Alex Crisses also invested in LivingSocial, an organization in the Internet & New Media industry. LivingSocial is the social commerce leader behind LivingSocial Deals. This group buying program invites people and their friends to save as much as 90 percent daily at their preferred establishments, sporting events, along with other local attractions in major cities.
Alex Crisses invested in Acronis, an organization operating in the Infrastructure Software field. Acronis offers user-friendly storage management solutions that are technically advanced for mission-critical applications. Acronis provides disaster recovery, backup and restore, partitioning, boot management, privacy, data migration, as well as other storage management products.
Alex Crisses earned an MBA with High Distinction from the Harvard Business School. He graduated as a Baker Scholar from Harvard. He previously graduated from the Wharton School of Business, from the University of Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Economics. He was the recipient of the school’s Highest Honor.
Specializing in expansion and late stage data-enabled, internet, and software companies, Alex Crisses invested in 6waves. 6waves is a foremost international publisher of gaming apps within the Facebook platform. Their objective is publishing the next generation of social games.
At Insight Venture Partners, Alex Crisses specializes in internet investments. This includes an emphasis on online gaming investments. Insight is a growth-oriented investor and is one of the fastest growing venture capital and private equity firms.
A Managing Director at Insight, Alex Crisses became a member of the firm in 2002. Previous to joining Insight, he worked with Global Energy and Power Group of Credit Suisse First Boston as an investment banking Analyst.
Alex Crisses actively looks to invest in forward-thinking and innovative infrastructure software and internet enterprises. Insight is among the fastest growing investors within the company’s target markets.
Alex Crisses joined Insight Venture Partners in 2002. The firm, founded in 1995, is focused on the software and internet verticals, raising over $5 billion as a private equity and venture capital organization.
Through Insight, Alex Crisses’ investments include Acronis Inc. Acronis provides user-friendly storage management solutions, which are technically advanced for mission-critical applications. Acronis has offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
At Minds Matter, Alex Crisses was the former director of fundraising and executive committee member. Headquartered in New York City, Minds Matter is a not-for-profit organization for high school students who are underprivileged.