Alex Crisses

Alex Crisses also invests in “freemium software” and online gaming businesses through Insight. Insight is a growth-oriented investor. They focus on data-enabled, internet, and expansion and late stage software companies.

In 2005, TeamViewer was founded 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 leading provider of messaging, content security and network security 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 concentrates on infrastructure software and internet investments. Moreover, Mr. Crisses is an essential advisor of new team associates at Insight. He’s part of the management team that manages Insight’s analyst recruiting and training 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, monitor network performance, manage network compliance and change and improve staff efficiency.

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

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

Alex Crisses sourced and led Insight’s investments in GFI Software and TeamViewer. He oversaw the two companies’ merger. He spearheaded the acquisition of Hounddog Technologies to create GFI Max. GFI MAX RemoteManagement(TM) provides backup and antivirus software and award winning hosted remote management and monitoring (RMM) created especially for IT Support Companies as well as MSPs.

Alex Crisses invested in 6waves. They are a leading global publisher of gaming applications on the Facebook platform. Mr. Crisses was on the Company’s Board of Directors. 6waves’ aim is to publish the next generation of social games. 6waves is working together with developers internationally to create a portfolio of content that covers every platform, language, and genre.

Ticket Monster is the premier provider of daily deals in Korea. They are Korea’s biggest social buying site. LivingSocial acquired Ticket Monster in August 2011. LivingSocial is the social commerce innovator driving LivingSocial Deals. LivingSocial is part of Insight’s company portfolio.