Partner Program for Private Equity Firms
Enable Portfolio Companies to Build AI Capabilities That Drive Productivity and Value Creation
The AI Academy by SmarterX Partner Program for Private Equity Firms is a partnership initiative designed to help private equity firms accelerate AI literacy across their portfolio companies, while supporting operational improvement, workforce development, and value creation initiatives.
Who This Program Is Built For
A partnership designed for private equity firms actively helping portfolio companies adopt AI.
You're a great fit if you
- Are a private equity firm, growth equity firm, family office, or portfolio operations team
- Support portfolio companies through operational improvement, digital transformation, and workforce development initiatives
- Are exploring AI as a lever for productivity, efficiency, and competitive advantage across your portfolio
- Have near-term opportunities to introduce AI learning and enablement programs to multiple portfolio companies
- Want a scalable approach to AI education without building training programs internally
You already support portfolio companies with
- Operational excellence and value creation initiatives
- Digital transformation programs
- Leadership development and workforce enablement
- Technology adoption and change management
- Strategic growth and performance improvement
Partner Benefits
As a Portfolio Partner, you'll receive
Portfolio-wide AI readiness and workforce enablement
Preferred pricing for portfolio-wide deployment
Co-branded resources to support portfolio activation
A scalable way to deliver workforce transformation support without additional operational burden
Partnership Eligibility
Ideal partner criteria
To ensure alignment and success, ideal partners typically meet the following criteria.
Ability to influence 500+ potential learners across portfolio companies
Active workforce modernization, digital transformation, AI adoption, leadership development, or talent development initiatives
Ability and willingness to communicate initiatives across multiple portfolio companies
Executive sponsor identified and committed to evaluating portfolio-wide AI readiness opportunities
Partnership opportunities are reviewed based on alignment, potential impact, and mutual fit.
How it works
How the partnership works
Four steps from first conversation to partner enrollment.
Portfolio Discussion
Meet with the SmarterX team to explore goals, priorities, and portfolio alignment
Partnership Activation
Receive onboarding support, communications resources, and rollout materials
Portfolio Introduction
Share the opportunity with portfolio company leadership teams
Company Enrollment
Portfolio companies enroll directly and begin their AI readiness journey
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