Techstars shine bright
The team at Windrush.
The Saratoga-based startup Windrush, founded by 2013 Skidmore College graduates Riley Alsman, Mark Morrison, and Max Walker, has come a long way since the days of competing in the Freirich Business Plan Competition.
In June, Windrush was selected from thousands of applicants for the highly competitive Barclays Techstars NYC accelerator.
“Windrush was chosen for our accelerator because they have a product that will radically transform financial reporting, content marketing, and the art of online storytelling,” says Jenny Fielding, Techstars’ managing director. “Their platform allows organizations to easily showcase their data in beautiful and compelling ways—a feat that would otherwise require an enormous amount of money to hire very rare talent. They solve a large and common problem for businesses.”
Windrush has raised significant initial funding and has a growing number of clients. The product is an online, data-driven document builder and web-publishing tool that allows users to easily and quickly transform data into attractive, interactive online reports. The company boasts clients including marketing firms, economic development organizations and other nonprofits, colleges and others.
“Being selected for Techstars’ accelerator is an important next step for Windrush,” Walker says. “It will provide us not only with extremely valuable mentorship, a substantial investment, and access to world-class clients, it’s our opportunity to launch Windrush on the national and international stage. It’s also a big milestone for the Capital Region. Windrush is the first startup from the area to be tapped for any Techstars accelerator program, an indication of the continuing growth and strength of the tech sector in the region.”
