Alex Crisses

Alex Crisses also invests in “freemium software” and online gaming enterprises by way of Insight Venture Partners. Insight is a growth-oriented investor. The firm focuses on expansion and late stage software, internet, and data-enabled businesses.

TeamViewer GmbH was established in 2005 in Uhingen, Germany. TeamViewer is a proprietary computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer among computers. The main emphasis of the application is the remote control of computers.

Alex Crisses sourced and led Insight’s investments in GFI Software. GFI is a top provider of network security, content security and messaging software. GFI is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. They have won the Microsoft Fusion (GEM) Packaged Application Partner of the Year award.

Alex Crisses is a Managing Director at Insight Venture Partners. He specializes in infrastructure software and internet investments. In addition, Mr. Crisses is a key mentor of new team members at the firm. He’s part of the management team that manages the firm’s training and analyst recruiting program.

SolarWinds is a leading provider of Windows-based network discovery, network monitoring, and network management software. Customers opt for SolarWinds to lessen network downtime, change and improve staff efficiency, manage network compliance and monitor network performance.

A graduate from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a BS in Economics, Alex Crisses is a Principal at Insight Venture Partners. His experience prior to joining Insight included working as an investment-banking analyst at the Global Energy and Power Group of Credit Suisse First Boston.

Nexon is a South Korean publisher of online games and MMORPGs (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) and a video game developer. Nexon, founded in 1994 in Seoul, additionally developed the micro-transaction and free-to-play business structure.

Alex Crisses sourced and led Insight Venture Partners’ investments in GFI Software and TeamViewer. He oversaw the two companies’ merger. He headed the acquiring of Hounddog Technologies to establish GFI Max. GFI MAX RemoteManagement(TM) provides backup and antivirus software and award winning hosted remote management and monitoring (RMM), constructed particularly for IT Support Companies as well as MSPs.

Alex Crisses invested in 6waves. They are a major worldwide publisher of gaming applications on the Facebook platform. Mr. Crisses was on 6waves’ Board of Directors. 6waves’ objective is to publish the next generation of social games. They’re working together with developers around the world to construct a content portfolio that addresses each and every platform, language, and genre.

Ticket Monster is the major supplier of daily deals in Korea. They’re Korea’s largest social buying website. LivingSocial acquired Ticket Monster in August 2011. LivingSocial is the social commerce innovator powering LivingSocial Deals. LivingSocial is part of Insight Venture Partners company portfolio.