Battery Ventures
Boston-founded global technology investor (since 1983) backing application software, infrastructure, consumer, and industrial tech. Investing from Battery Ventures XV, a $3.25B flagship fund.
Typical check size
$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)
Founded
1983
Headquarters
Boston, MA
AUM
N/A
Rounds they lead
Rounds they invest
Portfolio companies we track
Startups in our directory that list Battery Ventures as an investor (16 total).
- Amplitude Product analytics and behavioral data platform for digital teams.
- Baseten AI inference platform for deploying, serving, and autoscaling production models with OpenAI-compatible APIs.
- Belong Residential rental marketplace replacing landlord–tenant friction with homeowner–resident relationships.
- Blitzy Autonomous enterprise software development platform that reverse-engineers codebases and ships 80%+ of projects via AI agents.
- Coinbase Leading U.S. crypto exchange and on-ramp — early a16z conviction bet that went public.
- Cross River Bank Tech-forward bank powering fintech BaaS, lending, and payments rails.
- Delphix Database virtualization and test data management (acquired by Perforce, 2024).
- Dollar Shave Club Subscription razor and grooming brand built on viral DTC marketing (acquired by Unilever, 2016).
- FlyHomes Real estate fintech providing buy-before-you-sell lending and wholesale mortgage products.
- Forte Blockchain platform helping game developers build compliant token economies and NFT marketplaces.
- Forte Labs, Inc. Legal entity behind Forte's blockchain gaming infrastructure for token economies and NFT marketplaces.
- Function Health Membership-based preventive health platform offering comprehensive lab testing and medical intelligence.
- hyperexponential Pricing decision intelligence platform (hx Renew) replacing Excel actuarial models for insurers.
- Platfora Hadoop-native BI for petabyte-scale data — acquired by SAP in 2016.
- SpotHero Chicago parking reservation marketplace connecting drivers with garages, lots, and event parking across North America.
- StockX Detroit-based authenticated marketplace for sneakers, streetwear, collectibles, and more.
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