How collaborative technology is democratising private-markets investing

TODAY, more investors want access to the private markets. Once dominated by institutional capital, private assets have been attracting steady and growing interest from across the investor universe, most notably private wealth and retail investors, for at least a decade.

And that interest is now accelerating. Preqin estimates that private markets are the fastest-growing segment of global investing, with alternative assets projected to reach US$30 trillion by 2030. 

Investors across the board want the benefits of private-market investments – optimised return potential and portfolio diversification – but have historically had to live with limited transparency, slow manual data processes, and the inherent challenges of an illiquid asset class.