# Battery Ventures

> Battery Ventures is a Boston-founded, global investment firm that backs technology businesses from seed rounds through growth equity and control buyouts. Its unusual continuity across stages is paired with sector research and an internal portfolio-services bench covering recruiting, business development, go-to-market, communications, finance, analytics and executive coaching. Battery Ventures XV, closed in February 2026 with $3.25 billion, extends that model into the AI era.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Rick Frisbie (Co-founder), Howard Anderson (Co-founder), Bob Barrett (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 260 people in the supplied company record; LinkedIn listed 51-200 employees and showed roughly 250 associated profiles in 2026.
- **Products:** Venture and early-stage investment, Growth equity, Technology buyouts, Portfolio services, Research and founder resources
- **Notable:** Founded in Boston in 1983 and expanded to six offices in Boston, San Francisco, Menlo Park, New York, London and Tel Aviv., Raised more than $16 billion since inception, according to Battery in 2026., Backed more than 530 companies across its history, according to the firm's 2026 fund announcement.

## Products & services

- **Venture and early-stage investment** — Seed and early-stage capital for technology startups in Battery's focus sectors.
- **Growth equity** — Later-stage minority capital for technology businesses scaling revenue, products and international operations.
- **Technology buyouts** — Control and majority investments in established software, industrial-technology and life-science-tools businesses.
- **Portfolio services** — Hands-on support in go-to-market, operator coaching, talent, recruiting, business development, marketing, communications, finance and analytics.
- **Research and founder resources** — Sector reports, operating guides, events, case studies and market research for entrepreneurs and executives.

## Achievements

- Founded in Boston in 1983 and expanded to six offices in Boston, San Francisco, Menlo Park, New York, London and Tel Aviv.
- Raised more than $16 billion since inception, according to Battery in 2026.
- Backed more than 530 companies across its history, according to the firm's 2026 fund announcement.
- Closed Battery Ventures XV with $3.25 billion in February 2026.
- Reported more than $10 billion in liquidity generated over the five years preceding the 2026 fund close.
- Past and current investments include Affirm, Amplitude, Coinbase, Confluent, Databricks, JFrog and Olo.
- Created the Battery Foundation in 2019 to support technology education, health, employment and grassroots causes.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Closed Battery Ventures XV with $3.25 billion for global technology investments from seed and early stage through growth and buyout.
- **2026-02** — Published its AI-era investment thesis, arguing that AI is becoming a baseline across software, infrastructure, industrial technology and life-science tools.
- **2026-01** — Published its 2026 technology predictions and continued new investment activity across AI applications and infrastructure.
- **2025-11** — Portfolio-company news highlighted financing and product activity at Maybern, 1mind, Koi and Ontra.

## Links

- Website: https://www.battery.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/battery-ventures
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BatteryVentures
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/batteryventures
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/batteryventures1983

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Last updated: 2026-08-17