Every market has visionaries and early adopters. They’re the ones who see what’s coming before everyone else, and act on it. In private markets, those people are even more critical. That’s why, when we started Vessel, we knew that building the right advisory network would matter as much as building the product itself.

This is still an opaque world.

There aren’t playbooks, or public examples to copy, most firms operate behind closed doors. That means new ideas spread through people more than technology.

Our software is only as useful as the people who bring it to life, the early adopters who push the boundaries of what LP transparency, fundraising, and investor relations can look like. These are the people who turn technology into movement.

The way we think about advisors is simple: we don’t build around titles, we build around conviction.

When we meet someone who deeply understands a part of the ecosystem, whether that’s fund formation, LP engagement, or secondary markets, and they share our belief that private markets can operate with more transparency, that’s when we bring them closer.

We grow our advisory network through alignment and shared ambition. Through people who are willing to educate a market that’s changing fast and help shape the standards that don’t exist yet.

Adoption in private markets starts with people, the ones willing to go first.