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HBS’ professor Victoria Ivashina and research assistant Sri Mylavarapu interviewed Moonfare’s leadership team to understand the key decisions behind the firm’s retail approach.
“Moonfare was among the first to enable individual investors to access a range of private equity funds by developing proprietary technology with fully digitalized onboarding and investment processes. [...] Given that retail investors' participation in private equity was still a relatively new trend, there was no established playbook for effectively managing this investor base. [...] The key question remained: what would be the ideal investor segment to target, and which product would be best to launch,” write the authors.
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This recognition by HBS marks a proud milestone for the firm. Steffen Pauls, CEO and Founder, reflects on the achievement: “Democratising private equity has been my passion since the very beginning of Moonfare, over eight years ago. To see this mission recognised by Harvard Business School is incredibly rewarding — not just for me personally, but for the entire Moonfare team.
Knowing that our story will be shared with the next generation of business leaders reinforces why we do what we do every day. It is also a powerful reminder that this is only a beginning. We’re excited to continue pushing forward, creating opportunities and shaping the future of private equity.”