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WindSail Capital Group

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AWasteUs SdgESG

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque2545days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.5MCheque size, as they say$2.0M – $5.0MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor12 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch WindSail Capital Group

WindSail Capital Group highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Growth: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $3.5M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

The text is mostly CSS and does not describe the organization; the name suggests capital but no explicit investment description is present.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$2.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
WasteUs SdgESG
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Nov
    VarentecUS · FinSMEs$5.0MSole investor
  3. 2018

    1 round

  4. Oct
    DC SystemsGrowth · US · FinSMEs$4.0MSole investor
  5. 2015

    1 round

  6. Apr
    WeSpireDebt · US$3.0MSole investor
  7. 2014

    4 rounds

  8. Dec
    Bright PowerDebt · US$5.0MSole investor
  9. Dec
    Genera EnergyDebt · US$4.0MSole investor
  10. Aug
    Skystream MarketsDebt · US$2.5MSole investor
  11. Mar
    FastCAPDebt · US$5.0MSole investor
  12. 2013

    3 rounds

  13. Dec
    XL HybridsDebt · US · bizjournals.com$3.0MSole investor
  14. Jul
    NG AdvantageDebt · US$6.0MSole investor
  15. Mar
    Protonex Technology CorporationDebt · US$2.0MSole investor
  16. 2012

    1 round

  17. Sept
    Next Step LivingDebt · US$2.5MSole investor
  18. 2011

    1 round

  19. Mar
    Next Step LivingDebt · US$2.8MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

IAIan Allen BowlesManaging Director of Windsail Capital Group, LLC; Chief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
JHJessica HartPrincipaliForm ADV
MGMichael Gerard RandManaging Director of Windsail Capital Group, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 9 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$92Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Windsail Capital Group, LLC
SEC number
CRD 165352

Funds on its Form ADV

1 private fund, $196M in gross assets · filed Jun 2024

  1. WindSail Capital Fund, L.P.Hedge175 investors$196M

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

Protonex Technology CorporationBought by Ballard Power Systems$30MJun 2015
NG AdvantageBought by Clean Energy FuelsUndisclosedOct 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about WindSail Capital Group

What does WindSail Capital Group invest in?

WindSail Capital Group invests most often at Debt and Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Waste, Us Sdg and ESG.

How active is WindSail Capital Group?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has WindSail Capital Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Varentec (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019) and DC Systems (Growth, Oct 2018).

How big are WindSail Capital Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.5M. It says it writes cheques of $2.0M to $5.0M.

Does WindSail Capital Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does WindSail Capital Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is WindSail Capital Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

What kind of investor is WindSail Capital Group?

WindSail Capital Group is a VC firm based in Boston, United States.

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