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2025 Year in Review

From technical flashcards to the most comprehensive investment banking preparation platform - here's everything we shipped in 2025.

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2025 by the numbers

2025 was a defining year for IB Vine:
  • 1,150+ new real interview questions added across 5 releases
  • 65K+ study days (178 years) logged by the community this year
  • AI voice-to-voice mock interviews with IB Mock - generating 20K+ minutes of mock interview sessions in its first 80 days after launch
  • 40+ learning modules launched with Learn
  • Partnerships with student organizations at schools like UCLA, UNC, and Michigan

A year in review

At the beginning of 2025, IB Vine offered simple flashcards for a curated set of ~400 technical questions. Great for drilling questions if you already knew the concepts - but that was it.
Over the years, we heard requests for more questions, more features, and more ways to practice.
In February, we launched IB Vine 2.0 - a ground-up rebuild. New technical questions, behavioral questions, review modules, and the architecture to support everything that followed.
Today, IB Vine is the most comprehensive investment banking interview preparation platform - offering 1,800+ curated technical and behavioral questions, learning modules, and AI-powered mock interviews to help candidates secure positions at top firms.
  • Learn the concepts - 40+ learning modules with structured content, flashcards, and quizzes
  • Master the content - 1,800+ curated questions with expert answers, including 1,200+ from real interviews across 40+ firms
  • Master your delivery - Voice-to-voice AI mock interviews with personalized feedback on ibmock.ai

New questions

Five major question bank releases, adding hundreds of questions from actual interviews reported by candidates in recent recruiting cycles.
The "Reported in Interviews" collection now spans 1,200+ questions across 40+ firms.

New products: IB Mock

In October, we launched ibmock.ai - offering voice-to-voice AI mock interviews with personalized feedback and performance tracking.
In its first ~80 days after launch:

New features

Major features shipped across IB Vine and IB Mock:
IB Vine
IB Vine
Learn40+ learning modules
Interview LibraryMock interview recordings
LeaderboardStudy streaks & days
NotesPersonal annotations
Anonymous recruiting outcomes from our users
IB Mock
IB Mock
Performance AnalyticsTrack trends over time
Focused ReviewDrill weak areas
Community ShowcaseLearn from others

Community

We added leaderboards on both IB Vine and IB Mock so you can see who's putting in the reps (65K+ study days were logged across the IB Vine community this year).
We also shared user stories through our Candidate Spotlight series - including posts on going direct to PE and strategies from Summer 2026 Candidates.
Next, we introduced the Community Showcase on IB Mock - a curated library of real mock interview sessions submitted by our users. You can listen to how other students answer questions, review the feedback they received, and learn from their performance across different topics, difficulties, and question types.
Finally, we launched Community Outcomes - showcasing anonymized recruiting outcomes from our community. We love to see our users winning!

Partnerships

This year, we partnered with student organizations at leading universities like UCLA, UNC and the University of Michigan. These partnerships help their members prepare with the best of IB Vine.
With the recent launch of and our formal Partnerships program, we're excited to expand our partnerships in 2026.

Looking ahead

Given our heavy investment in improving the core product and platform this year, next year we'll be focused on:
  • Continued expansion of our "Reported in Interviews" question bank - adding the latest questions from current and most recent recruiting cycles
  • Expanding our partnerships - working with more universities and organizations to bring the best of IB Vine to more candidates
Thank you to everyone who used IB Vine this year - we're excited to continue building the best resource for investment banking interview preparation.

200K+ students have used IB Vine to help land offers at top firms.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

I loved IB Vine. I’m going into Private Capital Advisory (PCA); you have the lessons on there for PCA and that was actually a game changer. I went into those interviews and knew about the core PCA concepts like net asset value, primary fundraising vs. secondary advisory, etc. I swear I was on IB Vine like a few hours a day. The opportunity to have that learning section and go through the questions people submit and everything — there’s no better tool out there. I loved the guides/lessons. The user interface is amazing. The way you’ve simplified it is so spectacular — it’s just so much easier to digest. It’s fun to use too; I’d rather use IB Vine than scroll through a guide. To be honest, I think the product is perfect. I genuinely owe you a big thanks.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business logosmu.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is a tool we really love to use in the club I’m a part of, and there’s really no other resource like it. You guys do a phenomenal job with the question bank. I recruited specifically for Energy banking, and IB Vine was my most used resource for generalist questions (which were about 50% of my interview questions; the rest being Energy-specific); the majority of such questions I saw in interviews were at least similar (if not the same) to the ones on IB Vine.

