January 29, 2025
Let’s be honest: researching private funds can feel like trying to juggle flaming torches while solving a Rubik’s Cube. You’re tracking down fund managers, comparing strategies, and somehow keeping up with ever-changing fundraising timelines. It’s exhausting just thinking about it.
The worst part? A lot of this work is repetitive, manual, and just plain time-consuming. Wouldn’t it be great if someone (or something) could handle the heavy lifting for you?
Enter dakota marketplace.
We’re here to make your life easier by automating the most tedious parts of private fund research.
In this article, we’ll dive into five tasks that used to take hours and show you how dakota marketplace gets them done in minutes.
Every research project starts with the basics: Who’s managing this fund? What’s their strategy? And how do I find them? It sounds simple enough – until you’re twenty tabs deep on LinkedIn, cross-referencing press releases from 2017, and wondering if the manager even still works there.
dakota marketplace simplifies this chaos. Our platform puts all the information you need in one place, from team bios to investment philosophies to performance history. Instead of playing detective, you can log in, find what you need, and move on with your day.
Funds open, funds close, and funds raise in ways that seem almost designed to keep you guessing. Miss the window, and you’re out of luck. Trying to track these timelines manually is like chasing a moving target – frustrating and time-consuming.
With dakota marketplace, you’ll always know where a fund stands. Our real-time updates track fundraising activity so you’re never left wondering if you’re too late. Whether you’re looking for open funds or keeping tabs on new launches, we’ve got you covered.
Let’s be real: the numbers only tell half the story. Sure, it’s great to know a fund’s performance history, but what about the people behind it? What’s their strategy? Their track record? Their unique edge that sets them apart?
Normally, gathering this kind of qualitative data means endless calls, meetings, and scribbled notes. dakota marketplace changes the game by delivering detailed qualitative profiles for every fund, covering everything from team expertise to investment processes. It’s like having a cheat sheet for every fund on your radar – no phone tag required.
You’ve got a shortlist of funds, and now it’s time to compare them. Easy, right? Not so fast. Fund A presents its data one way, Fund B another, and Fund C… well, good luck figuring that one out. Suddenly, you’re wrangling spreadsheets and wondering why this is so hard.
dakota marketplace takes the pain out of comparisons. Our platform standardizes data across funds, making it easy to see strategies, performance, and qualitative attributes side by side. Whether you’re deciding between private credit or private equity, you’ll have all the info you need – minus the mental gymnastics.
Private fund research generates a lot of notes. Meeting notes, follow-up notes, random thoughts scrawled on sticky notes – before you know it, your desk looks like a conspiracy theorist’s dream. Add in juggling workflows across multiple tools, and it’s a recipe for chaos.
With dakota marketplace everything stays streamlined. Take notes, track updates, and manage your workflow all in one place. And since it’s integrated with Salesforce, your entire team can stay on the same page without drowning in email threads and misplaced documents.
Private fund research doesn’t have to feel like a never-ending grind. By automating the most tedious tasks, dakota marketplace gives you back time to focus on what really matters – analyzing opportunities, building relationships, and making decisions with confidence.
For more information on how dakota marketplace can streamline your research process, book a demo!
Morgan Holycross is a Marketing Manager at Dakota.
