The iConnections platform is now Violet. The capital introduction platform where 26,000+ institutional allocators, fund managers, and service providers discover each other, signal intent, and schedule meetings, across a network representing more than $55T in capital. This is what Violet is and what it does day to day.
What is Violet?
Violet is the AI-powered capital introduction platform for alternative investments, built by iConnections. It is a two-sided network: allocators (pensions, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, funds of funds, and RIAs) maintain their own profiles and search for managers, and fund managers (hedge funds, private equity, private credit, real assets, venture, and digital assets) maintain theirs and get discovered.
The scale of the network is the point. More than 26,000 active members use Violet, allocators initiated roughly 70,000 AI-powered searches for managers in the last 90 days, LP-to-GP profile clicks run at more than 250,000 a year, and the platform’s matching is informed by more than 60 billion data points. Nearly half of the meetings that happen through the network are initiated by allocators, not managers.
Violet is also the connective layer behind the Global Alts events. The pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings that define Global Alts Miami, New York, Asia, and Europe are built on Violet, which is how a single event can run more than 21,000 pre-vetted meetings across four days.
What does Violet actually do?
Five things, continuously.
Matching. Violet continuously matches funds against live allocator mandates and search behavior, so a manager’s profile surfaces when an allocator’s intent lines up with their strategy, not just when someone happens to browse.
Fundraising intelligence. Managers see who viewed their profile, which LPs downloaded their deck or DDQ, and who came back for a second look. Instead of guessing at engagement, the pipeline shows it in real time.
Document sharing. Pitch decks, DDQs, track records, and investor updates live in one centralized library per fund. LPs access them in one place; managers see exactly which LPs engaged with which materials, and how often.
Meeting infrastructure. One-click meeting requests, calendar sync, pre-event scheduling for Global Alts, and roadshows planned against live LP availability maps by city.
Verification. Through the Get Verified program, fund administrators submit returns directly, with more than 40 administrators integrated, so allocators can search specifically for funds carrying that trust signal.
Who is Violet for?
Allocators use Violet to discover managers they would not otherwise find, including emerging managers without a long placement-agent relationship, and to do it on their own schedule. The allocator base spans single family offices, multi-family offices, funds of funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, and pensions, with family offices making up the largest share.
Managers use Violet to get in front of allocators who are actively allocating, to compress months of outreach into a structured pipeline, and to track engagement instead of guessing at it. Whether a firm runs $50B or $200M, every manager gets access to the same allocators; the platform surfaces fit, not fame.
Service providers use Violet to reach both groups in one place.
Why the name?
What started as a place where LPs and GPs met has become the system that watches the network, remembers what matters, and keeps relationships moving between meetings, between events, all year. Violet is that system’s name.
Everything members already use is unchanged. Same network, same profiles, same events. The name is simply catching up to what the product has become.
Frequently asked questions
What is Violet?
Violet is the AI-powered capital introduction platform built by iConnections: a two-sided network where institutional allocators and fund managers discover each other, share documents, and schedule meetings, year-round.
Is Violet the same as iConnections?
Violet is the name of the iConnections platform. iConnections is the company and the network; Violet is the platform members log into.
How many people use Violet?
More than 26,000 active LPs, GPs, and service providers, representing $55T+ in capital, with roughly 70,000 allocator-initiated searches every 90 days.
What does Violet do for fund managers?
Continuous AI matching against live allocator mandates, real-time fundraising intelligence (profile views, document engagement), secure document sharing, one-click meeting scheduling, roadshow planning, and the optional Get Verified program with administrator-submitted returns.
