Enterprise Data & Technology Solutions for Funds
Enterprise Data & Technology Solutions for Funds
Technology lag is one of the heaviest obstacles fund managers face today. PwC data shows that private markets generate approximately four times more profit per billion dollars of AuM than traditional managers, and this profitability gap is driving aggressive institutional expansion into alternatives. Outdated legacy platforms cannot support the operational complexity that comes with it. Fund managers must understand how to strategically leverage technology to keep pace with competitors who have already shifted toward tech-driven fund administration.
At ZEDRA, technology is at the service of growth. As a tech-led fund administrator with more than $135 billion in assets under our fiduciary administration, we’ve built a fund administration technology platform used by more than 850 clients and 15,000+ investors. Cloud-native architecture means we can scale to your needs and help accelerate growth, while API integrations mean high connectivity within your entire ecosystem. Layers of automation and agentic AI throughout our platform create measurable efficiencies and cost-savings while reducing risk, with SOC 1 Type II certification and DORA compliance (the Digital Operational Resilience Act has been live and active since January 2025) for your peace of mind.
What is a fund administration technology platform?
A fund administration technology platform is software that streamlines the daily operations and reporting vital to a successful investment fund. Routine activities like NAV calculation, banking reconciliation and investor reporting can all be simplified, accelerated and automated through a fund administration technology platform, creating more efficiencies for administrators while improving accuracy and accountability for all fund stakeholders.
While fund administrators are the primary users of these kinds of platforms to manage back-office operations, managers and GPs can also benefit from fund administration tech solutions in a number of ways, such as to manage investor portals, automate capital calls, centralise compliance documents and create paper trails for audits.
Using the right fund administration technology can provide fund managers and GPs with greater efficiency and flexibility, higher data accuracy, and a positive user experience for investors and all stakeholders across a fund’s entire lifecycle.
How Entrilia’s cloud-native architecture works
A key layer in ZEDRA’s technology stack is Entrilia: a private equity and alternative asset platform that’s enhanced by AI. Entrilia’s cloud-native architecture means it is specifically designed to leverage all benefits offered by cloud computing that support scalability, flexibility and innovation.
One example is Entrilia’s Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) system which enables more frequent software releases with stronger security, agility and software that is always up to date for users. By selecting ZEDRA’s technology suite, fund managers will benefit from solutions like Entrilia that are cloud-native, API-first and AI-powered.
Why technology matters for institutional fund oversight
Modern fund administration technology plays a central role in institutional fund oversight:
- Greater operational efficiency: According to Grant Thornton’s fund administration research, digital adoption across the sector is growing at 20% year over year, with firms reporting cost reductions of up to 30%. Modern platforms eliminate the need for spreadsheets and manual processes which are not only time-consuming and costly, but also carry a high risk of human error.
- Better compliance: The Worldwide Market Reports study also found that 60% of firms now prioritize compliance-related features when selecting software vendors. With AIFMD II transposition due by April 2026, DORA already in force, and evolving FATCA/CRS requirements across the Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Jersey, and Singapore, using advanced tech to manage institutional funds brings higher transparency, more detailed audit trails, and breaks down data silos for more effective oversight.
- Fewer security risks: Investment funds and platforms are prime targets for cyber attacks, with outdated legacy systems among the most exposed. Today’s fund administration technology, particularly cloud-native solutions with SOC 1 Type II controls, offers stronger protection by design.
For GPs managing institutional capital across multiple jurisdictions, fund administration technology is no longer optional. It is infrastructure.
Who benefits from data-driven fund administration?
AI, cloud computing, and API-first development have changed what fund administrators can deliver. A data-driven approach to fund administration, built on API-first platforms, creates operational efficiencies, greater transparency, and cost-effective scalability across the fund lifecycle:
- For GPs and fund managers, data-driven administration means centralised, validated data for more accurate decision-making and the flexibility to handle complex multi-jurisdictional structures. LPs and investors gain real-time performance data and better visibility through investor portals. Fund administrators themselves can execute back-office processes faster and more accurately, freeing capacity for higher-value work such as detailed fund reporting automation and client advisory.
- When a fund is managed with a data-driven, API-forward approach, all participants benefit from a streamlined experience, better liquidity management, and the operational transparency that institutional allocators now demand.
Legacy platforms vs cloud-native: how to evaluate
Cloud-native fund data solutions offer clear advantages over legacy fund administration platforms. With tokenised fund AuM projected to grow from $90 billion to $715 billion by 2030 at a 41% CAGR, the infrastructure demands on fund administrators will only increase. These differences should be considered carefully when evaluating a platform transition.
| Legacy platforms | Cloud-native platforms | |
|---|---|---|
| Flexibility and scalability | Monolithic, rigid, limited scalability | Microservice-based, elastic, highly flexible |
| Regulatory compliance | Manual auditing, risk of human error | Automated audit trails and checks |
| Data security | Manual updates, perimeter-based | Agile security updates, security by design |
| Integration capabilities | Tend to be difficult and manual | Often API-first for seamless integration |
| Cost | Costly maintenance; hidden cost of working with a complex system | Lower upfront cost; lower TCO longer term |
| SOC 1 Type II certification | Significantly more challenging to obtain | Generally easier and faster to obtain due to platform design |
| DORA compliance | Significantly more challenging to obtain | Generally easier and faster to obtain due to platform design |
At ZEDRA Fund Services, we put our clients at the centre of everything we do.
With a global presence across major financial hubs, we combine state-of-the-art technology with decades of industry expertise to deliver tailored fund administration services including fund accounting services, transfer agency work, tax and compliance support that align with your goals.
