Liron Mandelbaum

COO at Dasseti

Insights & ideas

Mandelbaum's central argument is that private markets suffer from a severe data infrastructure gap compared to public markets, a contrast he frames vividly as "six-lane highways" in listed markets versus a "dirt road" of emails and files in fund selection and due diligence [2]. Drawing on his 17 years at Bloomberg, where data was assumed to be public and standardized, he argues that asset allocators instead spend most of their time simply gathering comparable data rather than analyzing it, and that this inefficiency has historically only been solved for the largest, best-resourced players, creating unequal access to good decision-making that ultimately affects everyday individuals whose money sits with institutional allocators [2].

On AI specifically, Mandelbaum contends that questionnaires in investor relations and due diligence have grown longer and more complex for years, exhausting both asset managers and investors, and that generative AI can reverse this trend if built correctly [1]. He insists AI should be embedded into existing workflows rather than offered as a standalone chatbot, prioritizing structured data creation over flashy interfaces because isolated chat interactions do not compound into reusable intelligence [1]. His approach relies on narrowly scoped queries and human-in-the-loop review to minimize hallucinations, keeping humans as periodic checkpoints rather than constant micromanagers, which he says is essential for scaling due diligence work sustainably [1].

Experience

1. 
   COO

   DassetiJan 2021 to Present
2. Founder & CEO

   Aviv Learning IncApr 2018 to Jan 2021
3. Chief Marketing Officer (GTM, Marketing, Sales Enablement and Operations)

   Bloomberg TradebookJul 2007 to Mar 2018
4. Sales Representative | Customer Support Representative

   Bloomberg TradebookJul 2005 to Jun 2007
5. API Specialists | Technical Specialist

   Bloomberg TradebookJun 2001 to Jun 2005

Education

• Columbia Business School · Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)2012 - 2014
• Rutgers University · Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics1997 - 2001
• Rutgers University · Bachelor of Arts (BA), History1997 - 2001

Media & appearances

• What LPs and Managers Really Need from AI – Dasseti’s COO ...Jul 25, 2025

  Liron Mandelbaum, COO at Dasseti, discusses how AI and the company's Sidekick product address pressure on investor relations and due diligence teams caused by increasingly complex questionnaires. He explains Dasseti's approach of building AI into existing workflows rather than creating standalone chat interfaces, emphasizing structured data creation and human-in-the-loop automation to reduce hallucinations and improve accuracy. Mandelbaum notes the product has been deployed for 2 years with over 100 LP and GP clients actively using it.

• Podcast: Breaking Data Barriers for Better Investing - YouTube

  Liron Mandelbaum, COO of Dasseti, discusses his 17-year career at Bloomberg and the key difference between data availability in public markets versus private markets. He explains how asset allocators struggle with inefficient data collection across fund selections and strategies, describing this as a 'dirt road' compared to the 'six-lane highways' available in listed markets, and how solving this data infrastructure challenge can democratize and improve investment decision-making at scale.

• Podcast: Breaking Data Barriers for Better InvestingMar 12, 2025
• Breaking Data Barriers for Better Investing - The Allocation ...
• Breaking Data Barriers for Better Investing-The Allocation Agenda

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