Boutique IB Recruiting

Land a boutique IB internship — without the cold email grind

We give you the leads and write the emails for you. Get a curated list of regional and boutique firms hiring interns, plus auto-generated outreach personalized to your background.

455+ IB contacts140+ firms covered

455+

IB Contacts

140+

Firms Covered

4

Bank Categories

Auto

Personalized Emails

01

Tell Us Your Background

Your school, experience, target regions, and what areas of banking interest you — M&A, restructuring, capital markets, whatever you're aiming for.

02

Get Your Leads

We send you a curated list of regional and boutique IB firms that match your profile, complete with the right contact info at each one.

03

Send Personalized Outreach

We auto-generate tailored cold emails using battle-tested templates. Review them, tweak if you want, and hit send.

How It Works

Three steps to your
first outreach

Most students don't know where to start — they don't have a list of firms, don't know who to email, and spend hours writing messages that never get replies. We fix all three.

  • A curated firm list matched to your profile and target regions
  • Direct contact info for the right person at each firm
  • Auto-generated cold emails personalized to your background and the firm
  • Battle-tested templates with proven response rates
Get Started
Free Resources

Free Resources to Get You Started

Guides, templates, and frameworks to help you prep for IB recruiting — download them all, no sign-up required.

Get a random lead from our database of 48 boutique and regional IB firms.

Technical Prep & Resources

Stand out before the interview

The best free certifications and study materials to prove you're serious about boutique IB — before you even walk in the door.

Terminal Skills

Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC)

Why it matters for boutiques

Proves terminal proficiency — a massive plus for incoming analysts at boutique banks. Shows you can hit the ground running on Day 1.

Where to find it

Free on physical Bloomberg Terminals at university finance labs. Otherwise $149 online through Bloomberg.

Find Your School's Terminal
Job Simulations

Forage Virtual Experience Programs

Why it matters for boutiques

Provides verifiable certificates for completing real-world M&A and Markets job simulations from top firms. Great resume line item.

Where to find it

Completely free online. Complete simulations from firms like J.P. Morgan, Citi, and more — at your own pace.

Browse Programs on Forage
Certifications

CFI Foundation Courses

Why it matters for boutiques

Free foundational certificates (like Accounting Fundamentals) that prove you understand the language of banking. Recruiters notice these.

Where to find it

Free on the Corporate Finance Institute website. Start with their Accounting, Excel, and Financial Analysis courses.

Start Free Courses on CFI
Technical Proof

The "Unofficial" Certification: A From-Scratch Financial Model

Why it matters for boutiques

Boutique banks heavily weight technical assessments — paper LBOs, timed DCFs. Building a 3-statement model from scratch is the best proof of capability.

Where to find it

Self-study using free resources like Macabacus, ASimpleModel.com, and Street of Walls. Build it, walk through it, and bring it to interviews.

Start on Macabacus
Why Students Use BridgeIB

Built for students breaking in — not seasoned professionals

If you don't have a warm network or know where to start, you're exactly who we built this for.

I got rejected from the finance clubs at UCLA, and I honestly didn't know where to start for recruiting in investment banking. I found BridgeIB and generated my free lead, and from that I found my first internship. After buying the pro plan I got 8 interviews within the first week, and have since landed both spring and summer internships.

Reed S.

UCLA

Landed spring and summer internships

I found out I wanted to pursue IB in March and I felt like I was way behind. I did not have a stacked resume like my other friends who were recruiting, and I had a hard time knowing who to even reach out to. The whole process was overwhelming. However, I bought the pro plan from BridgeIB and I got my spring and summer internship almost instantly. It honestly lifted a weight off my shoulders, so if you are late to recruiting I definitely recommend it.

Rachel C.

UCLA

Got spring and summer internships

Coming from a non-target it is so hard to find internships that will accept me. The curated list of investment banks I got from the pro plan was incredibly helpful. I ended up getting 8 interviews, where I could show my technical knowledge, and it helped me break the barrier of coming from a non-target. If you are struggling getting your first internships, I would definitely recommend buying the pro plan.

Eddy Y.

Oregon State University

8 interviews, broke the non-target barrier

Pricing

Simple pricing, no fluff

Start for free. Upgrade when you're ready for the full list, personalized emails, and automated campaigns.

Free

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Explore the basics and see if BridgeIB is right for you.

  • 1 free lead from our firm database
  • Sample cold email template
  • IB recruiting timeline overview
  • Resume formatting guide
  • Access to free resource downloads
Get Started Free

Starter

$19.99/month

Get your foot in the door with leads and basic outreach tools.

  • 25 leads per week
  • 10 auto-generated cold emails per week
  • Direct contact info at each firm
  • Basic email templates
  • Firm matching based on your profile

Premium

$34.99/month

More leads, more emails — the sweet spot for serious recruiting.

  • 100 leads per week
  • 50 auto-generated cold emails per week
  • AI-powered personalization hooks
  • Firm matching based on your profile and regions
  • Multi-step email campaigns
Most Popular

Pro

$39.99/month

Unlimited leads, maximum emails, full resource library, and automated campaigns.

  • Unlimited leads
  • 100 auto-generated cold emails per week
  • All exclusive resources & guides
  • Gmail integration — send from your own inbox
  • Automated follow-up campaigns with analytics
  • Priority support
For college students and recent grads

Stop writing cold emails
from scratch

You don't need a warm network or a target-school pedigree. You need the right list and the right message. We give you both.