Ark
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
What it is
Ark is a web and API platform for private capital fund managers and administrators. It combines fund accounting, LP reporting, investor relations, and fundraising in one configurable service. Accounting includes a fund-specific general ledger, real-time financial data, configurable reports, automated workflows, and capital account tracking. Quarterly reporting can calculate LP allocations and waterfalls, including carried interest, then export Excel reports with formulas. The arkLink Excel plug-in syncs reports for building, reconciling, and refreshing spreadsheets. A secure branded investor portal connects to the fund back office and gives LPs real-time data. Fundraising tools provide configurable data rooms, investor insights, and document management. Bank integrations support reconciliation, cash-position checks, capital-call payment verification, and automated journal entries. Ark also describes API-driven general-ledger connectivity. It says data is encrypted, storage is secure, access is controlled, and the platform is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, with continuously replicated infrastructure and applications. Pricing is on request; the described annual fee is based on committed capital across vehicles, with unlimited internal users, LP users, vehicles, and data.
For and against
For
- Combines accounting, reporting, relations, and fundraising
- Calculates allocations, waterfalls, and carried interest
- Branded portal provides LP real-time data
- arkLink syncs reports with Excel
- SOC 2 Type 2 compliance is stated
Against
- Pricing requires a request
- Designed for private capital operations
- Annual fee is based on committed capital
The verdict
Ark brings core private-fund operations into a configurable web and API platform. Prospective customers must request pricing and evaluate fit for their fund structure and workflows.
Who it suits
Ark is aimed at venture capital, private equity, fund-of-funds, and real estate firms, plus general partners and fund administrators. It fits teams needing accounting, investor reporting, fundraising, and banking workflows.
On the record
- Accounting
- Its fund accounting includes a private fund general ledger, real-time financial data, configurable reports, and automated workflows.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Acquisition
- Ark's homepage says the company was acquired by AngelList.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Ark says its infrastructure and applications continuously replicate data and use a multi-layered approach to availability and redundancy.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Banking workflows
- Ark describes bank integration for reconciliation and capital-call tracking, including automated journal entries.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Bank integration
- Ark says it can integrate with fund bank accounts to automate bank reconciliations and verify cash positions and capital call payments.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Company location
- Ark PES, Inc. identifies its principal place of business as 545 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Customers
- Ark identifies venture capital, private equity, fund-of-funds, real estate firms, and fund administrators as customers it serves.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Excel integration
- The arkLink Excel plug-in syncs reports to spreadsheets for building, reconciling, and refreshing them.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Fundraising
- Ark describes customizable data rooms, investor insights, and document management for fundraising.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The site lists API-driven general-ledger connectivity and automation and integration capabilities; a fund accounting page also describes an Excel plug-in called arkLink.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Investor portal
- Ark offers a secure, branded investor portal with real-time data and back-office integration.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Investor reporting
- Ark automates investor allocations and waterfalls and provides standardized exports with Excel formulas.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Portal
- Its branded investor portal provides LPs with real-time data and is integrated with the fund back office.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing model
- Ark says its annual fee is based on committed capital across vehicles on the platform, with unlimited internal users, LP users, vehicles, and data.arkpes.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing structure
- Ark describes its fee as an annual fee based on committed capital across vehicles on the platform, with unlimited internal users, LP users, vehicles, and data.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Public pricing
- The site directs prospective customers to request a demo and does not show a numeric subscription price on the pages reviewed.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Ark is a configurable fund operations platform for private fund accounting, investor relations, reporting, and fundraising.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reports and dashboards can be configured for different roles, including GPs, LPs, and administrators.arkpes.com · read 9 Oct 2026
