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2026 Connect Money Next Gen Alternative Investment Awards
Winners
- Akman Bets on Vertical Integration to Unlock Institutional Capital
- Reifsnider Puts Education at the Center of Alternatives Sales
- Hockaday Builds Education-First Approach to Alternatives Marketing
- Royce Connects Tax-Aware Planning With Advisor Development
- Carranza Brings Client-First Planning to Alternative Investments
- Tang Expands Cottonwood’s Global Capital Markets Platform
- Gioseffi Helps Take C-PACE Mainstream
- Jensen Makes Case for Direct Indexing
- Panagiotakopoulos Expands Access to Net Lease Investing
- Palangio Hernandez Builds the Infrastructure Behind Alternatives Growth
- Amarosa Pushes Discipline Over Hype in Tech Investing
- Johnson Turns Complex Capital Stacks into Deals that Close
- Hayes Wants Interval Funds Pitched as Offering a “Defined Exit Path”
- Corral Bets on AI to Widen Access to Alternatives
- Desrosiers Expands the Firm’s Global Investor Base
- Robinson Combines Financial Services Investing With Mental Health Advocacy
- Vankayalapati Targets Tech Companies Powering the Financial Economy
- Clemente Co-Leads Secondaries Push at $95B Private Markets Firm
- De Santis Brings a Global Perspective to Consumer Tech Investing
- Asher Brings $5B in Deal Experience to Monroe’s Alternative Credit Platform
- Conway Brings Endowment Experience to Wallace Foundation
- Laufer Targets AI-Enabled Software for High-Stakes Industries
- Price Leads MLG Capital’s Midwest Investment Push
- Lee Turns Relationships Into Off-Market Retail Deals
Laufer Targets AI-Enabled Software for High-Stakes Industries
Edison Partners principal focuses on software, digital health and fintech platforms
Ben Laufer, a principal and investment committee member at Edison Partners, invests in software, digital health and fintech companies, with a particular focus on AI-enabled technology embedded in regulated, mission-critical operations and critical infrastructure.
His thesis centers on platforms that become difficult to displace by embedding deeply into the workflows of industries where the cost of failure is high.
At Edison, Laufer has led or co-led more than $100 million in investments and serves on the boards of several portfolio companies, working with executive teams on organic growth, add-on acquisitions and operational improvements. He also built and leads Edison’s Corporate Development Center of Excellence, which helps portfolio companies prepare for exits, pursue add-on M&A and form strategic partnerships. His experience includes complex special situation financings and restructurings.
Over his career, Laufer has worked on transaction teams responsible for more than $200 billion in M&A, IPO and financing activity, including roles as a director at PeakEquity Partners, an operating executive at MRI Software, and in institutional investment management, investment banking and corporate law.
Earlier, he co-founded The Garex Group, which advised entrepreneur-led software businesses on M&A and operations, and Talemon Advisors, a talent management agency that helped athletes and entertainers monetize their brands.
A former California state chess champion, Laufer is also a professional trumpet player who has performed with symphony orchestras in more than 20 countries.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in science, technology and society from Stanford University and an MBA in finance and management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.