We run your finance networking. You take the calls.
Paperclip Concierge emails analysts and associates for students recruiting into investment banking, consulting, private equity, hedge funds and venture capital, every weekday, from the student's own Gmail or Outlook, alumni from their school first, with two follow-ups that stop the moment someone replies. It is a done-for-you networking service for students, not a bulk email tool. Built by people who worked at a bulge bracket bank and went through MBB recruiting. $149 a month, only 10 students per school, and you read your first three emails before anything sends.
Short answer
Paperclip is a done-for-you networking service for college students recruiting into investment banking, consulting, private equity, hedge funds and venture capital. Every weekday it emails analysts and associates who fit the firms, firm sizes and cities you pick, from your own Gmail or Outlook, alumni from your school first, with two follow-ups that stop the moment someone replies. You read your first three emails before anything sends. Concierge is free for 14 days, then $149 a month, with only 10 students per school. Unlike sales email tools such as Lemlist or Apollo, it writes to one chosen professional at a time, for the student's own recruiting.
- Set your targets in about five minutes: industries, firm sizes and cities
- See three real people who fit, alumni first
- Read the emails written to them from your resume before anything sends
- Start the 14-day free trial and Paperclip emails new people who fit every weekday
- Answer the people who write back; that is the only part worth your time
How it works
- Tell us where. Pick banking, consulting, PE or hedge funds, the firm sizes you want, and your cities. Add your resume so every email mentions your real experience. Connect your Gmail.
- We write and send. Every weekday Paperclip picks the people who fit, alumni first, writes each one a short personal email and sends it from your own inbox, a few at a time. Two follow-ups if they don’t answer.
- You take the calls. Replies and calendar invites land in your inbox, and everything that went out is on your Autopilot page. Then prep against the questions that group actually asks.
Watch the setup, start to finish
The real setup on a demo account: five questions, your resume, your first three emails, then Autopilot on. The names of the people it writes to are blurred.
Transcript: Here's how fast you can get your networking going on Paperclip. Sign up with your email. You don't need a card to see your first emails. Then five quick questions. Your name, your school, and what you're trying to break into. Your school is how it finds your alumni. Pick what you're recruiting for. Upload your resume, and tell it when you're usually free for a call. And in a few seconds, it writes your first three emails. Each one goes to someone at a firm you picked, alumni first, and it sounds like you wrote it. You can edit, redraft, or skip anyone. Connect your Gmail once. Emails go out from your own address, and replies come straight to you. Then turn on Autopilot. Every weekday it emails new people for you, and follows up until they reply. Start at meetpaperclip.com.
Built by people who have been through it.
We worked at a bulge bracket bank and went through MBB recruiting, multiple superdays included. The thing that decided it was never the resume alone. It was who knew your name before you applied.
Paperclip does that part for you: the right analysts and associates, alumni first, a personal note from your own inbox, and follow-ups until they answer. You take the calls.
What you get
- New people who fit your targets emailed every weekday, from your inbox
- Alumni first, verified addresses only
- Two follow-ups on every email, stopped the moment someone replies
- Firm-specific interview prep and resume review
- If we fall behind on sending because of us, next month is free
- If you do not get a single reply in your first month of sending, next month is free
- Only 10 students per school, so classmates never compete for the same alumni
What it costs compared with the alternatives
| Option | Who does the work | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Paperclip Concierge | Paperclip finds the people, writes and sends each email, and follows up. You take the calls. | 14 days free, then $149 a month |
| Doing it yourself (LinkedIn, an alumni database, a cold-email tool) | You find each address, write each email and track every follow-up. | Free or cheap, plus hours of your time every week |
| A coaching program | A coach teaches you how to network. You still send every email. | $2,250 to $11,000 |
Reply rates
| Outreach | Reply rate |
|---|---|
| Paperclip, sent to verified addresses from the student's own inbox | 7 to 12% |
| Typical cold email | 1 to 5% |
Paperclip's figure comes from its own send history: personal emails to analysts and associates at verified addresses, alumni first, with follow-ups that stop when someone replies.
Frequently asked questions
What do I actually have to do?
Pick industries, firm sizes and cities, add your resume, and connect your Gmail or Outlook. That takes about five minutes. After that Paperclip emails the people who fit every weekday, follows up, and you answer the ones who write back.
Who is behind Paperclip?
People who have been through it. We worked at a bulge bracket bank and went through MBB recruiting, multiple superdays included. We built Paperclip to do the part that decided it for us: getting in front of the right people early, from your own inbox, while you focus on the conversations.
Isn’t this just spam?
Each email is written against that specific person’s background and yours, and it goes out from your own inbox a few at a time. Every professional hears from Paperclip at most once every two weeks, and we never send more than three emails to one firm in a week for you.
Do I see what goes out?
You read your first three emails before anything sends. After that every email and follow-up is on your Autopilot page, and you can pause, change targets or skip a firm anytime. Replies land in your own inbox.
I’m a freshman. Too early?
It’s the best time. Smaller banks and boutiques are genuinely willing to hand a freshman an internship, and having one already on your resume is what separates you when junior-summer recruiting kicks off during sophomore year.
How much of my time does it take?
About five minutes to set your targets and connect your email. After that, a few minutes a day answering the people who replied, which is the only part worth your time.
Do you guarantee interviews?
No, and be suspicious of anyone who does. We get you in front of far more people than you could reach alone, at a reply rate several times the typical outreach norm. What you say on the call is yours.