Perella Weinberg logo

Perella Weinberg

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

Once I read through the BIWS learning guides, I really didn’t refer to them again. I didn’t even really run through the 400 question guide once I found IB Vine, which I heard about through one of my classmates. We even get a free subscription (like most business schools) to Wall Street Prep, and if I’m being completely honest, I never even logged in to WSP. IB Vine is pretty much the only tool I used (along with our club question bank & mock interviews with peers) and it was invaluable for recruiting.

Cantor Fitzgerald logo

Cantor Fitzgerald

Babson College logobabson.edu
Diamond Tier

What a platform, made such a huge difference. I did superdays at Evercore, PJT, M. Klein and Barclays among others from a non-target school and did not miss a single technical in any interview process through prepping with IB Vine.

Barclays logo

Barclays

University of Florida logoufl.edu
Pro Tier

Very accurate questions and all of the solutions are easy to follow. At least 10 of the questions I studied through this platform appeared in my Round 1 or Superday interviews.

TD Securities logo

TD Securities

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

THANK YOU SO MUCH IB VINE, I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU, SERIOUSLY!!! IB Vine was the best website ever. I spent at least two hours on this daily (seriously) from October through I get my offer in February.

Citadel logo

Citadel

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Pro Tier

I’m doing public equities this summer and next. I know the name is “IB Vine” but at the undergrad level a lot of the technicals across public equities are the same as investment banking. I recommend your software to all my friends!

Piper Sandler logo

Piper Sandler

Claremont McKenna College logocmc.edu
Pro Tier

I loved this site! 1000% this is the best resource I used in the process.

Lazard logo

Lazard

Amherst College logoamherst.edu
Diamond Tier

This was the greatest tool ever. I genuinely enjoyed running through the technicals/behaviorals and it was very helpful!

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School logowustl.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was the most helpful resource I had during recruiting. I will continue to promote it to other students at WashU and elsewhere.

Jefferies logo

Jefferies

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business logogeorgetown.edu
Diamond Tier

Awesome product, helped me crush my technicals in my interviews and land a great role. Thank you, seriously was a huge help.

Morgan Stanley logo

Morgan Stanley

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School logowharton.upenn.edu
Diamond Tier

Very helpful to get real-life questions unlike the 400 guide, especially for merger math. Built deeper understanding of key concepts.

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Princeton University logoprinceton.edu
Diamond Tier

Extremely helpful study tool that carried me through the recruitment process from start to end.

Evercore logo

Evercore

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Diamond Tier

You guys are doing great work over there with IB Vine. Absolute staple for interview prep.

Rothschild logo

Rothschild

University of Colorado Boulder logocolorado.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was incredibly helpful and I am forever thankful for all the help.

RBC logo

RBC

Oberlin College logooberlin.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Mock was amazing - I used it for multiple hours. Also the flashcards and the lessons features on IB Vine were fantastic. Thank you!

Dragoneer logo

Dragoneer

Queen's University (Canada) logoqueensu.ca
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is such a great platform, really impressive. There is so much value in this. The audio podcasts / mock interview library are pretty incredible.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

I loved IB Vine. I’m going into Private Capital Advisory (PCA); you have the lessons on there for PCA and that was actually a game changer. I went into those interviews and knew about the core PCA concepts like net asset value, primary fundraising vs. secondary advisory, etc. I swear I was on IB Vine like a few hours a day. The opportunity to have that learning section and go through the questions people submit and everything — there’s no better tool out there. I loved the guides/lessons. The user interface is amazing. The way you’ve simplified it is so spectacular — it’s just so much easier to digest. It’s fun to use too; I’d rather use IB Vine than scroll through a guide. To be honest, I think the product is perfect. I genuinely owe you a big thanks.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business logosmu.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is a tool we really love to use in the club I’m a part of, and there’s really no other resource like it. You guys do a phenomenal job with the question bank. I recruited specifically for Energy banking, and IB Vine was my most used resource for generalist questions (which were about 50% of my interview questions; the rest being Energy-specific); the majority of such questions I saw in interviews were at least similar (if not the same) to the ones on IB Vine.

