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About Windspeed Ventures
Windspeed Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of Concord, United States. As of Feb 2015, Windspeed Ventures has invested in 50 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Bevy Overall, Windspeed Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 4 IPOs and 34 acquisitions including key companies like Salesforce, OpenTable and Shutterfly. A lot of funds co-invest with Windspeed Ventures, with names like GrandBanks Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Windspeed Ventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Windspeed Ventures' List of Top Investments
Windspeed Ventures has a portfolio of 50 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Vistaprint and VistaPrint.Their portfolio spans across United States, Australia, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Windspeed Ventures:1. Salesforce
Provider of a platform delivering customer relationship management and cloud solutions. The platform offers applications and tools for sales, service, marketing, commerce, and information technology. It enables businesses to automate tasks, analyze data, and personalize customer interactions. The platform’s features include artificial intelligence, data integration, and application development capabilities.
Key facts about Salesforce
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Jan 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 76,453 as on Jan 31, 2025
- Investors: Meritech, Glynn Capital and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 23, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. OpenTable
Provider of reservation management solutions for restaurants. The platform provides reservation management, a chatbot, delivery management, sales management, and more.
Key facts about OpenTable
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2013
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 2,280 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Benchmark, Singtel Innov8 and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2000, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Shutterfly
Shutterfly is a personalized photo-based products provider. Users can create personalized photo books, photo postcards, photo gifts, home decor, photo calendars, etc. Also provides several other photo-based services and products under different brand names.
Key facts about Shutterfly
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2018
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $70.5M
- Employee Count: 8,677 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: SVB, Adobe and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 11, 2006, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Century Link
Provider of residential and business communication services, including internet, TV, and phone. The company delivers internet access through fiber optic and traditional networks. TV services are available through satellite partnerships and streaming options. Phone services include landline and VoIP plans for homes and businesses.
Key facts about Century Link
- Founded Year: 1930
- Location: Monroe (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $20M
- Employee Count: 24,022 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Sep 25, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Blue Nile
Internet-first brand offering diamond jewelry. Its catalog showcases diamonds and styles of jewelry, including rings, wedding bands, earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, gifts, and accessories. It also provides online customization platform for users to design their own rings.
Key facts about Blue Nile
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jan 03, 2016
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7M
- Employee Count: 1,420 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Integral Capital Partners, Tugboat Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 25, 2001, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Windspeed Ventures' Investments by Stage
Windspeed Ventures has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $3.35M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.55M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Windspeed Ventures' Investments by Sector
Windspeed Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Mobile and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 37 Tech companies, 35 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Software companies and at least 15 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Mobile | 2 |
Retail | 2 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Windspeed Ventures' Investments by Geography
Windspeed Ventures has made most investments in United States (7), followed by India where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 7 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Windspeed Ventures' recent investments
Windspeed Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Windspeed Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 04, 2015 | United States | Seed | 6081 | ||
Oct 2014 | United States | Seed | 5811 | [+1] | |
Aug 01, 2012 | United States | Series C | 1805 | ||
Jun 30, 2010 | United States | Seed | 2565 | - | |
Mar 01, 2010 | United States | Series A | 4054 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Windspeed Ventures' Portfolio
Windspeed Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - JumpCloud. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is JumpCloud which became a unicorn in 2021, 4 years before Windspeed Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Windspeed Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Cloud based directory management for user and IT resource authentication | 2012 | Boulder | Series F | ilkuyyj |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Windspeed Ventures' Portfolio
4 of Windspeed Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Comscore got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2007 at marketcap of $452M and Salesforce got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $1.11B.Here are Windspeed Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 27, 2007 | - | - | 4869 | |
Jun 23, 2004 | - | - | 8001 | |
Aug 26, 1988 | - | - | 2116 | |
- | 2000 | Series A | 3192 |
Acquired companies in Windspeed Ventures' Portfolio
34 companies from Windspeed Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Zipit Wireless in Aug 2025 by Wireless Logic for $*****.Here are Windspeed Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 06, 2025 | May 31, 2007 | Series A | 9069 | |
Oct 21, 2024 | - | - | 2132 | |
Aug 09, 2022 | - | - | 2817 | |
Feb 09, 2022 | - | - | 8731 | |
Oct 08, 2021 | - | - | 5255 |
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Team profile of Windspeed Ventures
Windspeed Ventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in United States. Windspeed Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Windspeed Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | - | - | |
Partner | Boston | - | - |
Co-investors of Windspeed Ventures
Over the past 26 years, 23 investors have co-invested in Windspeed Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Top Co-investors of Windspeed Ventures: 9 investors entered a company along with Windspeed Ventures. These include investors like GrandBanks Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Windspeed Ventures: A total of 14 investors have invested in Windspeed Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Highland Capital Partners (1 company), HarbourVest Partners (1 company) and Nigel Morris (1 company).
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