Capital
For the New Economy
Fund as a Service (FaaS)
Where Bold Ideas Meet
Institutional-Grade
Infrastructure
Built serves as a trusted partner to bring your vision to life so you can move from concept to capital with confidence. Whether you’re at a corporation, with a foundation, or an individual with a proven track record and a fund idea, Built is designed to give you that edge so you can confidently create and manage funds that align with your goals.
We select teams that we believe will benefit most from our partnership and bring the kind of infrastructure, support, and expert guidance typically reserved for larger institutions. Our turnkey solution allows you to focus on raising and deploying capital while we handle the complexities of fund management. Whether through custom fund structures or tailored investment strategies, we help fund managers redefine possibilities.
Is Built For You?
Your fund team plays a vital role in its success. At Built, we operate as true partners — whether it’s working with you to translate your vision from concept to fund design, or ensuring every element is in place so that you move forward into your fundraise with confidence, alignment, and momentum. As an investment advisor, we bring the perspective of experienced investors and fund operators, blending creativity with institutional discipline. We help you build structures that make sense in the market and stand up to the expectations of industry allocators.
The Team
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Nathalie Molina Niño (she/her)Partner -
Ushir Shah (he/him/his)Partner -
Aanchal Somani (she/her/hers)Associate Director, Fund Operations -
Lee Summerell (she/her/hers)Associate Director, Private Alternative Investments -
Thaddeus Fair (he/him/his)Managing Director, Private Alternative Investments -
Anne-Christin Grimme (she/her/hers)Associate Director, Client & Investor Services
Our Ethos
Our role is both foundational and forward-looking: delivering the institutional-grade infrastructure and operational excellence that funds rely on. We create space for innovation where it matters most. Whether you’re pioneering a new investment strategy, expanding into emerging asset classes, or designing a fund that challenges convention, we collaborate with you to build what doesn’t yet exist.
We combine precision with creativity, stability with flexibility, and experience with imagination — ensuring you have the confidence, capability, and clarity to focus on what you do best.
Our Ethos
Our role is both foundational and forward-looking: delivering the institutional-grade infrastructure and operational excellence that funds rely on. We create space for innovation where it matters most. Whether you’re pioneering a new investment strategy, expanding into emerging asset classes, or designing a fund that challenges convention, we collaborate with you to build what doesn’t yet exist.
We combine precision with creativity, stability with flexibility, and experience with imagination — ensuring you have the confidence, capability, and clarity to focus on what you do best.
The Built Platform
Ingredients for scale
Experienced Team
The biggest decisions are the hardest—and the loneliest. With decades of experience in fund management and investment diligence at your back, you’ll have what you need at every stage.
Connections & Access
Most of today’s titans of industry grew with the support of strong networks of insiders. We bring you into a community of leaders who can help with access to capital, talent and opportunities.
Storytelling Experts
The right story can set you apart to investors. We help you cut through the noise with authentic, trust-building messaging— ready for the moments and meetings that matter.
Turnkey Operations
We’ve got your back so you can focus forward. A full operations team and prequalified partners—managed through one touchpoint and backed by best practices, ready when you are.
SEC-Registered Investment Advisor
Built has the in-house knowledge, team, and infrastructure in place that seeks to run SEC-compliant operations and maintain portfolios aligned with investor expectations. Investment advice provided by Known Wealth LLC.
Reduced Vendor Pricing
Built is diligence-ready—operationally sound, proven, and trusted—so when an investor is ready to move, nothing slows you down.
Investor Diligence Readiness
Built funds take advantage of preferred underlying pricing from reputable vendors in audit, tax, accounting, compliance, and technology.
“Like the African proverb that says to go far, you have to go together, we know it takes community to survive. Add to that, robust infrastructure, and you have what it takes to thrive.”
