BlackRock Private Equity Partners

BlackRock Private Equity Partners, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1999 and headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, with additional offices in New York, Durham, Hong Kong, and London. The firm specializes in direct investments and fund of funds investments, encompassing a diverse range of sectors including technology, healthcare, energy, and consumer services. It focuses on mezzanine, early-stage, and later-stage investments, as well as special situations and turnarounds. Additionally, BlackRock Private Equity Partners engages in direct co-investments and invests in various private equity funds worldwide, particularly in the United States, Europe, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. As an operating subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., the firm serves a broad array of clients, including institutions and individual investors, while also emphasizing innovative financial technology solutions.

Joseph Acevedo

Managing Director

Raja Hussain

Director

Robert S. Kapito

President and Director

Persefoni Noulika

Director

Paul Taylor

Venture Partner

Martin Torres

Managing Director and Head of the Americas for the Renewable Power Group

Yan Yang

Managing Director

Past deals in Wealth Management

Dynasty Financial Partners

Private Equity Round in 2024
Dynasty Financial Partners, established in 2010 and headquartered in Saint Petersburg, Florida, focuses on providing wealth management and technology platforms specifically for independent financial advisory firms. The company offers a range of services that encompass community support, technology solutions, investment strategies, capital sourcing, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, operational assistance, marketing, compliance, and practice management. By catering to sectors such as consumer products and services, information technology, and financial services, Dynasty aims to enhance the capabilities of its partner firms, enabling them to deliver better service to their clients.

GeoWealth

Venture Round in 2024
GeoWealth is a turnkey asset management platform tailored for registered investment advisors. The company offers a cloud-based wealth management technology solution that includes a range of features such as reporting, reconciliation, aggregation, billing, and trading. By providing access to a variety of exchange-traded fund model portfolios, GeoWealth allows advisors to implement customizable investment strategies. This comprehensive platform is designed to enhance operational efficiency, enabling advisors to better meet their clients' needs and grow their businesses effectively throughout the wealth management lifecycle.

SpiderRock Advisors

Acquisition in 2024
SpiderRock Advisors is a wealth management firm that specializes in providing managed accounts, investment strategies, and asset management services. The company caters to registered investment advisors, family offices, independent brokers, and institutional clients. Its offerings include concentrated stock hedging, portfolio hedging, index and equity call writing, as well as cash-secured put writing and negative duration equity. By employing these strategies, SpiderRock Advisors aims to enhance client income while minimizing tax liability.

13o3

Debt Financing in 2022
13o3 is a boutique investment firm specializing in providing tailored solutions to complex and sophisticated business challenges for discerning clientele, mainly high-profile individuals. Launched in 2013 and founded by Asfand Yar Saeed, the company operates under the legal name 13o3 Ltd and is currently active. 13o3's clients have deployed $1 Billion in assets, and the firm functions as a luxury family office. As an invitation-only consultancy, they pride themselves on their exclusivity and discretion. The elite team of experienced consultants at 13o3 is committed to providing bespoke solutions that epitomize perfection and exclusivity. The company is headquartered at 32 London Bridge Street, 24/25, The Shard, London SE1 9SG, United Kingdom, and can be contacted through their email info@13o3.com. For more information about 13o3 and their services, visit their website at https://www.13o3.com or follow their Twitter account, @13o3_HQ.

Acorns

Series F in 2022
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. It offers an application that automates micro-investments by rounding up users' everyday purchases to invest the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. These funds are managed by reputable asset managers, providing users with exposure to a variety of investment options. In addition to this core feature, Acorns also provides services such as debit cards, personal checking accounts, investment accounts, and retirement accounts, enabling individuals to invest small amounts of money regularly. The platform aims to make investing accessible and straightforward for everyday users.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in delivering insights on environmental and social impacts to investors and organizations through a sustainability platform. Utilizing machine learning and big data, Clarity AI's software allows for systematic measurement and optimization of the social impact of investment portfolios. The platform analyzes a vast array of data, including information on over 30,000 companies, 135,000 funds, 198 countries, and 187 local governments, thereby providing comprehensive analytics for investment, corporate research, and regulatory reporting. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Madrid and London, Clarity AI serves a diverse client base that manages trillions in assets, equipping decision-makers with the necessary tools to understand and enhance their social and environmental impacts.

