Caroline Fink
Head of Marketing
Caroline writes about the ongoing transformation of private markets, focusing on automation, allocation processes, operational resilience, and the increasing need to move beyond spreadsheet-driven workflows. Her perspective is shaped by continuous dialogue with institutional investors, fund managers, and industry experts, allowing her to reflect both the challenges firms face today and the direction the industry is heading.
As Head of Marketing at qashqade, she combines a deep understanding of private markets with a strong focus on how technology can improve accuracy, transparency, and efficiency. Her writing often draws on real conversations and emerging trends, contributing to the broader discussion around digitisation in the industry and sharing practical insights on how firms can scale operations more effectively.
As Head of Marketing at qashqade, she combines a deep understanding of private markets with a strong focus on how technology can improve accuracy, transparency, and efficiency. Her writing often draws on real conversations and emerging trends, contributing to the broader discussion around digitisation in the industry and sharing practical insights on how firms can scale operations more effectively.
All Posts
qashqade connects to your AI workflow with new MCP layer
qashqade announced a new set of MCPs (Model Context Protocol connections) that let clients connect their own AI tools directly to qashqade. Through them, the AI a team already uses can work with qashqade in plain language, bringing the platform into the AI workflows clients are already building.
Inside Private Markets: David Waldman
In this edition of Inside Private Markets we speak with David Waldman, who offers a perspective that is grounded in operational reality. David shares his thoughts on AI adoption in private markets, addresses the data privacy question as well as context engineering and gives a bold prediction of how AI will have changed by 2030.
Kelley Gustafson joins qashqade
qashqade is delighted to announce that Kelley Gustafson has joined the company as Head of Client Relationship Management. Based at qashqade's headquarters in Zurich, Kelley will work closely with CEO Oliver Freigang and the wider team to look after the company's global client base and to drive growth across the EMEA region.
Inside Private Markets: Bart van Dijk, ILPA
In this edition of Inside Private Markets we speak with Bart van Dijk, Managing Director, Head of Europe at the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), the global body representing the world's leading institutional investors in private markets. Bart shares his perspective on LP–GP alignment, technology transformation, and what truly defines a great partnership in private equity.
qashqade and 6lock Partner to Advance Capital Integrity
qashqade has announced a new partnership with 6lock, combining complementary capabilities to strengthen capital integrity. The collaboration raise the standard for how allocations are calculated, authorized, and ultimately delivered across private markets with the two independent platforms.
Fixing the Infrastructure in Private Markets
qashqade partnered with Private Equity Wire for a webinar bringing together voices from across the ecosystem to discuss the LP/GP relationship and its contractual foundations, the volume problem created by retail and feeder structures, the future of investor experience, and the genuine role of AI in fund operations.
Claude on AI for Waterfall Calculations
Can AI handle waterfall calculations at a regulated fund manager? We put the question directly to Claude (playing the role of a $20bn PE fund CFO) and recorded the conversation. The answers cover accuracy, audit trails, LP governance risk, and ODD readiness. A candid, on-the-record view of where AI genuinely helps and where it falls short.
New release: qashqade 25.2.0
Release 25.2.0 focuses on usability improvements across the platform, making daily operations faster and more intuitive for administrators and users alike. This release streamlines event processing, simplifies waterfall setup, and delivers a cleaner, more transparent experience across key screens.
qashqade 25.1.0
qashqade continues to expand its capabilities for managing complex private market structures at scale. This release introduces advanced share-based waterfall calculation options, dedicated capital allocation management, enhanced performance and security improvements across the platform.
Inside Private Markets: Simplifying Fund Operations
In this edition we speak with ASK about what makes Norway’s private markets distinct. From the role of trust and administrative discipline to the challenge of building an effective fund tech stack, the conversation explores how rule-based, cloud-enabled solutions are shaping the future of fund operations in Norway.
Newsletter
Stay in the loop
Sign up for regular email update with insights for private markets technology and industry perspectives.
Required fields are marked with *
Never share sensitive information (credit card numbers, social security numbers, passwords) through this form.