Alex Robinson: What "Done" Looks Like in Private Markets

Alex Robinson has spent a decade building the infrastructure private markets never had. 

Juniper Square now serves 2,500 GPs, supports trillions in capital, and has 700,000 LPs on its platform - likely the largest direct-to-private-markets LP network anywhere.

In this conversation, Alex maps where private markets infrastructure is headed over the next 10-15 years. He shares his vision for what "done" looks like: factor ETFs, a FICO score for managers, near-zero trading costs, and diversified private markets baskets in your 401(k). 

We also dig into the origin story (a FedEx truck and a two-inch stack of paperwork), why standards-by-committee always fail, and how Juniper Square reached dozens of customers before it ever launched publicly.

Key Topics

• The FedEx moment that launched Juniper Square
• Why private markets technology was overlooked for decades
• What "next-gen fund administration" actually means
• The two tsunamis hitting private markets: AI and retail
• Why standards will emerge from scale, not committees
• Alex's end-state vision for private markets maturity
• The coming flourishing of niche managers
• How Alex uses AI personally (and which models for what)
• Time management with three kids and a billion-dollar startup