Fund Administration Software Development

NAV and investor administration software built around how you actually run funds

A fund administrator's core product is an accurate, timely NAV and a clean audit trail behind it, across funds, currencies, and share classes that don't stay still. Most administrators still run this on spreadsheets bolted onto a generic accounting platform, which works until a fund count, an investor count, or a regulator's reporting deadline outgrows it. We build the NAV engine, investor workflows, and compliance reporting around your actual operation.

  • NAV calculation and reporting automation across funds, currencies, and share classes

  • Investor onboarding and KYC/AML workflows built into the subscription process

  • Capital call and distribution management for PE/VC fund structures

  • Fixed-cost delivery, scoped up front, with source code ownership

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The problem

Sound familiar?

  • Your NAV calculation process still running through a spreadsheet that one person understands well enough to trust?

  • Economic substance and regulatory filings for your offshore-domiciled funds assembled manually every reporting cycle?

Short answer

Fund administration software development covers NAV calculation and reporting automation, investor onboarding and KYC/AML workflows, capital call and distribution management for PE/VC structures, economic substance reporting for offshore-domiciled entities, and multi-fund/multi-currency/multi-share-class administration. RaftLabs builds this for fund administrators - including those serving offshore hedge, PE, and VC funds in jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands and BVI - whose operations have outgrown spreadsheets or a generic accounting platform. A single-purpose tool covering NAV calculation and investor reporting typically runs $40K-$80K over 14-20 weeks; a full platform with capital calls, economic substance reporting, and an investor portal runs $100K-$180K over 20-30 weeks, at a fixed cost.

Key takeaways

  • NAV calculation software needs your specific valuation methodology and fee/waterfall structure encoded, not a generic spreadsheet formula that one person maintains.
  • Economic substance reporting for Cayman/BVI-domiciled entities is a recurring regulatory obligation, not a one-time filing - software that collects the required data as a byproduct of normal operations keeps compliance current instead of reactive.
  • Investor onboarding (KYC/AML, subscription documents) should feed directly into the cap table and NAV allocation, not live in a separate system that requires manual reconciliation.
  • A full platform with capital call management, economic substance reporting, and an investor portal typically takes 20-30 weeks at a fixed, agreed cost.

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Fund administration software delivery, by the numbers

products shipped
100+
cost delivery
Fixed
week delivery cycles
14-30

NAV is the number investors trust for redemptions and downstream accounting, which makes a spreadsheet-based process a real operational risk, not just an inconvenience. As fund count or investor count grows, a process that depends on institutional knowledge held by one or two people turns into a bottleneck. We build the NAV engine around your valuation methodology instead.

Capabilities

What we build

  • 01
    NAV calculation and reporting

    NAV engines that apply your specific valuation methodology and fee/waterfall structures, producing a defensible, auditable NAV on your required calculation cycle.

  • 02
    Investor onboarding and KYC/AML

    Subscription document collection, accredited investor verification, and KYC/AML checks built into the onboarding flow, feeding directly into the cap table.

  • 03
    Capital call and distribution management

    Tracking each LP's committed, called, and distributed capital across funds and vintages, with capital call and distribution notice generation.

  • 04
    Economic substance and regulatory reporting

    Data collection and filing-preparation workflows for economic substance reporting, scoped to your specific offshore jurisdiction's requirements.

  • 05
    Multi-fund, multi-currency administration

    Data architecture built around multiple fund vehicles, currencies, and share classes as first-class concepts, not a single-fund system stretched to fit.

  • 06
    Investor reporting portals

    Client-facing portals where investors view their position, NAV history, and capital account statements under your brand, with access scoped per investor and fund.

How we work

From fund structure to live software

  1. Weeks 1-3
    01

    Discovery and fund-structure scoping

    We map your fund structures, valuation methodology, fee/waterfall logic, and regulatory reporting requirements. You leave with a written scope and a fixed-price quote.

  2. Weeks 3-8
    02

    Data architecture and compliance design

    We design the NAV engine, the multi-fund/multi-currency data model, and the regulatory reporting logic for your jurisdictions. Investor onboarding is designed alongside the cap table structure.

  3. Weeks 8-24
    03

    Build in two-week sprints

    You review working software at each sprint. NAV calculation, investor onboarding, and reporting components are built and tested incrementally.

  4. Final 3-4 weeks
    04

    Compliance testing and rollout

    The platform runs against real fund data in parallel with your existing process so your team can validate NAV accuracy before cutover.

Why us

Why fund administrators choose RaftLabs

  • 01
    Senior engineers build what they scope

    The engineers who map your fund structures also build the NAV engine. No offshore handoff after the contract is signed.

  • 02
    Fixed price before development starts

    We scope the work, calculate the cost, and lock it in writing before any development starts.

  • 03
    Founded 2015, 100+ products shipped

    A track record building security-conscious financial platforms with compliance, audit trails, and regulatory reporting designed in from the start.

  • 04
    You own the source code

    No vendor lock-in after delivery. The codebase, and everything built into it, is yours.

Have a fund administration software project?

Tell us how you calculate NAV and administer investors today, and where the gaps are. We'll scope a fixed-cost build.

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What clients say

What clients say about working with us

Three-year average engagement. Founders and operators describing the work in their own words. No marketing varnish.

Gil Nugraha
Gil Nugraha
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Founder at UrShipper

I definitely recommend RaftLabs, especially to solo founders like me. Their clear communication and detailed discussions have always helped me make better decisions.

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Frequently asked questions

Fund administration software automates the core operational work of administering investment funds: NAV calculation and reporting, investor onboarding and KYC/AML, capital call and distribution management, and regulatory filings including economic substance reporting for offshore-domiciled entities.

Yes. NAV calculation - valuing fund assets, applying fee and waterfall structures, and producing a defensible, auditable NAV on your required cycle - is the core of most requests we get in this space. We scope your specific valuation methodology during discovery.

Yes. Investor onboarding is commonly built as part of the same system rather than a separate parallel process, so investor data flows straight into the cap table and NAV allocation without manual re-entry.

A single-purpose tool covering NAV calculation and investor reporting typically runs $40,000-$80,000 and takes 14-20 weeks. A full platform with capital call management, economic substance reporting, and an investor portal runs $100,000-$180,000 over 20-30 weeks. We scope a fixed cost after discovery.

Yes. Offshore-domiciled entities in jurisdictions like the Cayman Islands and BVI are required to file economic substance reports demonstrating genuine local activity. We build the data collection and filing-preparation workflow around your jurisdiction's requirements.

Yes. We build the data model around multi-fund, multi-currency, multi-share-class administration from the start, not a single-fund system stretched to fit a growing operation.

Work with us

Tell us what you need. We'll tell you what it would take.

We scope Fund Administration Software Development in 30 minutes. You walk away with a clear cost, timeline, and approach. No commitment required.

  • Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
  • Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
  • Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
  • 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
  • All conversations are NDA-protected.