WP Global Partners

WP Global Partners, established in 2005 and headquartered in Chicago, specializes in private equity investments, growth funds, and private debt. The firm adopts an active investment strategy, partnering with entrepreneurs aiming to expand their private companies and with fund managers focused on achieving superior returns. This approach distinguishes WP Global from traditional investment management by emphasizing direct engagement and in-person interactions, which the firm believes enhances knowledge and relationship-building. Through rigorous outbound efforts, WP Global cultivates robust deal flow and generates investment returns via active management. The firm leverages its extensive network and utilizes portfolio modeling and other investment management tools to assess market trends among numerous small private companies. This comprehensive methodology fosters a unique synergy that supports the development of high-growth organizations.

Allan Amico

Director

Eric Assouad

Principal, Investment Committee (Venture and Growth Equity)

Jeff Baker

Operating Director

Joseph Berry

Senior Managing Partner

Tom Boudakian

Partner

Traci Breen

CFO and Managing Director

Jennifer Concannon

Senior Vice President

Eric Griffin

Principal, Investment Committee

Blake Middleton

Senior Associate

Gregory Oberholtzer

Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Managing Partner

Michael Raso

Director

Austin Rehm

Senior Associate

Bijal Shah

Managing Director

Lloyd Thompson

Senior Managing Partner and Vice Chairman

Tom Thompson

Vice Chairman and Senior Managing Partner

Jon Whitt

Associate

J.F. BERRY

Senior Managing Partner

27 past transactions

AliveCor

Series F in 2022
AliveCor, Inc. is a technology company that develops digital medical-grade electrocardiograms, enabling users to monitor their heart health through mobile devices. Its flagship product, KardiaMobile, provides instant detection of common heart arrhythmias and allows users to track blood pressure and weight, as well as store recorded EKGs. The company also offers KardiaMobile 6L, a six-lead EKG device that allows patients to share detailed readings with their healthcare providers. Additionally, AliveCor has introduced KardiaCare, a digital health subscription service that facilitates the management of heart health at home. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, AliveCor is recognized for its pioneering efforts in using machine learning techniques to enhance cardiac care and improve early detection of conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

InterApp

Pre Seed Round in 2022
InterApp uses augmented reality to enable graphic designers to enhance their designs by embedding rich media content into packaging, apparel, art, and print graphics with our easy-to-use web-based platform.

AliveCor

Series E in 2020
AliveCor, Inc. is a technology company that develops digital medical-grade electrocardiograms, enabling users to monitor their heart health through mobile devices. Its flagship product, KardiaMobile, provides instant detection of common heart arrhythmias and allows users to track blood pressure and weight, as well as store recorded EKGs. The company also offers KardiaMobile 6L, a six-lead EKG device that allows patients to share detailed readings with their healthcare providers. Additionally, AliveCor has introduced KardiaCare, a digital health subscription service that facilitates the management of heart health at home. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, AliveCor is recognized for its pioneering efforts in using machine learning techniques to enhance cardiac care and improve early detection of conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

Powerhouse

Private Equity Round in 2019
Powerhouse Retail Services, LLC is a company based in Crowley, Texas, that specializes in construction, facility maintenance, and rollout services. Established in 1996, it provides a wide range of construction services, including remodels, tenant improvements, fixture installation, project management, and permitting. Its facility maintenance offerings encompass various services such as landscaping, snow removal, plumbing, electrical work, disaster recovery, and general maintenance. Additionally, Powerhouse undertakes rollout services that include foodservice installations, digital branding, and safety upgrades. The company also owns Infinity by Powerhouse, a project management software, and Atlas, a cloud-based application for managing multiple facilities. Through its comprehensive service offerings, Powerhouse aims to enhance brand visibility and profitability for its clients.

