Applications June 23–28 · Founding cohort
The future of finance learns AI first.
Applied Intelligence Collective is an independent community of students headed into high finance — researching how the industry really uses AI: what works, what's overhyped, and the workflows behind it.
Most coverage of AI in finance sells excitement. We do something rarer — we report what's actually being used inside venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and wealth management, and we say plainly where the hype runs ahead of reality.
Why it matters
“So — what do you think about AI in our industry?”
You're going to get asked. Most candidates freeze. Every bank, every PE firm, every VC is scrambling to figure out AI right now — and the students who can really speak to it stand out the moment the question comes. This is where you get the answer. And it doesn't stop at the interview:
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In recruiting
Walk into interviews with a specific, informed point of view on how the industry actually uses AI — not a guess.
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On the job
Understand how AI really shows up in the work, so you bring more to the table from day one of your internship and well beyond.
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On your resume
Real research experience, published under your name — proof you can think, dig, and communicate.
Who we're looking for
Students who want the truth about AI before they enter the industry.
- Undergraduates aiming for VC, PE, investment banking, or wealth management
- Genuinely curious about how AI is changing the work — not just the hype
- Willing to network toward and land real interviews with professionals at the firms studied
- Any year, any major. Drive matters more than a resume line.
Help build the founding cohort.
We're new — and that's the opportunity. Get in early, shape the research, and learn the tools reshaping finance before your peers do. Applications open Tuesday, June 23 and close Sunday, June 28 — the founding cohort starts July 1.