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StepStone Group and the Business of Getting Into Rooms Most Investors Never See
A private markets firm started in 2007 now helps steer roughly $700 billion across private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure - and it is quietly opening the door to individual investors.
Percent
Percent is a New York-based fintech company building the technology infrastructure for the private credit market. Its platform digitizes the full lifecycle of private credit transactions - sourcing, structuring, syndication, surveillance and servicing - connecting corporate and asset-based borrowers, underwriters and accredited investors on a single, transparent marketplace. Founded in 2018 (originally as Cadence) by Nelson Chu, Percent has powered roughly $2 billion in transaction volume and offers short-duration, high-yield private credit deals with lower minimums than traditional channels.