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We develop advanced analytical tools and tailor-made solutions to invest in Venture Capital and Private Equity.

News: equation AG acquires Betterfront Technologies to boost fundraising efficiency and private market secondaries.
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Rooted in Science.
Driven by Data.

Excel spreadsheets, historical records and gut feeling are not enough to give investors the private market risk, return and liquidity profile they really want. Investors can improve their private markets portfolios using our state-of-the-art analytical tools and streamlined, automated workflows. On top, our investment team helps investors accessing tailor-made financial solutions.

Founded in 2020 by Mark Schmitz (formerly Partner at VC firm Lakestar) and Professor Reiner Braun (Technical University of Munich), equation is contributing to the digital transformation of the venture capital and private equity investment industry. Everything we do is guided by the fusion of our decades of experience in world-class quantitative private markets research and investment execution.

How we solve

Analytics

Informational Edge

To create and maintain an informational edge, we process an exponentially growing trove of private markets data. On top of this data, we create statistical frameworks that allow us to predict changing dynamics in private markets efficiently.

Task efficiency

Our insights are used to create value at various stages of the investment process. They are conveniently embedded into workflows of investment teams.

article - October 27, 2023
Sifted: equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront

Sifted: equation buys VC fundraising platform Betterfront

Sifted: VCs love to invest in software companies, but it isn’t every day that they buy them. Yet today, German fund of funds Equation is announcing its acquisition of VC fundraising software startup Betterfront Technologies. Both companies are based in Munich and declined to share details of the acquisition.

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article - October 27, 2023
equation AG acquires Betterfront Technologies to boost fundraising efficiency and private market secondaries

equation AG acquires Betterfront Technologies to boost fundraising efficiency and private market secondaries

Next-generation asset management firm equation AG has today announced the acquisition of Betterfront Technologies to re-invent the archaic fundraising process in Private Markets and to facilitate liquidity for Venture Capital and Private Equity investors. Betterfront allows fund managers to visualize their track record and connect seamlessly with their investors via a smart data room. Since its inception in 2019, the company supported emerging and established fund managers in raising more than €4B with its all-in-one fundraising platform.
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article - July 12, 2023
Forget What You Know About Picking the Best PE Funds

Forget What You Know About Picking the Best PE Funds

With the increasing risk of a recessionary market environment, many investors are asking themselves what impact economic cycles have on the private equity industry.

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