# PivotalPath

> PivotalPath is a New York hedge fund data, analytics and research company built for institutional allocators. Its portal combines manager intelligence, peer-group analytics, performance monitoring and hedge fund indices, while its free Index App gives managers and allocators a common benchmark language. The company's defining choice is also its moat: confidential manager information is reserved for institutional-investor clients instead of being resold to competing funds.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Jonathan Caplis (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 17 employees in the provided company record; LinkedIn lists the company in the 11-50 employee band.
- **Products:** PivotalPath Research Portal, PivotalBase, PivotalPath Indices, PivotalPath Index App, Custom Research and Benchmarking
- **Notable:** Built an institutional client base representing more than $650 billion in combined hedge fund investments, according to the company., Expanded tracked coverage from more than 2,000 institutionally relevant funds in 2021 to more than 3,000 in a 2025 monthly report., In an IPC activist-fund test, PivotalPath covered more than 90% of gross asset value versus 35% for a large commercial database.

## Products & services

- **PivotalPath Research Portal** — An app-based institutional workflow for hedge fund sourcing, due diligence, manager intelligence, peer analysis, monitoring and customizable visualization.
- **PivotalBase** — The company's proprietary research platform, described publicly as providing performance, risk, strategy, asset, team and predictive-rating information on institutional hedge funds.
- **PivotalPath Indices** — Composite, strategy and sub-strategy hedge fund benchmarks constructed from PivotalPath's institutional fund coverage, with attention to constituent quality and reporting stability.
- **PivotalPath Index App** — A free app that gives managers and allocators access to PivotalPath indices and performance context; commercial use requires a separate license.
- **Custom Research and Benchmarking** — Allocator-oriented intelligence reports, custom peer groups, benchmark creation, portfolio monitoring and specialist consulting.

## Achievements

- Built an institutional client base representing more than $650 billion in combined hedge fund investments, according to the company.
- Expanded tracked coverage from more than 2,000 institutionally relevant funds in 2021 to more than 3,000 in a 2025 monthly report.
- In an IPC activist-fund test, PivotalPath covered more than 90% of gross asset value versus 35% for a large commercial database.
- Launched a free Index App after allocator clients asked for a common performance language between managers and investors.
- PivotalPath indices and data have been cited by Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Institutional Investor and Pensions & Investments.
- A 2025 company post reported 600-plus hedge fund management firms and 250-plus institutional allocators using the Index App.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — PivotalPath said major financial publications used its Composite and strategy indices to contextualize a volatile first half of 2026.
- **2026-06** — The Index App's updated free-access terms took effect, with commercial use reserved for a separate license.
- **2025-10** — The company hosted its Multi-faceted Multi-Strats quarterly webinar.
- **2025-08** — PivotalPath data showed merger-arbitrage funds gaining 5.7% through July as new specialist launches emerged from large platforms.
- **2025-06** — The company held a webinar on manager-allocator alignment and continued monthly Pivotal Point of View research.
- **2024-05** — PivotalPath launched its free Index App after allocator clients asked for a shared performance language.

## Links

- Website: https://pivotalpath.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pivotalpath
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/pivotalpath

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Last updated: 2026-08-20