelighter is 1 - 10.

Where does Guidelighter rank among its competitors?

Guidelighter ranks 258th amongst 964 active competitors, of which 43 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Kollegio, which secured $3.54M in Apr, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Guidelighter?

Guidelighter's top competitors include PeopleGrove, Empowerly and Plexuss. Among them, Kollegio secured the most recent funding round in April, 2025.

Guidelighter - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Company Details

Guidelighter is a peer-to-peer marketplace for mentoring career advice, guidance or teaching a specific skill. People looking for guidance can request advice from listed guides. Guides can charge a fee based on their discretion and Guidelighter charges a 15% commission and payment processing charges.

Website: guidelighter.com
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Founded Year

2015

Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Stage

Deadpooled

Ranked

258^th among 964 active competitors

Employee Count

1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024

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Guidelighter has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Guidelighter are Oleg Giberstein and Surojit Chakraverti.

Here are the details of Guidelighter's key team members:

Oleg Giberstein: Founder of Guidelighter and founder of 2 other companies, Coinrule and Coinrule. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Surojit Chakraverti: Co-Founder & CEO of Guidelighter.

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Guidelighter's employee count trend

Guidelighter has 1 - 10 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Guidelighter's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Guidelighter include PeopleGrove, Empowerly and Plexuss. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Guidelighter, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	PeopleGrove 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Career mentorship platform for schools	$14.2M	Reach Capital, Dreamit & 8 others	64/100
2nd	Empowerly 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Online platform for career advice	$30M	TransLink Capital, Conductive Ventures & 12 others	50/100
3rd	Plexuss 2013, Walnut Creek (United States), Series A	Platform that helps students research colleges, find scholarships, and connect with the educational community	$5.71M	Mindset Ventures, Fusion Fund & 3 others	47/100
4th	College Guidance Network 2020, Cambridge (United States), Seed	Provider of college guidance and admission assistance solutions	$75K	Chaos Ventures, Water Bear Ventures	46/100
5th	Hobsons 1974, Cincinnati (United States), Acquired	PowerSchool: Comprehensive K-12 education technology solutions for student success	-	DMGT, EAB	46/100
6th	CareerLabs 2019, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Educational learning apps for GRE and GMAT Courses	$2.2M	Global Founders Capital, Luminaire Capital ... & 6 others	45/100
7th	AdmitKard 2016, Noida (India), Series A	Provider of admission services and advisory services for colleges	$12.2M	Gupta Superannuation, GSV Ventures & 81 others	44/100
8th	Learn from apps 2016, Jamestown (United States), Unfunded	Provides app for tracking and managing application in medical schools/colleges	-	-	43/100
9th	Kollegio 2023, Stanford (United States), Series A	AI-driven college counseling platform	$3.54M	Reach Capital, Tuesday Capital & 1 others	42/100
10th	CareerVillage 2011, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Free career advice platform connecting students with professionals for guidance	-	Civic Accelerator, AT&T & 4 others	42/100
258th	Guidelighter 2015, Oxford (United Kingdom), Deadpooled	Marketplace for career guidance	-	-	21/100