Windcrest Partners

Windcrest Partners is a venture capital firm established in 1968 and located in New York. The firm specializes in private equity investments across various sectors, including energy, network technologies, healthcare administration, software, digital health, life sciences, mobile applications, and the Internet of Things. With a focus on innovative industries, Windcrest Partners aims to support the growth and development of companies that are poised to make significant impacts in their respective fields.

Michael Gellert

Co-Founder and General Partner

27 past transactions

Wyng

Series C in 2015
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform based in New York that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Established in 2005 and previously known as Offerpop Corporation, Wyng focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy by design principles. The platform allows marketers to deliver customer experiences that are relevant and compliant, fostering direct and trusted relationships between brands and their customers. With a user-friendly dashboard, Wyng offers a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, making it easier for over 250 brands and enterprises to configure and personalize their marketing efforts across various digital channels.

Festicket

Series A in 2014
Festicket is an online platform that enables music fans to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. It provides a comprehensive service that includes festival tickets, accommodation, and travel arrangements, creating a seamless experience for users planning their festival trips. Operating as a two-sided marketplace, Festicket features over 1,000 music festivals across 40 countries and collaborates with a network of 2,000 suppliers to offer a variety of options. The platform also incorporates technology to assist event creators in managing, promoting, and selling their events, facilitating a hassle-free experience for both festival-goers and organizers.

GoodData

Series E in 2014
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

Wyng

Series C in 2014
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform based in New York that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Established in 2005 and previously known as Offerpop Corporation, Wyng focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy by design principles. The platform allows marketers to deliver customer experiences that are relevant and compliant, fostering direct and trusted relationships between brands and their customers. With a user-friendly dashboard, Wyng offers a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, making it easier for over 250 brands and enterprises to configure and personalize their marketing efforts across various digital channels.

Festicket

Seed Round in 2013
Festicket is an online platform that enables music fans to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals worldwide. It provides a comprehensive service that includes festival tickets, accommodation, and travel arrangements, creating a seamless experience for users planning their festival trips. Operating as a two-sided marketplace, Festicket features over 1,000 music festivals across 40 countries and collaborates with a network of 2,000 suppliers to offer a variety of options. The platform also incorporates technology to assist event creators in managing, promoting, and selling their events, facilitating a hassle-free experience for both festival-goers and organizers.

Wyng

Series B in 2012
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform based in New York that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Established in 2005 and previously known as Offerpop Corporation, Wyng focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy by design principles. The platform allows marketers to deliver customer experiences that are relevant and compliant, fostering direct and trusted relationships between brands and their customers. With a user-friendly dashboard, Wyng offers a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, making it easier for over 250 brands and enterprises to configure and personalize their marketing efforts across various digital channels.

GoodData

Series C in 2012
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

Axial Networks

Series A in 2012
Axial Networks, Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect private companies with various capital sources, facilitating financial transactions in the private capital markets. The platform enables users, including CEOs, capital providers, advisors, and bankers, to create professional profiles that enhance credibility and foster connections with potential investors and partners. It offers services such as deal sourcing, marketing, and analytics to help companies find growth capital, identify acquisition opportunities, and manage the deal process effectively. The platform covers a broad range of industries, including healthcare, real estate, financial services, and technology, and supports various capital types, such as growth capital and acquisition financing. Founded in 2004 and based in New York, Axial Networks aims to streamline the process of connecting private companies with the necessary capital to finance their growth or facilitate exits.

Voxer

Venture Round in 2012
Voxer, LLC is a mobile communication application developer based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2007 and originally known as RebelVox, LLC, the company rebranded to Voxer in March 2011. Voxer offers a push-to-talk service compatible with iOS and Android devices, enabling users to send instant voice, text, and photo messages in real time. The application is designed for teams, featuring end-to-end encryption and supporting communication over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi networks. This allows for secure, real-time messaging, facilitating effective collaboration among users worldwide.

Violin Systems

Series D in 2012
Violin Systems is a developer of advanced flash memory-based storage systems tailored for enterprises and public sector organizations. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company specializes in extreme performance storage solutions that enhance the efficiency and capabilities of information and application storage infrastructure. Utilizing its proprietary Concerto OS, Violin Systems offers a range of integrated data services that ensure data protection, business continuity, and effective data reduction. Their innovative flash fabric architecture enhances fault tolerance, enabling clients to achieve optimal storage performance aligned with high-speed applications, servers, and networks. Violin Systems aims to transform storage technology, delivering significant savings in both capital and operational expenditures while meeting the rigorous demands of cloud, enterprise, and mission-critical storage applications.

