CollegeVine
CollegeVine sells AI-powered operational software to universities, helping them model and optimize campus-wide processes. The company has raised $67M, including a Series C in early 2025, and employs 134 people.
The growth story
CollegeVine grew from 64 to 134 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $67M along the way, most recently a Series C in January 2025.
About
CollegeVine provides universities with software that integrates institutional data across departments and applies AI to improve operations. Its platform helps schools analyze and transform administrative functions campus-wide.
The company has attracted investment from firms like Fidelity and Menlo Ventures, reaching a $67M total raise. Its engineering team is the largest department with 28 staff, though specific growth rates aren't disclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering dominates the org chart with 28 staff. Leadership appears to draw from consulting backgrounds, given the talent pipeline from firms like Bain and Deloitte.
The CollegeVine org chart
Zack Perkins (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 51 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 38 (+111% YoY), Business Development 17 (+70% YoY), Operations 16 (+100% YoY), Marketing 10 (+25% YoY), Sales 9 (-25% YoY), Education 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
The company recruits heavily from top consultancies, with Bain, Deloitte and PwC as leading sources. Alumni frequently move to tech firms like Google and Capital One, or education specialists like Capture Higher Ed.
Most common previous employers of CollegeVine staff: Bain & Company (6), Deloitte (5), Charlie Health (3), PwC (3), Amazon (3), AlphaSights (3). Former CollegeVine employees most often moved to Google (5), Capital One (3), Capture Higher Ed (2), Niche (2), Rippling (2), CampusESP (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The CollegeVine mafia
Eight alumni have founded companies, including Aura Library (46 staff) and Springy (11 staff), showing a pattern of entrepreneurship in education and media tech.
8Adam Kershner, was Mentor until 2018Maddie Largey, was Applications Consultant & Hiring Team Manager until 2019Jake Stepansky, was HR Division Lead, HR Manager, SAT Manager, and SAT Tutor until 2017Erin K., was Product Manager until 2020Yeji Kim-Barros, was Product Manager until 2020
Danielle Limcaoco, was Product Development Intern until 2017Web traffic
Traffic mix: 19% direct, 68% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at CollegeVine: Microsoft Office (56), Leadership (54), Microsoft Excel (48), Research Skills (43), Public Speaking (40), Microsoft PowerPoint (38), Customer Service (34), Social Media (33).
Where the team actually sits
CollegeVine people are concentrated in New York, United States (27), California, United States (9), United States (7), Massachusetts, United States (7). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
CollegeVine attracts about 1,497,000 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $16M a month if bought through ads. It gained 438,129 ranking keywords and lost 670,365 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
CollegeVine has 134 employees as of September 2026.
CollegeVine has raised $67M in total, most recently a Series C round in January 2025.
CollegeVine was founded in 2015 by Vinay Bhaskara, Zack Perkins, Johan Zhang.
Zack Perkins (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of CollegeVine's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current CollegeVine staff are Bain & Company (6 people), Deloitte (5 people), Charlie Health (3 people).
Former CollegeVine employees most often move to Google (5), Capital One (3), Capture Higher Ed (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at CollegeVine, including Aura Library, Springy, QT Library.
CollegeVine attracts about 1,497,000 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $16M a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among CollegeVine staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Research Skills, Public Speaking.
CollegeVine staff are concentrated in New York, United States (27), California, United States (9), United States (7).
CollegeVine has about 38 people in Engineering, up 111% over the past year, as of September 2026.
CollegeVine has about 17 people in Business Development, up 70% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 111 current and 279 former CollegeVine profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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