Product
Introducing Cross-Portfolio Intelligence for PE Firms
How we're helping Private Equity firms unify data across portfolio companies to make faster, more confident investment decisions.
Usefuldata Team
Jan 28, 2026 5 min read
Blog
Insights & Updates
Product updates, engineering deep dives, and perspectives on data analytics for Private Equity.
Insights
Why PE Firms Still Struggle with Portfolio Data
Most PE firms rely on spreadsheets and manual data collection. We explore the hidden costs of fragmented portfolio data and what to do about it.
Usefuldata Team
Jan 21, 2026 7 min read
Product
Building KPIs Without Writing a Single Line of SQL
A walkthrough of our visual KPI builder — how non-technical teams can define, track, and alert on business metrics in minutes.
Usefuldata Team
Jan 14, 2026 4 min read
Engineering
Why We Chose ClickHouse for Real-Time Analytics
A deep dive into our analytical database choice — how ClickHouse handles billions of rows with sub-second query performance.
Usefuldata Team
Jan 7, 2026 8 min read
Insights
The Data Unification Playbook for Portfolio Companies
A step-by-step guide to connecting disparate data sources across your portfolio — from QuickBooks to Salesforce to custom databases.
Usefuldata Team
Dec 18, 2025 6 min read
Engineering
How Our Multi-Agent AI Turns Questions into Answers
Behind the scenes of our LangGraph-powered AI system that translates natural language questions into SQL queries and visual insights.
Usefuldata Team
Dec 10, 2025 9 min read
Product
Dashboards That Actually Drive Decisions
Why most BI dashboards go unused — and how we designed ours to surface the metrics that matter to operating partners and CFOs.
Usefuldata Team
Dec 3, 2025 5 min read
Insights
What Is a Semantic Layer and Why Your Portfolio Needs One
The semantic layer is the missing piece between raw data and business metrics. Here's how it works and why it matters for PE-backed companies.
Usefuldata Team
Nov 25, 2025 6 min read
Insights
From Monthly Spreadsheets to Real-Time Portfolio Visibility
A case for replacing manual data collection with automated pipelines — and the impact on decision speed and accuracy.
Usefuldata Team
Nov 18, 2025 5 min read