Regent Education

Series B in 2012
Regent Education, Inc., established in 1979 and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, specializes in developing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for higher education institutions. The company's primary business is automating financial aid verification, packaging, disbursement, and management processes through its cloud-based platforms. Regent Education serves a diverse range of educational institutions, including career colleges, community colleges, four-year institutions, post-secondary schools, and graduate programs across the United States. Its flagship products include Regent 8, Regent Review, and Regent Financial Planner, each designed to streamline financial aid management tasks, enhance student self-service capabilities, and improve overall operational efficiency within these institutions.

SmartRecruiters

Series A in 2012
SmartRecruiters, Inc. is a recruitment software company that offers a comprehensive talent acquisition platform designed to assist businesses in finding, engaging, and hiring candidates. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides a range of services including applicant tracking, candidate sourcing, recruitment marketing, collaborative hiring, and candidate assessment. Its platform is built on a modern cloud infrastructure and features an open marketplace for third-party recruitment services, allowing clients to optimize their hiring processes. SmartRecruiters also offers support in implementation, training, and optimization, ensuring users can effectively utilize its tools. The company has expanded its presence internationally with additional offices in Kraków, Berlin, London, and Paris.

Mobilize.me (Ohio)

Seed Round in 2012
Mobilize.me offers a marketing platform that assists businesses in establishing and enhancing their mobile presence. The company focuses on creating optimized, mobile-friendly websites that align with industry search engine trends, thereby improving search engine rankings and visibility. By providing customizable website creation and marketing services, Mobilize.me aims to increase sales and conversions for its clients, ensuring they effectively leverage mobile marketing strategies to succeed online.

Wyng

Series A in 2011
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform based in New York that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Established in 2005 and previously known as Offerpop Corporation, Wyng focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy by design principles. The platform allows marketers to deliver customer experiences that are relevant and compliant, fostering direct and trusted relationships between brands and their customers. With a user-friendly dashboard, Wyng offers a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, making it easier for over 250 brands and enterprises to configure and personalize their marketing efforts across various digital channels.

GoodData

Series B in 2011
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

Axial Networks

Seed Round in 2010
Axial Networks, Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect private companies with various capital sources, facilitating financial transactions in the private capital markets. The platform enables users, including CEOs, capital providers, advisors, and bankers, to create professional profiles that enhance credibility and foster connections with potential investors and partners. It offers services such as deal sourcing, marketing, and analytics to help companies find growth capital, identify acquisition opportunities, and manage the deal process effectively. The platform covers a broad range of industries, including healthcare, real estate, financial services, and technology, and supports various capital types, such as growth capital and acquisition financing. Founded in 2004 and based in New York, Axial Networks aims to streamline the process of connecting private companies with the necessary capital to finance their growth or facilitate exits.

Wyng

Series A in 2010
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform based in New York that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Established in 2005 and previously known as Offerpop Corporation, Wyng focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy by design principles. The platform allows marketers to deliver customer experiences that are relevant and compliant, fostering direct and trusted relationships between brands and their customers. With a user-friendly dashboard, Wyng offers a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, making it easier for over 250 brands and enterprises to configure and personalize their marketing efforts across various digital channels.

GoodData

Series A in 2010
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

GoodData

Seed Round in 2009
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

Applause

Series B in 2008
Applause is a company that specializes in crowd-sourced digital quality testing, helping brands to enhance their digital experiences for customers. Founded in 2007 and based in Framingham, Massachusetts, Applause offers a comprehensive suite of testing and feedback capabilities, leveraging a network of over 300,000 on-demand testers worldwide. This innovative approach addresses the challenges of traditional quality assurance methods, such as offshoring, and significantly improves testing coverage while accelerating time-to-market for various digital platforms, including websites, mobile applications, and connected devices. Leading companies, including Ford, Fox, Google, and Dow Jones, utilize Applause's services to ensure their digital offerings are of the highest quality, ultimately fostering user satisfaction and engagement.

