Get it Right from Day One
Expert-led onboarding for Private Markets Waterfall Software_
Onboarding at qashqade is a guided experience led by private markets experts
not a DIY setup.
From day one, our Services for Private Markets (SPM) team works with you to establish how to best deliver your cashflow data into the qashqade platform, interpret LPAs, build the structure, and finally run your calculations correctly. This onboarding foundation is a core part of working with qashqade and one of the key reason clients move away from Excel models and generic AI tools that lack LPA interpretation, fund accounting context and audit-ready logic.
The result: accurate private markets allocation management you can trust and operate as a self-service tool, from the first calculation onward.
Product
Why qashqade Onboarding is different
Onboarding at qashqade is the structured process through which private markets waterfall logic, LPA terms, and fund data are translated into accurate, automated calculations. Most software gives you tools and leaves you to figure out the logic. With qashqade you have a director of delivery who runs the implementation project with you.
Expert LPA interpretation by fund accounting specialists
Correct waterfall logic built once and reused consistently
Automated, auditable calculations across all vehicles
The qashqade Onboarding Method
We separate LPA logic from cash flow data, allowing us to build transparent, scalable structures that remain accurate as funds evolve.
Discovery and Planning
Onboarding starts immediately after contract signing. Our team of seasoned professionals align with your team on:
- Funds in scope
- Data security requirements
- Existing systems and data sources
- Required integrations and reporting
Platform and Integration Setup
We configure the client environment and connect APIs to the required internal systems to ensure data can flow seamlessly into qashqade and outputs can be reported.
Fund Configuration and Validation
Our SPM team reviews LPAs (or relevant sections) to interpret:
- Waterfall mechanics and fee structures
- Preferred returns, hurdles, and catch-ups
- Performance fee logic
We build this logic directly into qashqade, ensuring your calculations reflect the agreements you actually signed. This is done in close collaboration with our client to ensure accuracy.
Data Automation and Training
We finalise the set-up and once live, data flows automatically through validated structures to produce consistent allocation results.
The final step of onboarding includes structured training, enabling your team to become independent users.
For clients that are looking for their teams to go beyond the training offered during onboarding, for example if you have new joiners, we offer two progressive modules. These include an interactive exercise with real-life agreements and test data to help teams understand complex private equity waterfall logic in practice.
Seamless Private Markets Allocation Management from Day One
qashqade has recognized the need for clients to move away from fragmented processes toward a more connected, automated operational model. We therefore have APIs built out with some leading fund accounting softwares. Some of our clients use Investran and we have been able to connect APIs with their systems. Additionally, we have integrations for Entrilia, Snowflake, Microsoft, Octa and have at length worked with FIS, Yardi, Allvue and Efront on individual instances.
Onboarding Is the Foundation
With spreadsheet-based and AI tools you still need to:
- Interpret LPAs correctly
- Build complex logic manually
- Defend results under scrutiny
qashqade removes that burden. And it all begins with solid onboarding. We bring the expertise, build the logic, and stand behind the results so every calculation that follows is something you can rely on. After solid onboarding your team will be able to operate the platform as a self-service tool.
Stop worrying about whether your numbers are right
You don’t need more flexibility. You need calculations you can trust, explain, and defend. Every single time.
FAQs
Common questions about qashqade and how it works for your business.
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Our implementation model is delivered directly by our team. We work closely with our client to determine the most effective method for delivering data into our software, and we can also build any required data exchanges with other software within the client's existing technology ecosystem.
Our implementation approach has two core components. First, we require all cash flow data for the client's funds. Second, we need the LPAs—or the relevant sections of the LPAs—to ensure accuracy. This is because we separate the LPA logic from the underlying data when building the fund structures within our software. Once the structure is established, we flow the data through it to produce the final results.
The implementation approach can be aligned with either a managed services or SaaS partnership model. In all cases, the solution remains flexible and tailored to the client's needs.
We have a director of delivery who runs the whole implementation project. Our SPM team is in charge of combing through all data provided and building out the client's waterfall structures. Our head of product also oversees all of this work. The SPM team and our head of product are the fund accounting SMEs who are working with the client to make sure all funds are correctly understood and implemented correctly. We work hand in hand with the client to ensure everything is implemented as it should be.
Implementation begins immediately upon contract execution. A dedicated team is assigned based on the number of funds in scope. qashqade’s CTO and CPO lead discovery sessions with the client to map their technology ecosystem, define qashqade’s role within it, and identify required API integrations. Our SPM team manage all fund accounting activities throughout the engagement.
If the client selects the SaaS subscription model, qashqade’s SPM team and Head of Delivery partner with the client's internal stakeholders to deliver structured training and enablement.
Expected Implementation Timeline depending on client, around 6-10 weeks involving CPO, CTO, Head of Delivery, AM, SPM team:
Discovery & Planning
qashqade’s Team incl. Head of Delivery, CTO, and CPO will align with client on fund scope and required system integrations, establishing a clear implementation roadmap. qashqade uses ‘Teamwork’ to track all milestones and tasks to ensure we are staying on top of the implementation
Platform & Integration Setup
The qashqade SPM team will interpret the LPA per vehicle, build the structures and configure the application to reflect the economics.
The qashqade SPM team works with the client to agree on relevant data and overall onboarding details
Fund Configuration & Validation
The data is matched with the model in qashqade and the output is produced. The output is being reconciled against existing output.
Client provides sign-off by vehicle on setup
Data Automation & Training
Automated data flows will be finalized, user training will begin, and all funds will go live on the qashqade platform with scheduled data updates and automated allocation runs
Our post implementation standard agreement gives the client support whenever they need it. Any additional hours of work for our SPM team would be charged at an hourly rate.
We do roll out updates every quarter usually based on user feedback. The client's team is briefed on the updates and has the oppurtunity to join a feature demo to see what has been updated and how it might affect their funds.
Our training approach is not one-size-fits-all. We work closely with the client and their team to design a tailored training plan that aligns with their workflows, experience levels, and specific use cases, ensuring an efficient onboarding process and long-term success with the platform. There are a multitude of built out training materials available.
Our team will be available at any time to fix any issues that may come up. Not only during implementation, but also through the full lifecycle of the client's use of our software. We work with the client to determine internal structure.