Perella Weinberg logo

Perella Weinberg

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

Once I read through the BIWS learning guides, I really didn’t refer to them again. I didn’t even really run through the 400 question guide once I found IB Vine, which I heard about through one of my classmates. We even get a free subscription (like most business schools) to Wall Street Prep, and if I’m being completely honest, I never even logged in to WSP. IB Vine is pretty much the only tool I used (along with our club question bank & mock interviews with peers) and it was invaluable for recruiting.

Cantor Fitzgerald logo

Cantor Fitzgerald

Babson College logobabson.edu
Diamond Tier

What a platform, made such a huge difference. I did superdays at Evercore, PJT, M. Klein and Barclays among others from a non-target school and did not miss a single technical in any interview process through prepping with IB Vine.

Barclays logo

Barclays

University of Florida logoufl.edu
Pro Tier

Very accurate questions and all of the solutions are easy to follow. At least 10 of the questions I studied through this platform appeared in my Round 1 or Superday interviews.

TD Securities logo

TD Securities

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

THANK YOU SO MUCH IB VINE, I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU, SERIOUSLY!!! IB Vine was the best website ever. I spent at least two hours on this daily (seriously) from October through I get my offer in February.

Citadel logo

Citadel

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Pro Tier

I’m doing public equities this summer and next. I know the name is “IB Vine” but at the undergrad level a lot of the technicals across public equities are the same as investment banking. I recommend your software to all my friends!

Piper Sandler logo

Piper Sandler

Claremont McKenna College logocmc.edu
Pro Tier

I loved this site! 1000% this is the best resource I used in the process.

Lazard logo

Lazard

Amherst College logoamherst.edu
Diamond Tier

This was the greatest tool ever. I genuinely enjoyed running through the technicals/behaviorals and it was very helpful!

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School logowustl.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was the most helpful resource I had during recruiting. I will continue to promote it to other students at WashU and elsewhere.

Jefferies logo

Jefferies

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business logogeorgetown.edu
Diamond Tier

Awesome product, helped me crush my technicals in my interviews and land a great role. Thank you, seriously was a huge help.

Morgan Stanley logo

Morgan Stanley

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School logowharton.upenn.edu
Diamond Tier

Very helpful to get real-life questions unlike the 400 guide, especially for merger math. Built deeper understanding of key concepts.

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Princeton University logoprinceton.edu
Diamond Tier

Extremely helpful study tool that carried me through the recruitment process from start to end.

Evercore logo

Evercore

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Diamond Tier

You guys are doing great work over there with IB Vine. Absolute staple for interview prep.

Rothschild logo

Rothschild

University of Colorado Boulder logocolorado.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was incredibly helpful and I am forever thankful for all the help.

RBC logo

RBC

Oberlin College logooberlin.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Mock was amazing - I used it for multiple hours. Also the flashcards and the lessons features on IB Vine were fantastic. Thank you!