Ginger

Series C in 2019
Ginger.io, Inc. operates a behavioral analytics platform that transforms mobile data into health insights, specifically focusing on mental healthcare. The platform provides users with instant access to evidence-based behavioral health coaching, therapy, and psychiatry through a smartphone application. This on-demand service connects behavioral health coaches, therapists, and psychiatrists to deliver personalized care around the clock. Users can collect and analyze both passive mobile sensor data and active patient-reported outcomes, allowing for the identification of behavioral patterns and novel findings. Ginger serves a diverse clientele, including researchers, physicians, healthcare providers, and millions of individuals through partnerships with leading employers and health plans. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Ginger is dedicated to enhancing mental health support.

SmartSky Networks

Series C in 2019
SmartSky Networks, LLC provides a 4G LTE based air-to-ground network for business aviation. The company’s products includes SmartSky 4G LTE and SmartSky LiTE. It has a strategic partnership with Avidyne Corporation. SmartSky Networks, LLC was formerly known as Jetpool Ventures, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

CeloNova

Venture Round in 2018
CeloNova BioSciences, Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a global medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a family of Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular products. Our products are developed and manufactured in California, U.S.A. and Germany. The Company’s regional offices are located in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Austria. CeloNova’s Interventional Cardiology and Endovascular products are currently available in more than fifty countries.

BrightFarms

Series D in 2018
BrightFarms Inc. is an indoor farming company that designs, builds, and operates greenhouse farms located near supermarkets and grocery retailers in the United States. Founded in 2010 and based in Irvington, New York, the company specializes in the production of fresh, locally grown, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, including salad greens, baby leaf lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, and basil. By utilizing hydroponic farming techniques in controlled environments, BrightFarms aims to provide consumers with non-GMO products while minimizing the time and distance involved in the food supply chain. The company's focus on local production allows for fresher products and reduces costs associated with transportation.

Illumitex

Venture Round in 2017
Illumitex Inc. is a manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in precision LEDs and LED lighting fixtures. Founded in 2005, the company produces a range of lighting products for horticultural, industrial, and architectural applications. Its offerings include grow lights designed for large growers, vertical farms, and greenhouses, as well as lighting solutions for warehouses, offices, cold storage facilities, and food processing plants. Illumitex's innovative designs focus on enhancing functionality through advanced optics technology, delivering uniform and precise light beams. Their products cater to various settings, including indoor gardening, plant research, and commercial landscapes. Illumitex distributes its lighting solutions through retailers and distributors across the United States.

Agrovision

Private Equity Round in 2017
AgroVision is a producer, packer, and shipper of fruits and vegetables, operating farms primarily in Peru to serve global markets. The company specializes in cultivating a variety of crops, including blueberries, table grapes, asparagus, and avocados. By working closely with local communities, AgroVision ensures a consistent supply of fresh produce throughout the year, meeting the demands of its clients worldwide.

Accedian

Venture Round in 2017
Accedian Networks Inc. specializes in performance assurance solutions for mobile backhaul, business services, and cloud connectivity. Founded in 2004 and based in Saint-Laurent, Canada, the company delivers innovative technologies that enable service providers and network operators to monitor, manage, and optimize network performance. Key offerings include SkyLIGHT, a fully virtualized platform that provides comprehensive network visibility and performance monitoring, and DataHUB IQ, which offers analytics for network behavior and subscriber experience. Accedian's solutions facilitate continuous performance monitoring, customer experience optimization, and effective service activation testing. By leveraging a proprietary FPGA architecture, the company ensures low latency, high throughput, and reliability, which are crucial for mission-critical applications. Accedian's products are implemented at various network points, allowing operators to enhance service quality and achieve compliance with service level agreements. Through a combination of hardware and cloud-based software, Accedian supports network operators in delivering high-performance services while addressing the complexities of performance assurance.

Fast Pace Health

Private Equity Round in 2016
Fast Pace Urgent Care is dedicated to providing primary, walk-in and urgent care to the communities they serve. They provide treatments for a wide range of illnesses, injuries, and common conditions, as well as provide a variety of wellness, diagnostic and screening services.

