Launch Your Fund in Weeks, Not Months
Ignite by Laureate is the self-service platform for GPs who want institutional scaffolding without the wait—top-tier service providers, operational support, and optional secondary market access for investor liquidity.
Everything You Need to Launch and Scale
Institutional-grade infrastructure, pre-built relationships, and optional secondary market access—all under one platform.
Infrastructure
Offshore fund structures with statutory liability isolation. Various master/feeder structures available. Institutional custody and administration.
Service Providers
Pre-negotiated relationships with top-tier fund administrators, auditors, legal counsel, and custodians. Leverage our scale for better terms.
Secondary Market Access
Offer your investors secondary market liquidity through Laureate Markets. Controlled trading, lending, and borrowing against their fund positions.
From Application to First Close
A streamlined process designed to get your fund operational fast.
Week 1
Strategy Review
- Investment thesis review
- Structure recommendation
- Service provider selection
Week 1–2
Documentation
- PPM drafting with partner counsel
- Subscription agreement
- Fund structure formation
Week 3–4
Operational Setup
- Fund admin onboarding
- Bank account establishment
- Custody arrangement
Week 5–6
Launch Ready
- Investor onboarding begins
- Optional: Secondary market listing on Laureate Markets
- First close
Fund Strategies We Support
Whatever your investment thesis, we have the infrastructure and expertise to bring it to market.
Hedge Funds
Long/short, market neutral, macro, quantitative
Venture Capital
Early stage, growth, sector-focused
Private Equity
Buyout, growth equity, secondaries
Real Estate
Core, value-add, opportunistic, development
Credit
Direct lending, distressed, structured credit
Infrastructure
Energy, digital, transportation
Why Managers Choose Ignite
4–6 weeks
Average Time to Launch
8+
Active Fund Strategies
100+
Institutional LPs
Cost Efficiency
Share infrastructure costs across the platform. No need to build from scratch.
Speed
Pre-built relationships and templates accelerate launch by months.
Liquidity Option
Secondary market access enables liquidity options for your investors.
Flexibility
Open-ended, closed-ended, onshore, offshore. Your structure, your terms.
Control
You manage the investments. We handle everything else.
Optional
Unlock Liquidity for Your Investors
Traditional fund structures lock investors in. With Ignite's optional secondary market access, your fund offers something most cannot: liquidity without fund-level redemptions.
Your fund, your terms—secondary market access is optional but increasingly expected by sophisticated investors.
Learn About Our TechnologyInvestors can trade on institutional secondary markets
Lending against fund positions provides interim liquidity
24/7 settlement reduces counterparty risk
Same economics, better investor experience
Institutional-Grade Partners
Pre-negotiated terms. Streamlined onboarding. Platform-scale pricing.
Latest Updates
News, insights, and announcements from Ignite by Laureate.
Laureate Launches Ignite: Self-Service Fund Platform for Emerging Managers
New platform provides institutional infrastructure, pre-negotiated service provider relationships, and optional secondary market access for fund managers.
Komainu Partnership Brings Institutional Custody to Laureate
Strategic partnership with Komainu provides institutional digital asset custody for fund positions on the Ignite platform.
Understanding Secondary Market Liquidity: A Guide for GPs
How secondary market access enables liquidity for limited partners while maintaining traditional fund economics and GP control.
Ready to Launch?
Tell us about your strategy. We'll show you exactly how to bring it to market—with institutional infrastructure, top-tier service providers, and optional secondary market access.