Fundwave vs Keel

Fundwave is a fund management platform for venture capital, private equity, SPVs, family offices, impact funds and fund-of-funds operations. Its administration tools cover investor closes, performance and management fees, automated journals, trial balances and financial statements. Portfolio features track investments, valuations, custom KPIs, co-investors, cashflows, IRRs and MOICs. Dealflow tools include a shared inbox, team tasks, pipeline analytics, round forecasts, deal captables and custom investment filters. Listed integrations include Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Zapier, DocuSign, Excel, QuickBooks and Xero. The maker says connections use HTTPS and TLS with 128-bit AES encryption, and that it undergoes annual SOC 2 audits. Backups are usually made each business day, with encrypted copies retained for 90 or 365 days depending on plan or product. Fund Admin Seed is $800 a month and allows up to $50 million AUM and 100 investors per fund. Growth is $1,200 a month, while Enterprise is $1,800 a month onwards and lists unlimited AUM and investors. All Products plans have separate onboarding fees.

Keel is fund administration software for private equity, venture capital, family offices, search funds, and independent sponsors. Its workflows cover investor onboarding, commitments, capital calls, bank reconciliation, distributions, performance reporting, and tax tasks. For fund economics, it supports European and American distribution waterfalls, GP catch-up, carried interest, preferred returns, hurdles, and recallable capital. Investors can use a branded portal for capital-call notices, real-time account balances, statements, tax documents, and fund analytics. Its AI Suite reviews emailed capital-call notices, deal materials, and portfolio updates, but a manager must confirm before it creates or issues actions. Keel supports USD, EUR, GBP, and JPY fund currencies, plus K-1 and foreign-investor tax forms including W-8, 1042-S, and K-3. The Free tier costs nothing and covers one entity and up to 10 active investors. Listed paid plans start at £265 a month; the pricing note also says paid plans start at $500/mo. Keel administers single-entity funds today; multi-entity and master-feeder structures are coming soon.