MoneyLion

Post in 2021
MoneyLion, Inc. is a mobile banking and financial membership platform based in Sandy, Utah, established in 2013. The company provides a comprehensive digital financial solution that includes mobile banking, lending, and investment services. Utilizing analytics and machine learning, MoneyLion offers personalized financial advice and underwriting, enabling users to gain a complete understanding of their personal finances. Its all-in-one mobile banking membership features managed investment accounts, checking accounts, and cashback rewards, fostering good financial habits and encouraging better financial outcomes through a system of rewards and incentives. This approach allows MoneyLion to deliver convenient and low-cost access to financial services tailored to the needs of its customers.

Scalable Capital

Series E in 2021
Scalable Capital is a digital investment platform aiming to become a leader in Europe’s fintech landscape by integrating technology with investment services. It focuses on democratizing financial investments for both private investors and business clients through various partnerships. The platform employs proprietary risk management technology to streamline investment decisions, automatically allocating portfolios based on users' risk preferences. Additionally, it provides on-demand financial advice to enhance user engagement with capital markets, promoting smoother investment experiences and improved risk-adjusted returns. Supported by notable investors such as BlackRock and Tencent, Scalable Capital continues to expand its offerings and reach in the investment sector.

Clarity AI

Venture Round in 2021
Clarity AI, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in delivering insights on environmental and social impacts to investors and organizations through a sustainability platform. Utilizing machine learning and big data, Clarity AI's software allows for systematic measurement and optimization of the social impact of investment portfolios. The platform analyzes a vast array of data, including information on over 30,000 companies, 135,000 funds, 198 countries, and 187 local governments, thereby providing comprehensive analytics for investment, corporate research, and regulatory reporting. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Albany, New York, with additional offices in Madrid and London, Clarity AI serves a diverse client base that manages trillions in assets, equipping decision-makers with the necessary tools to understand and enhance their social and environmental impacts.

SpiderRock Advisors

Private Equity Round in 2021
SpiderRock Advisors is a wealth management firm that specializes in providing managed accounts, investment strategies, and asset management services. The company caters to registered investment advisors, family offices, independent brokers, and institutional clients. Its offerings include concentrated stock hedging, portfolio hedging, index and equity call writing, as well as cash-secured put writing and negative duration equity. By employing these strategies, SpiderRock Advisors aims to enhance client income while minimizing tax liability.

Aperio

Acquisition in 2020
Aperio is an investment management firm that caters to investment advisors, single family offices, tax-exempt institutions, and fund sponsors. The company specializes in designing and managing custom portfolios tailored to address specific client needs, including targeted risk factors and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) values, while considering individual tax situations. Aperio employs technology-driven processes to enhance client service efficiency but emphasizes a personalized, consultative approach to develop optimal investment solutions. This combination of tailored service and data-driven insights enables Aperio to provide flexibility and transparency, fostering trust and long-term relationships with clients across various taxable and tax-exempt strategies in the United States and internationally.

Scalable Capital

Series D in 2020
Scalable Capital is a digital investment platform aiming to become a leader in Europe’s fintech landscape by integrating technology with investment services. It focuses on democratizing financial investments for both private investors and business clients through various partnerships. The platform employs proprietary risk management technology to streamline investment decisions, automatically allocating portfolios based on users' risk preferences. Additionally, it provides on-demand financial advice to enhance user engagement with capital markets, promoting smoother investment experiences and improved risk-adjusted returns. Supported by notable investors such as BlackRock and Tencent, Scalable Capital continues to expand its offerings and reach in the investment sector.

Scalable Capital

Series C in 2019
Scalable Capital is a digital investment platform aiming to become a leader in Europe’s fintech landscape by integrating technology with investment services. It focuses on democratizing financial investments for both private investors and business clients through various partnerships. The platform employs proprietary risk management technology to streamline investment decisions, automatically allocating portfolios based on users' risk preferences. Additionally, it provides on-demand financial advice to enhance user engagement with capital markets, promoting smoother investment experiences and improved risk-adjusted returns. Supported by notable investors such as BlackRock and Tencent, Scalable Capital continues to expand its offerings and reach in the investment sector.

Acorns

Series E in 2019
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. It offers an application that automates micro-investments by rounding up users' everyday purchases to invest the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. These funds are managed by reputable asset managers, providing users with exposure to a variety of investment options. In addition to this core feature, Acorns also provides services such as debit cards, personal checking accounts, investment accounts, and retirement accounts, enabling individuals to invest small amounts of money regularly. The platform aims to make investing accessible and straightforward for everyday users.

