Crest Rock Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm investing in lower middle market software, technology, services and manufacturing companies, today announced a strategic investment in Jelecos. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with additional offices in Overland Park, Kansas and St. Louis, Missouri, Jelecos is a technology consulting company and AWS advanced tier consulting partner.

Jelecos provides digital transformation, compliance-driven migrations, cloud-first application development, cloud management, and DevOps-as-a-Service.

“We are thrilled to partner with the team at Crest Rock, who bring complementary expertise, sound guidance, and capital as we continue along our trajectory,” said Leon Thomas, CEO of Jelecos. “Crest Rock’s backing will allow Jelecos to invest in growing our team of AWS certified technical experts, adding additional AWS competencies, and further capitalizing on additional AWS market opportunities. The strategic partnership with Crest Rock enables us to expand our service offerings, enter new geographies, and emphasize our customer-first approach.”

“The Jelecos team has built a top tier organization centered around a singular goal – providing leading technology solutions to their customers,” commented Jeff Carnes, Crest Rock co-founder and partner. “As hybrid and public cloud adoption continues to accelerate, we believe the company’s deep technical expertise, range of AWS competencies, and passion for customer service will continue to be a strong differentiator in the market. We are excited to partner with Jelecos in accelerating their growth through investments in people, process, and products, all for the benefit of their existing and future customers.”

Layer 7 Capital arranged the transaction between Crest Rock Partners and Jelecos.