Private markets are growing fast, but too many firms are still running mission-critical processes on spreadsheets built years ago. In this interview, qashqade CEO Oliver Freigang unpacks why automation, auditability, and resilience are no longer optional.
Beyond spreadsheets: Powering the future of fund operations
At LPGP Connect London, qashqade shared how we’re powering a smarter, more resilient future of fund operations for private markets. By replacing spreadsheets with automation, we help the industry unlock accuracy, transparency, and scalability.
Inside Private Markets with Sanjay Gupta
In our latest Inside Private Markets conversation, we sit down with Sanjay Gupta, CIO at Moonfare, to explore how private equity is evolving through democratization, digital platforms, and AI. Sanjay shares how Moonfare is broadening access for individual investors, responding to demand for evergreen funds and direct deals, and investing in user experience, education, and transparency.
AI – Beyond the hype
In this article, our CTO cuts through the AI hype to share practical ways businesses can leverage AI for analysis and productivity, using no-code tools like ChatGPT, Supabase, and n8n. Discover a simple, cost-effective approach to unlocking the value of your information assets while understanding key limitations and security considerations.
Inside the evolving security mindset
In this interview, we sit down with our CTO, Paul Foley, to unpack how cybersecurity strategies are evolving in the face of AI-driven threats, tighter regulations like DORA, and growing complexity in private markets.
Unlocking value through automation
At the 2nd annual LPGP Connect CFO/COO Private Markets in Miami, we showcased how automation is redefining fund management operations. Despite well-known risks and costly industry mistakes, many firms still rely on Excel for critical calculations like waterfall and carry. It’s time for a smarter, safer way forward.
Inside Private Markets with Jordan Rothberg, IQ-EQ
Jordan Rothberg, Co-Head of Private Equity Fund Administration, U.S. for IQ-EQ shares his thoughts on fund administration challenges, key person risk, the difference dedicated technology is making, and some fund accounting career building tips.
IT Security – are you hitting IT hard enough?
As we’re all aware, the cyber security environment remains challenging. qashqade’s CTO Paul Foley takes a look at what can be done to increase your company’s stance and better manage your risk.
Inside Private Markets: an interview with Ed Cotton, Troviq
In our series of interviews to gain better insights into private markets, we sat down with Ed Cotton, from Troviq Private Markets. Ed is a Managing Director of Troviq, covering institutional and family office clients across Europe and the UK.
Private markets technology – Buy or Build?
It’s the 64-million-dollar question that still hounds many financial institutions, should we hire the right people and build a bespoke solution in-house, or outsource to a dedicated solution provider?









