Machine Learning Meets Private Markets: The New Era of Investment Intelligence
June 25, 2025
What if you could harness AI to revolutionize private market intelligence and fundraising?
In this episode of The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety, host Ryan Heath sits down with Shifra Ansonoff, Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, to explore how AI is transforming data analysis in alternative assets. From predictive analytics and deal sourcing to innovative web scraping technologies, discover how leading firms are leveraging AI to gain competitive advantages. Whether you're navigating complex investment decisions or seeking to optimize fundraising strategies, this conversation offers practical insights into AI adoption, pattern recognition, and the future of alternative asset management through 2030.
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AI is revolutionizing how private markets gather, analyze, and act on data, transforming traditional approaches to investment intelligence and customer strategy.
In this episode of The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety, host Ryan Heath connects with Shifra Ansonoff, Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, to explore how AI is reshaping private markets, data management, and investment processes.
What You'll Learn:
- How Preqin leverages AI to transform fragmented private market data into actionable intelligence
- The three-layer framework for implementing AI in alternative assets: predictive analytics, data visualization, and document review
- Why pattern recognition AI is revolutionizing fundraising strategy and investor targeting
- How Browser Uses $17M innovation enables AI to process web information at human-like comprehension but machine speed
- The proven approach to driving AI adoption among risk-averse teams through iterative validation
- Why reasoning models and reinforcement learning will reshape alternative assets by 2030
- How AI can optimize time management and workflow efficiency in high-stakes investment environments
- The balance between AI automation and human oversight in private market intelligence
Shifra Ansonoff is the Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, known as the "Obi-Wan of data" in the financial services industry. With over two decades of experience advising financial institutions on data management, risk, and investment processes, she has been instrumental in transforming fragmented data into unified insights for private markets. Her expertise spans predictive analytics, data visualization, and AI integration in alternative assets, having played a key role in revolutionizing private market transparency since 2003 through pioneering the use of the Freedom of Information Act for fund-level data access. In this episode, Shifra shares valuable insights on AI's transformative impact in private markets, offering strategic perspectives on data opportunities, AI adoption, and the future of alternative assets for industry professionals seeking to leverage artificial intelligence in their operations.
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To learn more about Robin AI, visit www.robinai.com/book-a-demo
In this episode of The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety, host Ryan Heath connects with Shifra Ansonoff, Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, to explore how AI is reshaping private markets, data management, and investment processes.
What You'll Learn:
- How Preqin leverages AI to transform fragmented private market data into actionable intelligence
- The three-layer framework for implementing AI in alternative assets: predictive analytics, data visualization, and document review
- Why pattern recognition AI is revolutionizing fundraising strategy and investor targeting
- How Browser Uses $17M innovation enables AI to process web information at human-like comprehension but machine speed
- The proven approach to driving AI adoption among risk-averse teams through iterative validation
- Why reasoning models and reinforcement learning will reshape alternative assets by 2030
- How AI can optimize time management and workflow efficiency in high-stakes investment environments
- The balance between AI automation and human oversight in private market intelligence
Shifra Ansonoff is the Managing Director at BlackRock and Head of Global Research and Customer Experience at Preqin, known as the "Obi-Wan of data" in the financial services industry. With over two decades of experience advising financial institutions on data management, risk, and investment processes, she has been instrumental in transforming fragmented data into unified insights for private markets. Her expertise spans predictive analytics, data visualization, and AI integration in alternative assets, having played a key role in revolutionizing private market transparency since 2003 through pioneering the use of the Freedom of Information Act for fund-level data access. In this episode, Shifra shares valuable insights on AI's transformative impact in private markets, offering strategic perspectives on data opportunities, AI adoption, and the future of alternative assets for industry professionals seeking to leverage artificial intelligence in their operations.
If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and review it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Podcasts. Instructions on how to do this are here.
To learn more about Robin AI, visit www.robinai.com/book-a-demo