How ZEDRA delivers: the technology ecosystem
At ZEDRA, our approach to fund administration technology goes beyond operational gains. The goal is to give you and your stakeholders the tools to fully leverage data, execute transactions without friction, and develop new investment products.
We have assembled a fund administration tech stack with specialist solutions designed to optimise your time and resources, so you can focus on delivering your investment objectives while providing your investors with the timely, accurate and transparent reporting they expect.
ZEDRA’s fund admin platform is SOC 1 Type II certified and DORA compliant and is powered by a tech stack of cloud-native or cloud-based accounting and governance solutions that are either API-first or include full API integration. Built with a flexible architecture to support both open and closed ended fund structures across jurisdictions including Luxembourg, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Guernsey, Curacao, and the United States, our platform consolidates data from multiple sources into a centralised data warehouse, providing a single source of truth that connects fund data across your entire tech ecosystem via API. This unified data framework replaces the fragmented approach of maintaining separate accounting and investment books of record.
The technology providers in ZEDRA’s fund administration ecosystem include:
| Category | Platform | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Onboarding | Mesh ID | Automated KYC/AML verification and investor onboarding |
| BridgePort | Investor portal | |
| RiskScreen (KYC360) | Automated KYC/AML compliance platform and digital onboarding | |
| Automated Workflows | Laserfiche | Enterprise content management and document workflow automation |
| Jaid | Case management powered by agentic AI | |
| Power Automate by Microsoft | Workflow automation platform | |
| Automation Anywhere | Enterprise automation platform | |
| Accounting & Governance | Entrilia | Fund accounting, portfolio monitoring and investor portal |
| Allvue | Fund accounting, portfolio monitoring, and investor relations | |
| Novata | ESG data management and reporting | |
| Ark | Back-office, fund accounting, investor reporting and relations | |
| Cascata | Automated waterfall distribution and fee calculations | |
| Board Intelligence | AI-powered board management and governance | |
| Paxus | Fund administration and accounting |
Agentic AI in fund operations: what it means
Agentic AI refers to systems of autonomous AI agents that can take proactive steps and make decisions to achieve a goal. These systems are now integrated into enterprise applications, including those for fund operations. Agentic AI has many potential applications within fund operations.
In onboarding, autonomous agents run KYC and AML checks without manual intervention. For reporting, agents source, collate and reconcile data from multiple systems before generating and distributing investor reports. Compliance monitoring is another strong use case: agents track regulatory updates in real time and flag risks before they escalate. Agentic AI can also build and manage fund accounting workflows across diverse data sources, and monitor market data to support portfolio optimisation. Grant Thornton’s research into AI use cases in fund administration found that AI-powered client service agents can now resolve 60 to 80% of routine inquiries, such as NAV lookups and transaction status checks, without human intervention.
ZEDRA deploys agentic AI across its fund administration platform through tools such as Jaid for case management and workflow automation. Institutional buyers now expect “human-in-the-loop” controls where AI automation pauses at critical decision points for expert review. ZEDRA’s approach pairs each AI workflow with oversight from our team of senior Funds experts, so that automation delivers operational gains without removing accountability.
Request a platform demo
PwC’s 2025 Global Asset and Wealth Management Report found that 57% of institutional investors are likely to replace managers purely on the basis of high fees, making technology-driven operational efficiency a retention issue as much as a cost issue. Whether you’re ready to migrate from a legacy system or looking to strengthen the technology behind your fund administration, ZEDRA’s cloud-native platform and API integrations are built to support funds across asset classes including private equity, credit, real estate, hedge, and fund-of-funds structures.
Contact us today to request a platform demo. Our team can walk through your current technology stack, map a migration path from your existing systems, and show how ZEDRA’s fund administration technology supports your fund strategies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fund administration technology has benefitted from many new developments in recent years. Therefore, when evaluating fund administrators in 2026, managers must also assess the modernity and robustness of their tech stacks. Look for fund administration platforms that are cloud-native, API-first, and carry independent security certifications such as SOC 1 Type II. The platform should consolidate data from accounting, investor portals, compliance, and governance systems into a single data warehouse for reporting. Key evaluation criteria include CI/CD release cycles, automated audit trails, support for multi-jurisdictional fund structures, and DORA compliance readiness.
Agentic AI is used in fund administration to go beyond the simple automation of routine tasks. It can autonomously trigger workflows and take actions that contribute to the efficient management and oversight of a fund. Grant Thornton identifies seven primary AI use cases in fund administration: automated reconciliations, document intelligence using NLP to extract fee structures from LPAs, rule-based fee and waterfall calculations, same-day NAV reporting via automated validation, personalized investor reporting with narrative commentary, AI-powered client service handling 60 to 80% of routine inquiries, and predictive trade settlement analytics. These capabilities are already being deployed across the sector for operations such as NAV calculations, cash reconciliation, compliance monitoring, fund reporting automation and KYC/AML verification.
Modern fund admin platforms should offer full integration capabilities via API to support connections and data sharing with other fund data solutions in your ecosystem. The goal is a single source of truth where data flows across the entire fund lifecycle without manual re-entry or reconciliation between systems. Today’s fund administration platforms should support API integrations for KYC/AML and investor onboarding, investor portals, workflow automation, fund accounting and governance, ESG data management and reporting, and portfolio management. Look for platforms that support REST API architecture and can connect accounting, compliance, and investor-facing systems into one unified data pipeline.
SOC 1 Type II certification requires service providers to demonstrate that their internal controls over financial reporting processes have been designed properly and are working effectively and consistently over an extended period (several months to one year). SOC 1 Type II certification proves that a platform’s in-built controls are operating as designed to ensure data accuracy, access control and infrastructure integrity, reducing the risk of error even in highly dynamic cloud-native environments where code updates can occur as frequently as several times per day.