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QAltFi
QAltFi aggregates RIA demand for institutional alternative investments. Founded 2019 by Sean Bill and John Reichenbach in Miami.
QAltFi
QAltFi launched in 2019, founded by CEO Sean Bill and Co-CIO John Reichenbach with a specific structural bet: that the fragmentation of the registered investment advisor channel represented a sourcing advantage, not a weakness. By pooling commitments from hundreds of small advisory firms, QAltFi crosses the institutional minimum thresholds that keep individual RIAs locked out of top-quartile alternative managers. The firm operates from Miami, targeting the mass-affluent client base serviced by independent advisors across the United States. The platform covers private credit, real estate, hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and special situations, with a heavy tilt toward income-producing private credit and real asset strategies—the segments where RIA demand has grown fastest since 2022. QAltFi structures access through feeder funds, dedicated fund-of-one vehicles, and negotiated side letters rather than building a balance sheet. Confirmed manager relationships include partnerships with firms active in direct lending and commercial real estate debt (per PitchBook, 2024). The firm's geographic footprint spans US-based managers deploying capital domestically and in Western Europe. The firm's leadership pair split responsibilities across origination and portfolio construction: Bill leads manager sourcing and structuring, while Reichenbach oversees risk and asset allocation. QAltFi does not disclose total deployment or headcount. In December 2023, the firm registered with the SEC (per SEC filings), formalizing its regulatory posture as the platform scaled. No dedicated philanthropic or adjacent operating vehicles have been disclosed. QAltFi's structural distinction is the aggregation model itself. Rather than competing with large institutional allocators for GP access, the firm converts thousands of small advisory relationships into a single pooled commitment—a model more common in European platforms like Moonfare but still rare in the US RIA channel. The dual-CIO architecture, with one partner focused on origination and the other on risk, mirrors the institutional practice of separating sourcing from portfolio management, a governance choice that differentiates the firm from single-manager RIA platforms.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2019
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Miami
Corporate office
Miami, FL, United States
Principals
Sean Bill
CEO & Co-Chief Investment Officer
John Reichenbach
Co-Chief Investment Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at QAltFi?
Sean Bill and John Reichenbach serve as co-Chief Investment Officers. Bill leads manager sourcing and structuring, while Reichenbach oversees risk management and portfolio construction. The dual-CIO structure separates origination from asset allocation, a governance design intended to reduce key-person risk in manager selection.
How does QAltFi source its deal flow?
QAltFi sources institutional alternative managers through direct GP relationships, then structures access for its RIA network via feeder funds and negotiated lower-minimum share classes. The firm does not publicly disclose its manager pipeline, but its SEC registration (December 2023) indicates a formalized due-diligence process typical of institutional RIAs.
Is QAltFi a single family office, or does it operate more like an asset manager?
QAltFi is not a family office. It is a registered investment advisor that aggregates RIA capital to access institutional alternative investments. The firm acts as an intermediary, structuring feeder vehicles rather than deploying proprietary balance-sheet capital.
Does QAltFi make direct investments, or only fund commitments?
QAltFi primarily commits to external managers through feeder funds and fund-of-one structures rather than making direct company or asset-level investments. The firm has not disclosed any direct co-investment activity, positioning itself as an access platform rather than a direct investor.
Which alternative asset classes does QAltFi emphasize most?
The firm emphasizes private credit and real estate, the two alternative segments where RIA demand has grown fastest. It also covers hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and special situations, but its manager relationships concentrate in income-producing strategies that align with the mass-affluent client profiles typical of independent advisors.
How is QAltFi different from other RIA alternative-investment platforms?
QAltFi's dual-CIO structure and SEC registration as an RIA itself distinguish it from broker-dealer platforms that distribute third-party alternative products. By pooling RIA commitments into single institutional tickets, the firm negotiates fee breaks and lower minimums that individual advisors cannot obtain alone—a model more common among European platforms than US competitors as of 2024.
What is QAltFi's known stance on liquidity and redemption terms?
QAltFi has not publicly disclosed standardized redemption terms, but its feeder-fund structure suggests that liquidity aligns with the underlying managers' terms—typically quarterly or annual redemption windows for private credit and real estate strategies, with longer lockups for private equity and venture capital commitments.
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