It’s widely accepted that private capital firms are slow to adopt technology. The appetite is there, though leaders lack the frameworks to understand the role technology can play in the firm, and the action plans that deliver a reasonable path toward a modern, tech-enabled operating environment.

There are few records yet to be broken in 2021, from VC dollars invested to buyout activity and beyond. Technology is a mostly underexploited lever in the industry and it’s proving to be a core source of competitive advantage for firms that are open to challenging the status quo.