Fastweb (website)
| Available in | English |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | United States |
| Owner | Valnet |
| Founder | Larry Organ |
| URL | www |
| Launched | May 1995 |
| Current status | Active |
Fastweb is an American scholarship search website that matches students to relevant scholarships. Listing over 1.5 million scholarship opportunities,[1] its name is an acronym for "financial aid search through the web".[2]
History
Founded in May 1995 by Larry Organ,[2] the website was bought six years later by TMP Worldwide, which added it to its Monster.com division.[3][4][5] When Monster and CareerBuilder merged in September 2024, funds managed by Apollo Global Management became the majority owner of Fastweb.[6]
On June 24, 2025, CareerBuilder + Monster filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to facilitate a sale of its job board operations to JobGet. The company listed assets between $50 million and $100 million, and liabilities between $100 million and $500 million.[7][8]
Also in 2025, it was announced that the Canadian media company Valnet had completed the acquisition of the American website.[9]
References
- ^ Scheckel, Maddy (November 15, 2024). Silbert, Sarah (ed.). "Best Scholarship Websites for Finding Financial Aid". Business Insider.
- ^ a b Wilder, Ira; Paul, Trina (December 20, 2024). "These websites help students find college scholarships and get free application advice". CNBC.
- ^ Claybourn, Cole (December 6, 2023). "10 Sites to Kick Off Your Scholarship Search". U.S. News & World Report.
- ^ Carlson, Scott (July 27, 2001). "Big Online Job Service Acquires Website on College Admissions". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ "TMP Acquires FastWeb". AdWeek. July 12, 2001.
- ^ Moody, Kathryn (September 17, 2024). "Monster and CareerBuilder complete merger". Industry Dive.
- ^ Basu, Reshmi; Casiraghi, Luca; Hall, Georgia (June 24, 2025). "Job Hunting Firm CareerBuilder + Monster Files Bankruptcy". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
- ^ Stempel, Jonathan (2025-06-24). "CareerBuilder + Monster, which once dominated online job boards, file for bankruptcy". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
- ^ "The Vanquishing of Military.com". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2026-02-21.