On April 16, 2021, WP Global Partners invested in Barrier Companies alongside Lincolnshire Management. Barrier provides fire and life safety compliance services such as fire door, damper and barrier inspections and repairs for hospital systems nationwide.
On March 15, 2021, WP Global fully exited its investment in JUST, Inc via a series of secondary transactions. JUST, Inc develops and sells plant-based alternatives to traditional eggs. WP Global invested in JUST, Inc, formally known as Hampton Creek, in February 2015 alongside Khosla Ventures. As a plant-based food developer and producer, JUST, Inc [...]
Wyatt Mekler handles accounting functions for various WP Global funds. Prior to joining WP Global, he worked as an Investor Accountant in Hedge Fund Services at Northern Trust Corporation. Mr. Mekler earned his BSB in Finance and Master of Accountancy from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He is also a registered Certified [...]
March 24, 2021 - Ginger, the on-demand mental health company, today announced a $100 million Series E financing round led by funds managed by Blackstone Growth (“Blackstone Growth”). This latest round of investment will bring the company’s total funding to over $220 million, on the heels of approximately 3x revenue growth over the past year. [...]
February 10, 2021 - WP Global Partners has been awarded a ClearPass. The ClearGlass ClearPass is a symbol of quality, speed, accuracy and transparency in the delivery of data by asset managers to their asset owner clients via ClearGlass.
November 16, 2020 - AliveCor, the leader in AI-based personal ECG technology and provider of enterprise cardiology solutions, today announced their $65 million series E financing led by existing investors OMRON, Khosla Ventures, WP Global Partners, Qualcomm Ventures and Bold Capital Partners. Proceeds from this financing will be used to accelerate growth of AliveCor's remote [...]
January 19, 2021 - The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Texas-based Seno Medical Instruments, Inc. (Seno) premarket approval (PMA) for its groundbreaking diagnostic breast cancer imaging technology that helps physicians better differentiate between benign and malignant breast lesions. The company’s Imagio® Breast Imaging [...]
On December 9, 2020, WP Global Partners exited its investment in Postmates. WP Global Partners invested in Postmates in October 2016 alongside The Founders Fund. Postmates is an on-demand service that is transforming “last-mile” delivery. Postmates was acquired by Uber Technologies Inc. in an all-stock transaction in November 2020. The combination of Postmates’ more efficient [...]
On December 1, 2020, WP Global Partners invested in Good Sportsman Marketing Outdoors, Inc. (“GSM”) alongside Gridiron Capital. GSM provides branded accessories and gear for the hunting, sports shooting, and outdoorsman markets.
Jessica Shamshura is actively involved in current and prospective client management and marketing. Prior to joining WP Global Partners, she was a Senior Investment Analyst at Pavilion/Mercer, where she provided analytical support across a variety of clients in areas including asset allocation, performance evaluation, manager research, and special projects. She began her career at Marquette [...]
