From Friction to Function: Building Private Markets Infrastructure | Rafay Farooqui, SUBSCRIBE

Описание: In this episode of ‪@TheWealthTechPodcast‬, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Rafay Farooqui, Founder & CEO of SUBSCRIBE, to explore how his company is transforming the infrastructure of private markets. Rafay shares how SUBSCRIBE is streamlining investor onboarding to private funds through its innovative “investor passport” and end-to-end workflow platform to tackle the long-standing friction in alternative investment operations.

The conversation dives into the evolution of automation and digitization in private markets, the role of AI in WealthTech, and Rafay’s journey as a serial entrepreneur. If you’ve ever struggled with the operational complexity of alternative investments, this episode is a must-listen.

🎯 Rafay shares his perspective on:

(Time Stamps)
00:00 Podcast & Guest Introduction
06:43 The LP Investor Portal Problem
09:25 Rafay's Founder Journey
12:03 Fintech Founder Advice
14:05 How to Scale
17:48 Why there is so much friction in private markets
20:04 We are past the stage of democratization of alternatives
22:22 Alts Investment Life Cycle
25:55 Future of private markets
29:20 Impact of AI
32:10 Three questions that have nothing to do with WealthTech

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About Rafay Farooqui
Rafay H. Farooqui is the Chairman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of SUBSCRIBE, a global fintech company digitally transforming the landscape of alternative investments for fund managers, institutional investors, wealth managers, law firms, and fund administrators. Prior to SUBSCRIBE, Rafay also founded CAIS, an alternative investment platform for wealth management firms.

Mr. Farooqui started his career at Goldman Sachs in 1998 in New York and served at UBS AG from 2003 to 2008 in both New York and Dubai.

About SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE is a fintech company digitally transforming the landscape of alternative investments for fund managers, institutional investors, wealth managers, law firms, and fund administrators. Our platform technology modernizes the archaic infrastructure of private fund investments by delivering a central operating system — catering to every role within the investment process empowering them to connect any fund, any investor, anywhere in the world on a single platform.

For more information: https://subscribeplatform.com

About The WealthTech Podcast
The WealthTech Podcast is a bi-monthly interview series hosted by Mark Wickersham. Each month we present conversations with various industry leaders that focuses on the challenges family wealth firms face with technology, people and process. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Risclarity. Risclarity fills the technology gaps family wealth firms face when serving the complex needs of ultra-high net worth families.

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Disclaimer
Information provided is for educational purposes only. Opinions expressed and estimates or projections given are as of the date of the presentation there is no obligation to update or provide notice of inaccuracy or change.

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