BrightFarms

Series C in 2016
BrightFarms Inc. is an indoor farming company that designs, builds, and operates greenhouse farms located near supermarkets and grocery retailers in the United States. Founded in 2010 and based in Irvington, New York, the company specializes in the production of fresh, locally grown, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, including salad greens, baby leaf lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, and basil. By utilizing hydroponic farming techniques in controlled environments, BrightFarms aims to provide consumers with non-GMO products while minimizing the time and distance involved in the food supply chain. The company's focus on local production allows for fresher products and reduces costs associated with transportation.

RedPoint Global

Series C in 2016
RedPoint Global Inc. is a software company that specializes in customer engagement and data management solutions for business-to-consumer industries. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with additional offices in Boulder, London, Makati City, and Melbourne, the company offers a suite of tools designed to enhance personalized customer interactions. Its flagship product, the Customer Engagement Hub, provides a unified view of customers, enabling organizations to execute marketing campaigns with real-time analytics and intelligent orchestration. RedPoint Global also features a Customer Data Platform that ensures data quality and identity resolution, as well as sector-specific solutions like the RedPoint Accelerator for Retail Banking, which helps financial marketers develop personalized omnichannel programs. The company's technology serves various sectors including retail, healthcare, financial services, and telecommunications, aiming to optimize customer value and improve overall operational efficiency.

AliveCor

Series C in 2016
AliveCor, Inc. is a technology company that develops digital medical-grade electrocardiograms, enabling users to monitor their heart health through mobile devices. Its flagship product, KardiaMobile, provides instant detection of common heart arrhythmias and allows users to track blood pressure and weight, as well as store recorded EKGs. The company also offers KardiaMobile 6L, a six-lead EKG device that allows patients to share detailed readings with their healthcare providers. Additionally, AliveCor has introduced KardiaCare, a digital health subscription service that facilitates the management of heart health at home. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, AliveCor is recognized for its pioneering efforts in using machine learning techniques to enhance cardiac care and improve early detection of conditions such as atrial fibrillation.

BrightFarms

Series B in 2015
BrightFarms Inc. is an indoor farming company that designs, builds, and operates greenhouse farms located near supermarkets and grocery retailers in the United States. Founded in 2010 and based in Irvington, New York, the company specializes in the production of fresh, locally grown, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, including salad greens, baby leaf lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, and basil. By utilizing hydroponic farming techniques in controlled environments, BrightFarms aims to provide consumers with non-GMO products while minimizing the time and distance involved in the food supply chain. The company's focus on local production allows for fresher products and reduces costs associated with transportation.

Illumitex

Series C in 2015
Illumitex Inc. is a manufacturer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in precision LEDs and LED lighting fixtures. Founded in 2005, the company produces a range of lighting products for horticultural, industrial, and architectural applications. Its offerings include grow lights designed for large growers, vertical farms, and greenhouses, as well as lighting solutions for warehouses, offices, cold storage facilities, and food processing plants. Illumitex's innovative designs focus on enhancing functionality through advanced optics technology, delivering uniform and precise light beams. Their products cater to various settings, including indoor gardening, plant research, and commercial landscapes. Illumitex distributes its lighting solutions through retailers and distributors across the United States.

Corsicana Bedding

Private Equity Round in 2015
Corsicana Bedding is a furniture company that provides mattresses and bedding solutions.

Metabiota

Series A in 2015
Metabiota, Inc. focuses on assessing and investigating infectious disease threats through pathogen discovery, disease detection, and threat characterization. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides data, analytics, and training aimed at preparing for global health threats and minimizing their impacts. Metabiota's services include surveillance, recognition, and diagnosis of microbial threats, which assist in reducing and preventing outbreaks. The company employs a strategic global presence and fosters partnerships to help local authorities develop effective mitigation strategies, thereby enabling governments and organizations to better manage and respond to infectious disease risks.