GoodData

Seed Round in 2008
GoodData Corporation is a SaaS-based provider of business intelligence and analytics solutions, established in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in the Czech Republic. The company offers an open analytics platform that addresses data governance, security, and self-service data discovery for business users. Its platform consolidates data from various sources, both within organizations and in the cloud, and includes tools for data integration, warehousing, and automation. GoodData provides a range of BI solutions that encompass enterprise analytics across sales, marketing, and service sectors, among others. Additionally, the company supports its clients with services such as training, support, and consulting. GoodData serves a diverse clientele across industries including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, helping enterprises automate and enhance data-driven decision-making processes.

Dalet

Post in 2004
Dalet is a technology company that specializes in providing software solutions for broadcasters and media professionals. Its platform enables users to create, manage, and distribute content across various channels, including traditional media, web, and mobile networks. Dalet's integrated system combines robust asset management, advanced metadata capabilities, a configurable workflow engine, and creative production tools. This allows users to streamline their workflows, maximize the use of their assets, and improve overall efficiency in managing news, sports, and program content. The company's software also offers real-time viewing, behavioral analytics, and monetization opportunities, helping clients to better understand and engage their audiences. Dalet was founded in 2007 and has offices worldwide to support its global client base.

Systinet

Seed Round in 2001
Systinet has the expertise you need to successfully transform your business and operations using SOA. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) revolutionizes the way your organization develops, uses, and manages information technology. Applying this architectural concept to realize clear business benefits requires deep knowledge of the core tenets of SOA and a clear understanding of the best approach for applying them to your IT infrastructure. Systinet consultants apply their expert knowledge of SOA principles, practices, and standards to simplify the process for you. They help you to leverage your existing investments and evolve a more agile technology infrastructure that leads to quicker return on investment. Critical to a successful SOA are products, best practices, and experience. In addition to their award-winning products, Systinet has developed specialized service offerings that fit every stage of a successful SOA — from initial assessment, through design, development and implementation, to effective ongoing management. Let Systinet’s professional service experts guide you through the process of designing and implementing your SOA. Their multi-phased approach of Assess, Implement and Manage is supported by industry leading products, knowledge, services, and technical support to provide a winning strategy for the organization.

Unplugged Games

Seed Round in 2001
Founded in June 2000, Unplugged Games is devoted exclusively to games for wireless platforms. They believe that the portability, ubiquity, and ease of use of wireless devices will make them the gaming platform of choice for tens of millions of people worldwide; they plan to be the market leader in delivering and supporting compelling multiplayer wireless game experiences. Collectively, Unplugged Games's staff has produced more than 100 game products in a wide variety of media--including conventional computer games, online-only games, board games, and paper roleplaying games.

Passport New Media

Series B in 2000
To provide children ages 2 to 12 with premium interactive content through a fast, focused and safe experience that is free of any charges and, most importantly, fun. Brothers Brian and David Pass founded Passport New Media, Inc. in January 1999 in Los Angeles, California, to develop Your Own World™ – or YOW™ for short – company's flagship service. Privately-held and funded by the Megunticook Fund (Boston, Massachusetts) and private investors & 23 employees.

Ennov

Seed Round in 1997
Ennov is a company headquartered in Paris, with additional offices in Greensboro and Durham, North Carolina, and Cambridge, UK. It specializes in providing comprehensive and user-friendly solutions for regulated content management within the life sciences sector. Ennov serves over 500 customers, including prominent pharmaceutical firms and emerging biotechnology companies, with a total user base of approximately 250,000. The company's platform enhances the entire life cycle of life sciences products by offering quality management tools for clinical trial information, regulatory content management, and pharmacovigilance. These solutions enable clients to effectively leverage their information assets, streamline operations, and improve overall performance.

Appriss

Seed Round in 1995
Appriss Inc. is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions focused on public safety, risk management, compliance, and health information in the United States. The company offers a range of products, including MobilePatrol, which connects users with their communities, and JusticeXchange, designed for law enforcement to track wanted individuals and create photo lineups. Additionally, Appriss provides CrashLogic for crash report management, VINE for crime victim notifications, and the National Precursor Log Exchange for tracking sales of certain medications. Their solutions also include RiskCheckNow for fraud detection, TrueCompliance for identifying non-compliance, and PMP AWARE for monitoring prescription drug distribution. Furthermore, Appriss operates various portals for police crash reports and offers ProviderSafe for healthcare credentialing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, Appriss serves clients in sectors such as insurance, healthcare, retail, and government agencies. The company was previously known as Interactive Systems, L.L.C. before rebranding in 2000.
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