Battery Ventures

Venture capital firm
Boston, MAFounded 1983www.battery.com

Global technology venture capital firm backing application software, infrastructure, consumer, and industrial tech companies across growth stages.

Strategy

Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Application SoftwareInfrastructure SoftwareConsumerIndustrial Tech
Geographies
USABoston, MA
Check size
$1M-$100M

Open Roles

2

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Consumer, Industrial Tech battery.com
  2. Jul 29, 2026Invested in Freehand (Series B, $75M) Forbes
  3. Jul 28, 2026Invested in Hush Security (Series A, $30M) PR Newswire
  4. Jul 23, 2026Invested in AegisAI (Series A, $36M) PR Newswire
  5. Jul 17, 2026Invested in Chai Discovery (Series C, $400M) Crunchbase News
Earlier changes (6)
  1. Feb 18, 2026New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XV ($3.25B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  2. Feb 18, 2026New fund: Battery Ventures Fund XV ($3.25B) VCWire
  3. Nov 19, 2025Invested in Function Health (Series B, $298M) TechCrunch
  4. Mar 11, 2022New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIV (target $3.5B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  5. Feb 20, 2020New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIII ($1.2B) SEC EDGAR Form D
  6. Feb 12, 2018New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XII ($800M) SEC EDGAR Form D

Funds

5
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Battery Ventures Fund XV2026$3.25BOtherGlobal technology investing · Seed to growth / buyout
As of Feb 18, 2026VCWire
Battery Ventures Venture Fund XV2026$3.25BVenture
As of Feb 18, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIV2022target $3.5BVenture
As of Mar 11, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D
Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIII2020$1.2BVenture
As of Feb 20, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D
Battery Ventures Venture Fund XII2018$800MVenture
As of Feb 12, 2018SEC EDGAR Form D

Portfolio

7 total

Recent Investment Activity

5
DateCompanyEventAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Jul 29, 2026FreehandSeries B$75M
outlined = lead
Forbes
Jul 28, 2026Hush SecuritySeries A$30M
outlined = lead
PR Newswire
Jul 23, 2026AegisAISeries A$36M
Battery VenturesAccelFoundation CapitalAbnormal SecuritySublime SecurityMaterial Security
outlined = lead
Pulse story
Jul 17, 2026Chai DiscoverySeries C$400M$3.8 billion
outlined = lead
Pulse story
Nov 19, 2025Function HealthSeries B$298M$2.5B
outlined = lead
TechCrunch

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Cybersecurity
2 · 29%
AI infra
1 · 14%
Biotech
1 · 14%
Enterprise SaaS
1 · 14%
Healthcare AI
1 · 14%
Semiconductors
1 · 14%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series B
2 · 40%
Series A
2 · 40%
Series C
1 · 20%

Co-Investors

12

Latest Pulse

Pulse coverage →
  1. Freehand Raises $75M Series B, Tops $100M TotalFreehand raised a $75 million Series B led by Battery Ventures, bringing total funding to $100 million for its AI system that negotiates, adjudicates and settles complex procurement spend.
  2. Freehand Raises $75M Series B for AI Supply ChainsFreehand raised $75 million in Series B funding co-led by Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners to expand its enterprise AI platform for supply-chain automation, bringing its total funding to $100 million.
  3. Hush Security Banks $30M to Govern AI Agent IdentitiesHush Security raised a $30 million Series A from Akamai Technologies, Battery Ventures, and YL Ventures, bringing its total raised to $41 million, to secure non-human identities as enterprises hand more system access to AI agents.
  4. AegisAI Raises $36M to Fight AI-Driven Spear PhishingAegisAI, founded by former Google security executives, raised a $36 million Series A led by Battery Ventures to defend against AI-generated phishing attacks that personalize themselves at scale.
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