Clasp is a venture-backed fintech firm whose platform matches healthcare students with employers who repay student loans in exchange for committed employment.
Clasp is a venture-backed fintech company operating at the intersection of healthcare education and employment. Its platform matches healthcare students with employers who repay student loans in exchange for committed employment, a model intended to help employers build talent pipelines in hard-to-hire fields while addressing student debt. The company reports supporting more than 10,000 students across over 1,140 schools and programs, with employer retention rates rising by up to 94%.
The technical work spans fintech, workforce technology, student loan repayment systems and an education-employment matching platform. This places engineers at the centre of a product that combines payments and student finance with marketplace-style matching between candidates and employers, across verticals including healthcare, education and talent acquisition.
Clasp describes itself as a mission-driven company focused on economic mobility for students. It operates from Boston with a hybrid work culture and was named by Business Insider among its "43 Startups to Bet Your Career On in 2025". Founding year, team size and funding amount were not disclosed.
