# CollegeVine

> CollegeVine is a Boston-based education technology company that started as a near-peer mentorship service for college applicants and has grown into an AI platform for higher education. Its free consumer tools - a machine-learning Chancing Engine, school list generator, scholarship finder, and a large student Q&A community - reach millions of high school students, while its newer business is a suite of customizable AI agents (AI Recruiter, AI Advisor, AI Ambassador) that colleges deploy across the student lifecycle to cut administrative costs and raise engagement. The stated goal is to level the playing field in admissions and confront the rising cost of higher education.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Zack Perkins (Co-Founder & CEO), Johan Zhang (Co-Founder (platform/engineering)), Vinay Bhaskara (Co-Founder (data science & admissions strategy))
- **Team size:** ~90 employees
- **Products:** Chancing Engine, School List Generator & Scholarship Finder, Near-Peer Mentorship & Community, AI Recruiter, AI Advisor
- **Notable:** Reached 2.3M-2.5M+ high school students through free tools and institutional partnerships, AI Recruiter facilitated 500,000+ conversations with prospective students across 95+ institutions, Reported saving admissions teams ~150 hours per month and doubling student engagement

## Products & services

- **Chancing Engine** — A free, machine-learning tool that estimates a student's real admission odds based on grades, test scores, background and extracurriculars, then suggests how to improve them.
- **School List Generator & Scholarship Finder** — Free tools that help students build a balanced college list and surface scholarship matches.
- **Near-Peer Mentorship & Community** — An online community and Q&A platform connecting high school students with current undergraduates at selective universities for application, essay and test-prep guidance.
- **AI Recruiter** — An AI agent that guides prospective students along hyper-personalized recruitment journeys for partner colleges; reported to save teams ~150 hours/month and double engagement.
- **AI Advisor** — An AI agent supporting current students with advising and support tasks across their enrollment journey.
- **AI Ambassador** — An AI agent for alumni and community engagement, extending automated support across the full student lifecycle.

## Achievements

- Reached 2.3M-2.5M+ high school students through free tools and institutional partnerships
- AI Recruiter facilitated 500,000+ conversations with prospective students across 95+ institutions
- Reported saving admissions teams ~150 hours per month and doubling student engagement
- Raised ~$31M in venture funding from University Ventures, Morningside, Fidelity and SVB Capital
- Pioneered a free machine-learning Chancing Engine for college admissions

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Expanded its AI Agent Platform with the AI Advisor and AI Ambassador, joining the AI Recruiter to cover prospective students, current students and alumni.
- **2024-05** — Launched the AI Recruiter, which quickly scaled to 95+ partner institutions and 500,000+ student conversations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.collegevine.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/collegevine
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/collegevine
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CollegeVine
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegevine/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CollegeVine/

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Last updated: 2026-06-15