Venture Capital Firms in Bay Area – Battery Ventures – San Francisco, CA and Menlo Park, CA – 16/50

Venture Capital Firms in Bay Area – Battery Ventures – San Francisco, CA and Menlo Park, CA – 16/50


Venture Capital Firms in Bay Area – Battery Ventures – San Francisco, CA and Menlo Park, CA – 16/50

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Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm. Founded in 1983, the firm makes venture-capital and private-equity investments from offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Israel and London. Wikipedia
Founded: 1983
Headquarters: Boston, MA
Number of employees: 60
Total assets: 6.9 billion USD
Founders: Howard Anderson, Rick Frisbie, Bob Barrett
Parent organization: Battery Management Company, LLC.
Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm. Founded in 1983, the firm makes venture-capital and private-equity investments from offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Israel and London. Since inception, the firm has raised over $6.9 billion and is now investing its twelfth funds, Battery Ventures XII and Battery Ventures XII Side Fund, with a combined capitalization of $1.25 billion.

History

Battery Ventures was founded in 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts by Rick Frisbie, Howard Anderson  and Bob Barrett. Since its inception, Battery has raised more than $6.9 billion in capital through the following twelve funds and corresponding side funds:

In 1995, the firm opened its second office in Menlo Park, California, followed by the opening of its Israel office in 2009, and the addition of its San Francisco office in 2015.

Current investing general partners includ e: Neeraj Agrawal, Michael Brown, Morad Elhafed, Jesse Feldman,Russell Fleischer, Roger Lee, Itzik Parnafes, Chelsea Stoner, Dharmesh Thakker and Scott Tobin.

Investments

In its 35-year history, Battery has invested in more than 400 companies globally resulting in more than 60 IPOs and more than 170 M&A events by acquirers including Adobe, Apple, AppNeta, BMC, Boeing, BigPanda, Comcast, Danaher, Dataiku, EMC, Google, HotelTonight, Intel, KeyMe, LinkedIn, MetroPCS, Narrative Science, Neolane,Netezza, Niantic, OutlookSoft, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Worldhotels, ResMed, Roper, Salesforce, Scott Safety, SAP, Stratoscale, Visa, WebPT, Yahoo!, and Yesware.

The firm’s current investment focus includ es:

  • Application software
  • IT infrastructure technologies
  • Consumer internet/mobile
  • Industrial technologies
Battery Ventures
Type
Private
Industry Private equity
Founded 1983
Founders Rick Frisbie, Howard Anderson, Bob Barrett
Headquarters Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Products Venture capital
Total assets $6.9 billion
Number of employees
60+
Website www.battery.com

 

Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures finances technology sector companies with venture capital, private equity, and debt financing investments.
Categories  Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
Headquarters Regions  Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Founded Date 1983
Founders  Rick Frisbie
Operating Status Active
Funding Status Early Stage Venture
Last Funding Type Series A
Number of Employees 11-50
Also Known As BatteryLegal Name Battery Ventures L.P
Child Hubs  Battery Ventures Alumni Founded Companies, Battery Ventures Portfolio Companies
Investor Type  Venture Capital
Investment Stage  Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Number of Exits 139

Battery Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and Israel. Battery invests in potentially cutting-edge, category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure technologies, consumer-internet and mobile services, and industrial technologies.

Founded in 1983, the firm backs companies at stages ranging from seed to growth and private equity.