Articles from Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced the launch of The Battery Catalyst Network, a curated group of seasoned go-to-market operators and executives who will serve as trusted advisors to Battery’s portfolio companies. The network is designed to offer early- to growth-stage founders access to strategic expertise in sales and marketing as they scale their businesses.

Reliability Won, an industrial services platform focused on improving asset reliability and backed by global investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced it has acquired Noria Corp., a leading provider of lubrication and oil analysis services, conferences and software.

PageUp Group, a human-resources and talent software company that had been majority-owned by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures, has been acquired by global investment firm EQT Group.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced six new internal promotions across three offices, including the elevation of Satoshi Harris-Koizumi to partner and Collier Searle to principal.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced it has agreed to acquire steute Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, a company with over 60 years of experience in manufacturing innovative technology solutions for the medical and industrial sectors.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced it has closed its take-private acquisition of field-service workflow company TrueContext, formerly known as ProntoForms.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced the acquisition of Labguru (BioData Inc.), the life-science laboratory-data platform, from Holtzbrinck Digital. Terms were not disclosed.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced a significant investment in Mobius Institute (“Mobius”), a company that specializes in reliability improvement, conditioning-monitoring, and precision-maintenance training and certification.

Inc. this week unveiled its fifth annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, recognizing the private-equity, venture-capital and debt firms “with the best track record of backing entrepreneurs,” according to the publication’s selection methodology.

Battery Ventures, the global, technology-focused investment firm that backs cloud companies, today revealed its sixth-ever rankings of the 25 Highest-Rated Public Cloud-Computing Companies and 25 Highest-Rated Private Cloud-Computing Companies to Work For, based on data specifically provided by Glassdoor*.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced the creation of a new laboratory-automation platform following recent acquisitions of three complementary companies: Skalar Analytical, PromoChrom Technologies and LCTech.

Last year, Gen Zers—born between 1997 and 2012—surpassed millennials to become the most-populous generation on Earth, representing more than 25% of the global population and an estimated $360 billion in purchasing power. But to tap that vast pool of consumer spending, today’s businesses must adapt to Gen Zers’ materially-different preferences and behaviors compared with other generations—and pivot accordingly, according to global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures.

Battery Ventures, the global, technology-focused investment firm celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, announced several internal promotions as the firm continues to pursue its global, multi-stage investment strategy. Since its founding in 1983, Battery Ventures—with six offices on three continents—has raised 14 families of funds capitalized at more than $13 billion.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced the sale of its portfolio company Newforma to Ethos Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, promoted software investor Zak Ewen to the role of partner. Ewen is based in London and will continue to help spearhead the firm’s European software-investing efforts.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced the sale of its portfolio company Qognify, a provider of physical-security and incident-management software, to Hexagon AB.

Barak Schoster Goihman, a technology entrepreneur and operator who was the co-founder and CTO of Bridgecrew*, an open-source, developer-first cybersecurity startup acquired last year by Palo Alto Networks, has joined Battery Ventures as a venture partner to help lead investing efforts in its Israel office and fund companies with global reach.

Inc. has announced its fourth annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity and venture capital firms with the best track records of success backing entrepreneurs. Last year was the first that Inc. shifted focus from previous lists—which were called the Private Equity 50—and this year will continue the trend, by including venture capital firms as well.

Marcus Ryu, a veteran entrepreneur and technology startup advisor who co-founded and then served as chief executive of Silicon Valley vertical software-as-a-service (SaaS) company Guidewire Software, has joined Battery Ventures as a partner.

ifp-labs, a laboratory group providing analytical testing services for food, feed, water and pharmaceuticals created by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures, today announced its launch. With its headquarters in Berlin, ifp-labs will expand advanced laboratory testing and technical support for customers across Europe.

Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm that earlier this month announced the closing of new funds capitalized at $3.8 billion, announced several internal promotions as it continues to grow and pursue a global, multi-stage investment strategy.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, has closed new funds totaling $3.8 billion to continue backing innovative companies worldwide in a variety of sectors.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced a significant, majority investment in Titian Software Ltd., a U.K. company that develops innovative sample-management software and related services for life-sciences laboratories. Specific terms were not disclosed.

Battery Ventures, a global investment firm that backs cloud companies, has for the fifth year revealed the 25 Highest-Rated Public Cloud-Computing Companies To Work For, as well as the 25 Highest-Rated Private Cloud-Computing Companies To Work For, with data specifically provided to Battery from Glassdoor*. The lists highlight technology companies with exemplary company cultures—and satisfied employees—at a time when many corporate workplaces remain in flux due to remote work and changing workplace expectations, many triggered by the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology focused investment firm, has acquired LI-COR Biosciences, an industry-leading company that makes highly engineered instrumentation systems for environmental research, agriculture, drug discovery, protein research and therapeutics development.

Craftview Software GmbH, a new platform company created by global, technology-focused investment firm Battery Ventures, announced its launch and mission to offer innovative business software to craftspeople, field-service technicians and construction-industry professionals across Europe. The partnership with Battery will allow the companies to continue investing in innovation; expand into new markets and geographies; and further their primary objective of helping their customers remain competitive in a rapidly changing market environment.

Earlier this week, Inc. announced its third annual Founder-Friendly Investors list, honoring the private equity and venture capital firms with the best track record of providing helpful support to founders and entrepreneurs as they scale their businesses.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, promoted software investor Jordan Welu to the role of partner and announced a dozen other internal promotions as it expands the global reach of its venture-capital and private-equity businesses worldwide. Battery is currently investing its 13th family of funds, raised in early 2020 and capitalized at a combined $2 billion.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced it has acquired Goodfellow, a specialist supplier of high-quality materials for research and development, prototyping and specialized manufacturing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, announced it has acquired ifp Institut für Produktqualität GmbH (Institute for Product Quality GmbH, or ifp), a provider of analytical testing and analysis services for customers across the food, feed, pharmaceutical and water sectors. Terms were not disclosed.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, today announced it led a combined growth-equity investment of more than $150 million in two complementary, cloud-software platforms that manage billing and automate related financial functions including payments, revenue recognition and analytics for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies.

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, has reached an agreement to acquire imc Test & Measurement (“imc”), a global provider of productive test and measurement hardware and software solutions. Joining Battery’s group of companies in the test and measurement market, imc will operate alongside U.S.-based Audio Precision and Denmark-based GRAS Sound & Vibration, which were acquired by Battery in 2018 and 2020, respectively. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.