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

Partner and Co-Founder

27 past transactions

Wyng

Series C in 2015
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.

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 operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

Wyng

Series C in 2014
Wyng Inc. is a marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.

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 that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.

GoodData

Series C in 2012
GoodData Corporation operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

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, founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, California, develops mobile communication applications, particularly a push-to-talk service compatible with iOS and Android devices. Originally known as RebelVox, LLC, the company rebranded in March 2011. Voxer offers a walkie-talkie messenger application that enables users to send instant voice, text, and photo messages in real time to individuals and groups. The application emphasizes secure communication, featuring end-to-end encryption and the capability to function over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi networks. This robust platform is designed to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication for teams 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. is a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions focused on financial aid management for higher education institutions. The company develops tools designed to automate financial aid verification, packaging, and disbursement, enhancing the operational efficiency of schools. Its flagship product, Regent 8, is a cloud-based financial aid management solution that supports various academic structures, including non-term and standard academic year programs. Regent Review automates the collection of verification documents and manages workflows, while Regent Financial Planner offers a comprehensive financial planning tool for students and families. Regent Education's platform enables institutions to streamline their admissions and financial aid processes, ultimately facilitating better student service and engagement. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, Regent Education serves a diverse clientele, including career colleges, community colleges, four-year institutions, and graduate schools across the United States.

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 that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.

GoodData

Series B in 2011
GoodData Corporation operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

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 that enables brands and agencies to create and manage digital, mobile, and social campaigns. Founded in 2005 and based in New York, the company focuses on privacy-first personalization, utilizing a zero-party data API and adhering to privacy-by-design principles. Wyng's platform allows marketers to deliver relevant and compliant customer experiences by providing a user-friendly dashboard that facilitates the configuration and personalization of campaigns across various digital channels. With a library of templates and a drag-and-drop campaign builder, more than 250 brands and enterprises use Wyng to foster direct and trusted relationships with their customers.

GoodData

Series A in 2010
GoodData Corporation operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

GoodData

Seed Round in 2009
GoodData Corporation operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

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 operates a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform focused on business intelligence and analytics, catering to the needs of organizations seeking to enhance their data-driven decision-making processes. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, GoodData offers a comprehensive analytics platform that consolidates data from various sources, including internal systems and cloud services. This platform enables businesses to manage data governance, security, and self-service data discovery effectively. GoodData’s solutions cover a wide range of analytics applications, including enterprise analytics for sales, marketing, and customer service. Additionally, the company provides support, training, and consulting services to assist clients in leveraging their data. Its clientele spans multiple industries, including e-commerce, financial services, media, and technology, both in the United States and internationally. GoodData's mission is to empower enterprises to create Smart Business Applications that enhance performance and drive competitive advantage by integrating analytics into everyday business operations.

Dalet

Post in 2004
Dalet is a technology company specializing in digital media solutions that enable broadcasters and media professionals to create, manage, and distribute content efficiently across both traditional and new media channels, including interactive TV, the web, and mobile networks. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Dalet offers an integrated platform that combines asset management, advanced metadata capabilities, and a configurable workflow engine. This comprehensive system includes purpose-built creative and production tools, facilitating end-to-end management of content throughout the entire news, sports, and program content lifecycle. Dalet's solutions enhance operational efficiency, foster collaboration, and maximize the value of media assets for a diverse range of clients, including content owners, distributors, sports teams, and corporate entities.

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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