AquaVenture Holdings

Venture Round in 2015
AquaVenture Holdings is a water purification company that specializes in the service industry. Through its Quench and Seven Seas Water businesses, AVH provides water solutions, utilizing state-of-the-art purification and desalination technologies. It was founded in 2006 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

Alacura

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Alacura Medical Transportation Management LLC specializes in providing medical transportation benefits management services, primarily focusing on non-emergency air and ground transportation for patients requiring specialized care. Founded in 2015 and based in Dallas, Texas, the company collaborates with health plans to manage their members' transportation needs, facilitating safe and efficient transfers for various medical conditions, including neonatal care, traumatic injuries, organ transplants, and hospice services. Alacura aims to create a cost-effective national network of transportation service providers, ensuring bedside-to-bedside service through a single point of contact for insurance verification, preauthorization, and logistics coordination. The company's comprehensive approach integrates utilization review, network organization, and claims administration, streamlining the transportation process for healthcare providers and their patients.

Angel MedFlight

Pre Seed Round in 2014
Angel MedFlight is a leader and innovator in worldwide air ambulance services.

Eat Just

Series C in 2014
Eat Just, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company focused on developing innovative food products aimed at creating a healthier and more sustainable food system. Founded in 2011, the company offers a range of plant-based items, including scrambled eggs, flavored mayonnaise, various dressings, cookie doughs, and meat alternatives. With a strong emphasis on research and culinary expertise, Eat Just combines scientific discovery with culinary innovation, resulting in products that are both delicious and accessible. The company's flagship product, JUST Egg, has received numerous accolades, including recognition as one of Popular Science's "100 Greatest Innovations." Eat Just has been acknowledged for its innovative contributions to the food industry by various organizations, including Fast Company and the World Economic Forum.

BrightFarms

Series B in 2014
BrightFarms Inc. is an indoor farming company that designs, builds, and operates greenhouse farms located near supermarkets and grocery retailers in the United States. Founded in 2010 and based in Irvington, New York, the company specializes in the production of fresh, locally grown, and pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, including salad greens, baby leaf lettuces, herbs, tomatoes, and basil. By utilizing hydroponic farming techniques in controlled environments, BrightFarms aims to provide consumers with non-GMO products while minimizing the time and distance involved in the food supply chain. The company's focus on local production allows for fresher products and reduces costs associated with transportation.

Drillinginfo

Secondary Market in 2010
Drilling Info accelerates workflows and business critical decision processes for the oil and gas industry resulting in faster, smarter, safer exploration and production of global resources with their comprehensive array of information, intelligence and analysis platforms. Drilling Info has more than 2,700 accounts globally with more than 20,000 users. Drilling Info members produce more than 90 percent of domestic oil and gas in the United States. The Company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and has offices throughout the U.S oil patch in addition to the UK, Southeast Asia, and South America.

Augusta Sportswear

Private Equity Round in 2009
Augusta Sportswear is a manufacturer and distributor of sports apparel, specializing in on-the-field team uniforms and related athletic wear. The company provides a range of products, including shorts, hoodies, long sleeve shirts, and short sleeve shirts, aiming to offer affordable options for teams and individuals. By focusing on quality and accessibility, Augusta Sportswear caters to the needs of athletes and sports organizations, ensuring they have access to reliable and cost-effective sportswear.

Envestnet

Private Equity Round in 2005
Envestnet, Inc. is a prominent provider of technology-enabled investment solutions and services tailored for financial advisors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company operates through two main segments: Wealth Solutions and Data & Analytics. Its offerings include the Envestnet | Enterprise platform, which provides a comprehensive open architecture for wealth management, as well as specialized tools like Tamarac for trading and portfolio management and MoneyGuide for goals-based financial planning. Envestnet also delivers retirement solutions, consulting services, and a robust data aggregation platform, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of financial advisors in managing client relationships and portfolios. The organization serves a diverse clientele, including independent advisors, banks, and larger financial institutions, and has grown to become one of the largest wealth management solution providers, employing over 700 individuals across various locations.
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