iCapital
iCapital operates a platform for alternative investment management, handling $880 billion in global volume including $220 billion in private market transactions. The New York-based fintech has raised $1.5 billion from investors including Blackstone and Goldman Sachs.
The growth story
iCapital grew from 533 to 2,416 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $1.5B along the way, most recently a Private Equity in May 2026.
About
iCapital provides software that helps asset managers and financial advisors incorporate private market investments into client portfolios. Its platform handles education, transactions, and analytics across the investment lifecycle for alternatives like private equity and hedge funds.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2013 founding, now employing over 2,400 people. Major financial institutions including BNY, BlackRock, and Bank of America have backed its $1.5 billion funding rounds.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at iCapital, accounting for 50 of the profiled employees. The leadership team draws heavily from Wall Street, with median tenure at the company being two years.
The iCapital org chart
Lawrence Calcano (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) leads 60 mapped leaders with 13 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Finance 356 (+22% YoY), Information Technology 342 (+26% YoY), Business Development 289 (+17% YoY), Engineering 287 (+24% YoY), Product Management 119 (+18% YoY), Operations 100 (+54% YoY).
Talent flow
iCapital recruits heavily from Morgan Stanley (41 hires) and Goldman Sachs Asset Management (30). Alumni frequently move to private equity firms like KKR (6) and Ares Management (5). Top feeder schools include NYU Stern and Cornell, each supplying 10 employees.
Most common previous employers of iCapital staff: Morgan Stanley (41), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (30), SIMON Markets (26), Hexure (25), Credit Suisse (22), UBS (22). Former iCapital employees most often moved to Morgan Stanley (7), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (6), KKR & Co. (6), Ares Management (5), The Carlyle (5), Franklin Templeton Investments (4).
Alumni worth knowing
The iCapital mafia
iCapital alumni have founded 14 companies, including real estate platform CrowdStreet (86 employees) and fintech trade group FinTech Association of Hong Kong (70 employees).
14John Imbriglia, was Managing Director until 2022Jean-Louis TSE, was Senior Vice President, RO 1 & 4 until 2023Michael Sidgmore, was Senior Vice President until 2016Francisco Leal, was Vice President | Team Leader | Full-Stack Developer until 2021Brian Muller, was Senior Vice President of Product Development until 2025José Miguel Figueiredo, was Implementation Specialist (VP) until 2024
Lara Shackelford, was Senior Vice President, AI-Native Growth Marketing, RevOps, & MarTech until 2026
Vince Tassone, was Vice President until 2024
David Libman, was SVP Strategy until 2015
Greg Dilley, was Managing Director, Head of User Experience until 2026
Greg T., was Senior Vice President until 2023
Samuel (Sam) S., was Development Lead until 2019
Shay Hasnat, was Managing Director until 2025Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 26% direct, 49% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at iCapital: Microsoft Excel (917), Microsoft Office (789), Leadership (672), Communication (585), Project Management (538), Microsoft PowerPoint (524), Teamwork (506), Management (495).
Where the team actually sits
iCapital people are concentrated in New York, United States (163), New York City Metropolitan Area (116), Lisbon, Portugal (41), Connecticut, United States (36). 10 offices on record.
Search footprint
iCapital attracts about 8,108 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $92K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,937 ranking keywords and lost 1,585 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.60 / 5
Frequently asked
iCapital has 2,416 employees as of September 2026.
iCapital has raised $1.5B in total, most recently a Private Equity round in May 2026.
iCapital was founded in 2013 by Nick Veronis, Dan Vene.
Lawrence Calcano (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of iCapital's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current iCapital staff are Morgan Stanley (41 people), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (30 people), SIMON Markets (26 people).
Former iCapital employees most often move to Morgan Stanley (7), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (6), KKR & Co. (6).
At least 14 companies have a founder who previously worked at iCapital, including CrowdStreet, FinTech Association of Hong Kong, Broadhaven Capital Partners.
iCapital attracts about 8,108 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $92K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among iCapital staff are Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Leadership, Communication, Project Management.
iCapital staff are concentrated in New York, United States (163), New York City Metropolitan Area (116), Lisbon, Portugal (41).
iCapital has about 356 people in Finance, up 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
iCapital has about 342 people in Information Technology, up 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 579 current and 659 former iCapital profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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