From crawl to sprint: A brief history of private capital tech
31.03.2025 – Contributors
Andre Boreas of Quadsight Partners takes us on a guided tour through the evolution of tech solutions in private capital; from slow beginnings to major acceleration as scalability becomes top of mind and managers ramp up their use of new technologies.
Private capital operations have long been resistant to change, particularly when it comes to technology. Shifting its course has often felt like steering an ocean liner—it takes a lot of time and miles to accomplish. However, this inertia is fading as new market entrants and promising new technologies are accelerating the changing dynamics of the industry.
The foundations of PE technology
1980s
The private capital industry historically relied on basic tools like SQL databases, Excel, WordPerfect, Harvard Graphics, and snail-mail—an era before widespread email adoption and internet browsers.