Envestnet

Post in 2018
Envestnet, Inc. is a provider of technology-driven wealth management and financial wellness solutions, operating primarily in the United States and internationally. The company is structured into two segments: Envestnet Wealth Solutions and Envestnet Data & Analytics. It offers a range of services including an open architecture wealth management platform, data aggregation and reporting, digital advice capabilities, and software for trading, rebalancing, and client relationship management through its Tamarac platform. Additionally, Envestnet delivers goals-based financial planning solutions via MoneyGuide, and services for advisor-sold retirement plans through Envestnet Retirement Solutions. The company also provides research and consulting services to support financial advisors in developing investment strategies and optimizing portfolios. Envestnet primarily serves banks, wealth management firms, brokerages, and registered investment advisors, facilitating their business operations and enhancing client interactions. Founded in 1999, Envestnet is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

iCapital Network

Venture Round in 2018
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

Acorns

Series C in 2018
Acorns is a financial technology company founded in 2012 and based in Irvine, California. It offers an application that automates micro-investments by rounding up users' everyday purchases to invest the spare change into a diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds. These funds are managed by reputable asset managers, providing users with exposure to a variety of investment options. In addition to this core feature, Acorns also provides services such as debit cards, personal checking accounts, investment accounts, and retirement accounts, enabling individuals to invest small amounts of money regularly. The platform aims to make investing accessible and straightforward for everyday users.

iCapital Network

Series B in 2017
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

Scalable Capital

Series B in 2017
Scalable Capital is a digital investment platform aiming to become a leader in Europe’s fintech landscape by integrating technology with investment services. It focuses on democratizing financial investments for both private investors and business clients through various partnerships. The platform employs proprietary risk management technology to streamline investment decisions, automatically allocating portfolios based on users' risk preferences. Additionally, it provides on-demand financial advice to enhance user engagement with capital markets, promoting smoother investment experiences and improved risk-adjusted returns. Supported by notable investors such as BlackRock and Tencent, Scalable Capital continues to expand its offerings and reach in the investment sector.

iCapital Network

Series B in 2016
iCapital Network is a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors. It has transformed the way the wealth management, banking, and asset management industries facilitate access to private markets investments for their high-net-worth clients by providing intuitive, end-to-end technology and service solutions. Wealth management firms use iCapital’s solutions to provide clients with quality funds at lower minimums and simplified digital workflows. Asset managers, RIAs, and banks leverage iCapital’s technology to streamline and scale their alternative investments operational infrastructure. Additionally, the iCapital ‘flagship’ platform offers wealth advisors and their high-net-worth client's access to a curated menu of private equity, private credit, hedge funds, structured investments, and other alternatives to help meet their investing needs for return and diversification. iCapital’s research and diligence team offers robust analysis alongside the firm’s extensive suite of advisor education, compliance, portfolio management, and portfolio analytics tools and services. iCapital has been recognized on the Forbes FinTech 50 list each year from 2018 through 2002, the Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2021 and 2022, and MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards as Solutions Provider of the Year in 2020 and 2021. As of May 31, 2022, iCapital services more than US$130 billion in global client assets, of which more than US$30 billion are from international investors (non-US Domestic), across more than 1,035 funds. Employing more than 800 people globally, iCapital is headquartered in NYC and has offices worldwide including in Zurich, London, Lisbon, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Toronto.

FutureAdvisor

Acquisition in 2015
FutureAdvisor, founded in 2010 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in investment advisory services aimed at simplifying wealth management for clients. The company offers a platform that provides personalized, data-driven recommendations to optimize 401(k) plans and IRAs. Its services include financial projections and individualized diversification strategies to enhance investment portfolios. Recognizing the challenges many investors face, FutureAdvisor leverages the principles of index investing, which historically outperforms many actively managed funds, to guide clients in making informed decisions. By focusing on low-cost investment options, FutureAdvisor seeks to make effective wealth management accessible to a broader audience. In 2015, FutureAdvisor became a subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., further strengthening its capabilities in the financial advisory sector.

Personal Capital

Series C in 2013
Personal Capital Corporation is a digital wealth management company that offers financial advisory services and software designed to help individuals manage their finances effectively. Founded in 2009 and based in Redwood Shores, California, the company provides a suite of tools that allows users to monitor their income, spending, and investment performance in one place. With over 2.5 million customers, Personal Capital combines advanced software capabilities with personalized guidance from registered investment advisors, helping clients analyze cash flow, assess risks, and develop customized financial strategies. The company aims to transform financial management through technology, enabling individuals to gain a comprehensive understanding of their financial situations.
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