Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm founded in 1983. With offices in Boston, San Francisco, Menlo Park, Tel Aviv, London, and New York City, the firm has invested in more than 450 companies over its 40-year history. Battery Ventures focuses on sectors such as application software, infrastructure software, consumer technology, and industrial tech, including life science tools. The firm has raised over $13 billion in capital through its fourteen funds and corresponding side funds, with its current investment focus including application software, infrastructure software, consumer, and industrial tech + life science tools. Battery Ventures partners with exceptional founders and management teams developing category-defining businesses, backing companies at all stages, from seed and early to growth and buyout. The firm's team-based culture emphasizes decisiveness, hard work, and a thesis-driven approach, seeking out extraordinary business leaders who operate the same way. Battery Ventures has been recognized for its supportive collaboration with entrepreneurs and management teams, and in 2023, it was named to Inc.’s list of Founder-Friendly Investors. The firm also created The Battery Foundation in 2019, a donor-advised fund at the Boston Foundation, to give back to the community by offering grants to non-profit groups in areas including technology education, health and wellness, jobs and economic development, and other grassroots causes.