Borderless
Borderless offers Kai, an AI-powered college counseling platform that guides international students through the entire university application process. The platform builds personalized university lists, tracks deadlines and test dates, and proactively checks in with students via messaging to keep them on track. Kai converts complex application requirements into one clear daily next step, backed by research on topics like university AI policies and parent objection patterns.
- Education Technology
- AI Agents
- Artificial Intelligence
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$120KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Students applying to universities abroad often lack access to professional college counselors, leaving them to navigate a complex process of researching schools, tracking deadlines, and preparing applications on their own. This results in missed opportunities, poorly matched university lists, and applications that fail to meet each institution's specific requirements.
Solution
Kai provides an AI-powered college counseling platform that plans, researches, and guides students through every step of the international application process. The platform builds and continuously updates personalized university lists based on each student's profile and evolving preferences, while tracking all deadlines, test dates, and supplemental materials in one prioritized view. Kai proactively checks in with students through messaging, reminding them of upcoming deadlines and following up on incomplete application components. Unlike passive chatbot tools, Kai takes initiative by turning complex application requirements into clear, daily next steps until the student hits submit.
Target Audience
Primary users are international students seeking admission to universities abroad, particularly those without access to professional college counselors.
Features
- AI-driven university list building that evolves with the student's profile, adding new schools and removing mismatched ones
- Centralized deadline and test date tracking with automatic updates when requirements change
- Proactive messaging-based check-ins that nudge students about upcoming deadlines and pending edits
- Daily guidance system that converts the full application cycle into one clear next step per day
- Research-backed content library including analysis of university AI policies and parent objection patterns