Dragoneer logo

Dragoneer

Queen's University (Canada) logoqueensu.ca
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is such a great platform, really impressive. There is so much value in this. The audio podcasts / mock interview library are pretty incredible.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

I loved IB Vine. I’m going into Private Capital Advisory (PCA); you have the lessons on there for PCA and that was actually a game changer. I went into those interviews and knew about the core PCA concepts like net asset value, primary fundraising vs. secondary advisory, etc. I swear I was on IB Vine like a few hours a day. The opportunity to have that learning section and go through the questions people submit and everything — there’s no better tool out there. I loved the guides/lessons. The user interface is amazing. The way you’ve simplified it is so spectacular — it’s just so much easier to digest. It’s fun to use too; I’d rather use IB Vine than scroll through a guide. To be honest, I think the product is perfect. I genuinely owe you a big thanks.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business logosmu.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is a tool we really love to use in the club I’m a part of, and there’s really no other resource like it. You guys do a phenomenal job with the question bank. I recruited specifically for Energy banking, and IB Vine was my most used resource for generalist questions (which were about 50% of my interview questions; the rest being Energy-specific); the majority of such questions I saw in interviews were at least similar (if not the same) to the ones on IB Vine.

Perella Weinberg logo

Perella Weinberg

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

Once I read through the BIWS learning guides, I really didn’t refer to them again. I didn’t even really run through the 400 question guide once I found IB Vine, which I heard about through one of my classmates. We even get a free subscription (like most business schools) to Wall Street Prep, and if I’m being completely honest, I never even logged in to WSP. IB Vine is pretty much the only tool I used (along with our club question bank & mock interviews with peers) and it was invaluable for recruiting.

Cantor Fitzgerald logo

Cantor Fitzgerald

Babson College logobabson.edu
Diamond Tier

What a platform, made such a huge difference. I did superdays at Evercore, PJT, M. Klein and Barclays among others from a non-target school and did not miss a single technical in any interview process through prepping with IB Vine.

Barclays logo

Barclays

University of Florida logoufl.edu
Pro Tier

Very accurate questions and all of the solutions are easy to follow. At least 10 of the questions I studied through this platform appeared in my Round 1 or Superday interviews.

TD Securities logo

TD Securities

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

THANK YOU SO MUCH IB VINE, I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU, SERIOUSLY!!! IB Vine was the best website ever. I spent at least two hours on this daily (seriously) from October through I get my offer in February.

Citadel logo

Citadel

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Pro Tier

I’m doing public equities this summer and next. I know the name is “IB Vine” but at the undergrad level a lot of the technicals across public equities are the same as investment banking. I recommend your software to all my friends!

Piper Sandler logo

Piper Sandler

Claremont McKenna College logocmc.edu
Pro Tier

I loved this site! 1000% this is the best resource I used in the process.

Lazard logo

Lazard

Amherst College logoamherst.edu
Diamond Tier

This was the greatest tool ever. I genuinely enjoyed running through the technicals/behaviorals and it was very helpful!

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School logowustl.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was the most helpful resource I had during recruiting. I will continue to promote it to other students at WashU and elsewhere.

Jefferies logo

Jefferies

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business logogeorgetown.edu
Diamond Tier

Awesome product, helped me crush my technicals in my interviews and land a great role. Thank you, seriously was a huge help.

Morgan Stanley logo

Morgan Stanley

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School logowharton.upenn.edu
Diamond Tier

Very helpful to get real-life questions unlike the 400 guide, especially for merger math. Built deeper understanding of key concepts.

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Princeton University logoprinceton.edu
Diamond Tier

Extremely helpful study tool that carried me through the recruitment process from start to end.

Evercore logo

Evercore

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Diamond Tier

You guys are doing great work over there with IB Vine. Absolute staple for interview prep.

Rothschild logo

Rothschild

University of Colorado Boulder logocolorado.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was incredibly helpful and I am forever thankful for all the help.

RBC logo

RBC

Oberlin College logooberlin.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Mock was amazing - I used it for multiple hours. Also the flashcards and the lessons features on IB Vine were fantastic. Thank you!

Dragoneer logo

Dragoneer

Queen's University (Canada) logoqueensu.ca
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is such a great platform, really impressive. There is so much value in this. The audio podcasts / mock interview library are pretty incredible.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

I loved IB Vine. I’m going into Private Capital Advisory (PCA); you have the lessons on there for PCA and that was actually a game changer. I went into those interviews and knew about the core PCA concepts like net asset value, primary fundraising vs. secondary advisory, etc. I swear I was on IB Vine like a few hours a day. The opportunity to have that learning section and go through the questions people submit and everything — there’s no better tool out there. I loved the guides/lessons. The user interface is amazing. The way you’ve simplified it is so spectacular — it’s just so much easier to digest. It’s fun to use too; I’d rather use IB Vine than scroll through a guide. To be honest, I think the product is perfect. I genuinely owe you a big thanks.

