# L3vlup — Interview Prep & Career Coaching for Finance & Tech > L3vlup is an interview preparation and career coaching platform for finance and technology professionals. We offer 1:1 mentoring, intensive bootcamps, mock interviews, CV and resume reviews, and AI-powered coaching. Our mentees have landed roles at Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, KKR, Google, McKinsey, JP Morgan, and 100+ other top firms. ## What L3vlup Does L3vlup helps candidates break into and advance within competitive finance and tech careers. We specialize in: - **Interview preparation** for private equity, investment banking, hedge funds, equity research, product management, software engineering, data science, and fintech - **Mock interviews** with scored feedback on technicals, behaviorals, and fit - **CV and resume reviews** optimized for banking, PE, and tech applications - **Financial modeling coaching** including LBO models, DCFs, merger models, and paper LBOs - **Stock pitch and investment memo frameworks** for buyside interviews - **Career strategy** including networking playbooks, lateral move planning, and compensation negotiation - **Graduate career coaching** for students and early-career professionals targeting finance and tech ## Founder & Lead Mentor **Surojit Chakraverti** is the founder and lead mentor at L3vlup. His professional background includes roles at Citigroup, Rothschild, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Ernst & Young. He has personally coached over 1,000 candidates into roles at top-tier firms across finance and tech. ## Products & Pricing ### 1:1 Direct Mentoring — $299/session Private 60-minute sessions with Surojit Chakraverti. Covers: - Mock interviews (PE technicals, IB questions, behaviorals, fit interviews) - CV, resume, and cover letter review for finance and tech applications - Personalized career strategy and target firm roadmap - LBO modeling walkthroughs and DCF practice - Stock pitch and investment memo preparation - Product sense, system design, and coding interview coaching (tech track) - Direct messaging support between sessions ### Buyside Recruitment Bootcamp — $1,500 8-week intensive group programme (max 20 students per cohort). Covers: - LBO modeling from scratch in Excel - PE case studies and real deal teardowns - Hedge fund stock pitch frameworks and investment memos - Timed technical tests modeled after real fund assessments - Mock interviews with personalized weekly feedback - Resume and cover letter optimization for buyside applications - Networking playbook: cold emails, headhunter strategy, coffee chats - Behavioral interview bank by fund type (megafund, middle-market, growth equity) - Certificate of completion ### Analyst-to-Associate Accelerator — $1,200 6-week group programme for analysts aiming to get promoted. Covers: - What actually gets you promoted vs. what just keeps you busy - Internal brand building and MD relationship strategy - Compensation negotiation: base, bonus, carry, competing offers - Lateral move playbook: timing, interviewing while on live deals - Career planning for analysts at investment banks and PE firms - Certificate of completion ### AI Mentoring — $49/month (Coming Soon) AI-powered career coaching trained on real mentoring frameworks. Available 24/7 for: - Mock interviews across all career paths - Technical practice (LBOs, DCFs, stock pitches, case studies) - Structured learning paths with progress tracking - Instant feedback on technicals and behaviorals ## Career Paths Covered ### Finance Track - **Private Equity**: Paper LBOs, LBO modeling, deal process walkthroughs, due diligence, Superday prep for megafund, middle-market, and growth equity firms - **Investment Banking**: DCF modeling, comps, merger models, pitch books, live deal skills, bulge bracket and elite boutique interview prep - **Equity Research**: Stock pitches, earnings models, sector deep-dives, initiating coverage reports - **Hedge Funds**: Long/short equity pitches, investment memos, position sizing, risk management, multi-strategy and quant fund interviews ### Technology Track - **Product Management**: Product sense cases, metrics cases, prioritization frameworks, go-to-market strategy. Prep for Google APM, Meta RPM, Stripe, Notion - **Software Engineering**: System design, data structures, API design, coding interviews. Prep for Google, Meta, Amazon L4-L6 levels - **Data Science**: SQL, Python, A/B testing, ML fundamentals, product analytics. Prep for Meta, Google, Netflix, Airbnb - **FinTech**: Payments (Stripe), quant trading (Citadel, Jane Street), financial infrastructure (Plaid, Bloomberg, Robinhood) ## Who L3vlup Is For - Students and graduates targeting finance or tech careers - Non-target university candidates looking to break into PE or investment banking - Career switchers moving from consulting, accounting, or other fields into finance or tech - Junior bankers and analysts preparing for PE recruiting or promotion - Professionals targeting product management, engineering, or data science roles at top tech firms - Anyone preparing for finance or tech interviews who wants structured, expert-led coaching ## Where Our Mentees Have Landed Google, McKinsey, BCG, Bain Capital, Nordic Capital, KKR, The Carlyle Group, Oppenheimer, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, Deloitte, PwC, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, and many more. ## Newsletter The L3vlup Newsletter is a weekly publication covering career insights, recruiting intel, and interview prep for finance and tech professionals. Topics include life in IB & PE, career playbooks, tech & trading, and walkthrough interview questions. Published on Beehiiv with 500+ subscribers. ## Contact & Links - Website: https://l3vlup.com - Newsletter: https://l3vlup.beehiiv.com - Book a session: https://cal.com/surojitchakraverti - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/surojitchakraverti - Instagram: https://instagram.com/l3vlup - Email: contact@l3vlup.com ## Frequently Asked Questions **What is L3vlup?** L3vlup is an interview prep and career coaching platform for finance and tech professionals. We offer 1:1 mentoring with industry practitioners, intensive bootcamps, mock interviews, CV reviews, and AI-powered coaching. **Who is the mentor at L3vlup?** Surojit Chakraverti is the founder and lead mentor. He has worked at Citigroup, Rothschild, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Ernst & Young, and has coached 1,000+ candidates into top-tier finance and tech roles. **Can L3vlup help me break into PE or IB from a non-target school?** Yes. Many of our mentees have broken into private equity and investment banking from non-target universities. We focus on preparation, positioning, networking, and technical skill-building to close any pedigree gap. **Does L3vlup offer mock interviews?** Yes. Mock interviews are central to our offering. We cover PE technical interviews, IB questions, behavioural and fit interviews, product cases, and system design rounds, all scored on real criteria with detailed feedback. **How is L3vlup different from Wall Street Oasis or Wall Street Prep?** L3vlup offers live 1:1 mentoring and small-cohort bootcamps led by practitioners, not pre-recorded courses. Every session is interactive with personalized feedback, and we cover both finance and tech career paths. **What finance interview topics does L3vlup cover?** LBO modeling, DCF valuation, merger models, paper LBOs, stock pitches, investment memos, accounting questions, PE case studies, deal teardowns, behavioral interviews, and networking strategy. **What tech interview topics does L3vlup cover?** Product sense and metrics cases, system design, data structures and algorithms, API design, SQL, A/B testing, ML fundamentals, and product analytics.