specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
provider: Hamilton Lane
providerId: hamilton-lane
publisherName: Hamilton Lane Incorporated
serviceCategory: Private Markets Data / Analytics Subscription
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Private Markets
  - Asset Management
  - Investment
  - FinOps
  - Cost Management
  - FOCUS
description: 'FOCUS-aligned FinOps placeholder for Hamilton Lane: institutional Cobalt-based
  subscription model, no public per-API pricing. Meters describe subscription seats and API
  utilization for allocation across investment teams.'
notes: No public commercial model is published. Reconcile against the customer's Cobalt subscription
  agreement.
sources:
  - https://www.hamiltonlane.com/en-us
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Cobalt seat utilization and API call volume via the Cobalt admin console.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate Cobalt subscription cost across investment teams (private equity,
      private credit, real assets, infrastructure) using seat assignments.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Right-size seat counts; consolidate API consumption through a central data team
      rather than per-analyst direct calls.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Designate a Cobalt program owner; review seat utilization and renewal terms
      annually.
domains:
  - name: Understand Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Data Ingestion
      - Allocation
      - Reporting and Analytics
      - Anomaly Management
  - name: Quantify Business Value
    capabilities:
      - Planning and Estimating
      - Forecasting
      - Budgeting
      - Benchmarking
      - Unit Economics
  - name: Optimize Usage and Cost
    capabilities:
      - Architecting for Cloud
      - Rate Optimization
      - Workload Optimization
      - Cloud Sustainability
      - Licensing and SaaS
  - name: Manage the FinOps Practice
    capabilities:
      - FinOps Practice Operations
      - FinOps Education and Enablement
      - Invoicing and Chargeback
      - Onboarding Workloads
      - Intersecting Disciplines
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Tax
    - Adjustment
  chargeFrequency: Recurring
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Hamilton Lane Cobalt
  ServiceCategory: Private Markets Data / Analytics
  ProviderName: Hamilton Lane
  PublisherName: Hamilton Lane Incorporated
  InvoiceIssuerName: Hamilton Lane Incorporated
  PricingCategory: Subscription
  PricingUnit: seat
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: cobalt_seats
    description: Cobalt platform user seats
    unit: seat-month
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - team
      - role
  - name: api_requests
    description: Hamilton Lane / Cobalt API request volume (allocation meter)
    unit: request
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - endpoint
      - team
      - dataset
apis:
  - name: Hamilton Lane API
    baseURL: https://api.hamiltonlane.com
    tags:
      - Private Markets
      - Asset Management
      - Investment
    serviceName: Hamilton Lane API
    serviceCategory: API
unitEconomics:
  - name: Cost per Seat
    metric: billed_cost / cobalt_seats
  - name: Cost per Active Investment Team
    metric: billed_cost / active_teams
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com