iCapital® Launches The Bridge, a Signature Video Podcast Series to Elevate Informed Dialogue Across the Capital Markets Ecosystem

Hosted by Sonali Basak, the series creates a forum for constructive conversations with finance and technology leaders amid shifts in markets, innovation, and investing.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iCapital¹, the global fintech company shaping the future of investing, today announced the launch of The Bridge by iCapital, a new flagship video podcast series hosted by Sonali Basak, iCapital’s Chief Investment Strategist and one of the industry’s most trusted voices on markets and investing. Through thoughtful, unscripted longform conversations with today’s most influential finance and technology leaders, each episode of The Bridge offers audiences insider perspectives into the economic, technological, and market dynamics reshaping investing.

“The investing landscape is evolving rapidly. We aim to deliver regular, in‑depth conversations with industry leaders to understand where conviction is building and where market shifts are creating the most compelling opportunities,” said Basak. “Through our work with more than 1,250 asset managers and 3,300 wealth management firms, we have connectivity to hundreds of thousands of advisors. The Bridge allows us to reach the investment community where they are, with cutting-edge views on how markets are evolving, enabled by technology.”

Episodes of The Bridge will explore timely topics including AI, the evolution of private markets investing, real assets and infrastructure, and the role of technology in long‑term value creation. The podcast series provides a platform for substantive discussion where guests will explore the key trends and perspectives shaping investing at scale, offering investors and advisors context, nuance, and insight as public and private markets increasingly converge.

Upcoming episodes of The Bridge will be filmed on location at major industry events, including Goldman Sachs RIA Professional Investor Forum (May), Future Proof Festival (September), and iCapital Connect Tulum (November).

The launch of The Bridge builds on iCapital’s broader digital education platform, which includes The 19th Hole, Alts Pulse, and Beyond 60/40, and is designed to help advisors and investors engage with private markets more thoughtfully and responsibly. These programs sit within iCapital’s integrated education ecosystem, which also includes live events, webinars, broadcast media commentary, original podcast series, market outlooks, and weekly newsletter content.

New episodes of The Bridge will be released on a rolling basis across iCapital’s digital channels and available on YouTube, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more information about The Bridge and to watch upcoming episodes, visit thebridge.icapital.com.

About The Bridge

The Bridge by iCapital is the firm’s flagship conversation series hosted by Sonali Basak, featuring thoughtful, unscripted conversations with C‑suite leaders and influential voices across public and private markets. The series reflects iCapital’s unique role at the center of the investment ecosystem—connecting people, ideas, and technology to provide investors and advisors with insight into the forces shaping the future of investing.

About iCapital

iCapital is a global leader, shaping the future of global investing for financial advisors, wealth managers, asset managers, insurance carriers, and other industry participants. iCapital offers a diverse and complete range of non-traditional investment products on iCapital Marketplace, Enterprise Solutions, and both Technology and Data Services, designed to help drive better outcomes² for all participants in the ecosystem.

With strategic investment from leading alternative asset managers, wealth managers, and service providers globally, iCapital provides broad access, data connectivity, education, and research programs to advisors and their clients. Leveraging AI and machine learning for digital identity (KYC/AML), iCapital supports compliant and secure investment lifecycle processes.

iCapital’s end-to-end platform manages the lifecycle of non-traditional investment products, making it easier to learn about, buy, manage, and integrate alternative assets, structured investments, and annuities into portfolios, driving growth, scale, and efficiency. Our solution(s) can be customized and offers specific modules as needed.

iCapital has more than $1.14 trillion³ of assets serviced globally on its platform, including $300.6 billion in alternative platform assets, $251.4 billion in structured investments and annuities outstanding, and $589.4 billion in client assets reported on, and serves over 3,300 wealth management firms and 123,000 active financial professionals.

Headquartered in New York and Greenwich, CT, iCapital operates globally with 18 offices, including major hubs in Zurich, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney, Abu Dhabi, and Toronto, and an industry-leading R&D center in Lisbon. iCapital is recognized for its innovation and leadership, with accolades from Euromoney (World’s Best Technology Provider for Wealth Management), CNBC (World’s Top Fintech Companies), and Forbes Fintech 50.

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¹ iCapital, Inc., together with its affiliates "iCapital"
² iCapital delivers better outcomes by streamlining financial operations, enhancing technology infrastructure, and empowering smarter decision-making through reporting and analytics.
³ As of January 31, 2026