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Insights for private markets GPs
Explore expert perspectives, market trends, and practical tools designed to help private markets firms scale smarter. From fundraising and investor relations to AI-driven operations, our resources give GPs the edge to outperform.
The Model Isn't the Bottleneck: Why the Fund Operating System Decides the Next Decade
In the agent era, the fund operating system outlasts the model and Juniper Square has spent twelve years encoding it.
Fundraiser Feature: Zach Johnson at Frist Cressey Ventures
How Frist Cressey Ventures raised Fund 4 with a lean team, a mission-driven thesis, and one platform—no spreadsheets required.
Rebuild the Factory: How GPs Should Be Thinking About AI
AI is reshaping private markets operations, but only for firms that build around it, not on top of what already exists. Here's what that looks like in practice.
A Vendor Delivers Outputs. A Partner Drives Outcomes.
A completed report is an output. Raising your next fund at twice the speed is an outcome. Here's what separates a vendor from a true operations partner.
From Outputs to Outcomes with AI
Juniper Square's Brandon Rembe explains why private fund managers must rebuild their operating models around agentic AI—and how to take the first step without overwhelming the firm.
Three Forces, One Transformation: Ribbit Capital’s Thesis on AI, Data, and the Future of Finance
Nick Shalek shares why AI isn't a new paradigm for financial services; it's the steepest part of a 20-year curve.
How the SaaSpocalypse Clarified What Makes an AI Partner Worth Keeping
CEO Alex Robinson lays out a specific framework for evaluating any partner claiming to bring AI capabilities to a GP's operations.
The Asymmetric Burden: Why the DDQ Became the Highest-Stakes Document in Fundraising
Jay Farber and Thomas Buley explain why the DDQ has reached a breaking point, and what a connected AI approach can do about it.
From Founder-Led to Institutional: The GP Solutions Roadmap
The firms securing premium valuations today are those that have successfully transitioned from founder-led shops into repeatable, scalable institutional platforms.
Fundraiser Feature: Grant Hosking and Nik Kolluru at Align Ventures
How Align Ventures scaled through a year of rapid growth—and where Grant Hosking and Nik Kolluru see the next wave of AI innovation emerging.
A GP's Guide to the New ILPA Reporting Standards
The three-template overhaul is a push to standardize investment returns calculations across funds, reduce inconsistency, lock down the flexibility that prior templates allowed, and bring greater alignment across all frameworks.
From Processor to Partner
Juniper Square’s Dorota Kowalski explains why GPs must transition their outsourcing strategy from simple processing to a strategic partnership.