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My conversation with Alex Robinson

What 'done' looks like in private markets

Written by
Marc Andrew
Published on
January 23, 2026

How will private markets look once their infrastructure is fully built?

I asked Alex Robinson.

He's the CEO of Juniper Square - a next-gen fund admin with 2,500 GPs and 700,000 LPs logging into a single platform. If anyone can see where this is heading, it's him.

His answer surprised me. Not because it was radical… because it was so concrete:

Factor ETFs for private markets.

A FICO score for managers.

Near-zero trading costs.

Diversified private markets baskets in your 401(k).

And… whiskey barrels.

We also got into their origin story (it involves a FedEx truck), why standards-by-committee fail, and the two tsunamis hitting private markets right now: AI and retail.

Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Also: there’s still room to join us at The Private Credit Tech Summit on March 12, but it’s filling up fast.

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Marc Andrew
Founder @ Private Markets
The Private Markets Forum was founded by Marc Andrew and is supported by a team brings decades of hands-on experience convening decision-makers and shaping high-trust conversations at the intersection of capital, policy, and technology.

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