Moelis & Co. logo

Moelis & Co.

Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business logosmu.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is a tool we really love to use in the club I’m a part of, and there’s really no other resource like it. You guys do a phenomenal job with the question bank. I recruited specifically for Energy banking, and IB Vine was my most used resource for generalist questions (which were about 50% of my interview questions; the rest being Energy-specific); the majority of such questions I saw in interviews were at least similar (if not the same) to the ones on IB Vine.

Perella Weinberg logo

Perella Weinberg

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

Once I read through the BIWS learning guides, I really didn’t refer to them again. I didn’t even really run through the 400 question guide once I found IB Vine, which I heard about through one of my classmates. We even get a free subscription (like most business schools) to Wall Street Prep, and if I’m being completely honest, I never even logged in to WSP. IB Vine is pretty much the only tool I used (along with our club question bank & mock interviews with peers) and it was invaluable for recruiting.

Cantor Fitzgerald logo

Cantor Fitzgerald

Babson College logobabson.edu
Diamond Tier

What a platform, made such a huge difference. I did superdays at Evercore, PJT, M. Klein and Barclays among others from a non-target school and did not miss a single technical in any interview process through prepping with IB Vine.

Barclays logo

Barclays

University of Florida logoufl.edu
Pro Tier

Very accurate questions and all of the solutions are easy to follow. At least 10 of the questions I studied through this platform appeared in my Round 1 or Superday interviews.

TD Securities logo

TD Securities

University of Michigan logoumich.edu
Diamond Tier

THANK YOU SO MUCH IB VINE, I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU, SERIOUSLY!!! IB Vine was the best website ever. I spent at least two hours on this daily (seriously) from October through I get my offer in February.

Citadel logo

Citadel

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Pro Tier

I’m doing public equities this summer and next. I know the name is “IB Vine” but at the undergrad level a lot of the technicals across public equities are the same as investment banking. I recommend your software to all my friends!

Piper Sandler logo

Piper Sandler

Claremont McKenna College logocmc.edu
Pro Tier

I loved this site! 1000% this is the best resource I used in the process.

Lazard logo

Lazard

Amherst College logoamherst.edu
Diamond Tier

This was the greatest tool ever. I genuinely enjoyed running through the technicals/behaviorals and it was very helpful!

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School logowustl.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was the most helpful resource I had during recruiting. I will continue to promote it to other students at WashU and elsewhere.

Jefferies logo

Jefferies

Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business logogeorgetown.edu
Diamond Tier

Awesome product, helped me crush my technicals in my interviews and land a great role. Thank you, seriously was a huge help.

Morgan Stanley logo

Morgan Stanley

University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School logowharton.upenn.edu
Diamond Tier

Very helpful to get real-life questions unlike the 400 guide, especially for merger math. Built deeper understanding of key concepts.

Houlihan Lokey logo

Houlihan Lokey

Princeton University logoprinceton.edu
Diamond Tier

Extremely helpful study tool that carried me through the recruitment process from start to end.

Evercore logo

Evercore

University of Chicago logouchicago.edu
Diamond Tier

You guys are doing great work over there with IB Vine. Absolute staple for interview prep.

Rothschild logo

Rothschild

University of Colorado Boulder logocolorado.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Vine was incredibly helpful and I am forever thankful for all the help.

RBC logo

RBC

Oberlin College logooberlin.edu
Diamond Tier

IB Mock was amazing - I used it for multiple hours. Also the flashcards and the lessons features on IB Vine were fantastic. Thank you!

Dragoneer logo

Dragoneer

Queen's University (Canada) logoqueensu.ca
Diamond Tier

IB Vine is such a great platform, really impressive. There is so much value in this. The audio podcasts / mock interview library are pretty incredible.