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930 Winter St., Ste. 2500 Waltham, MA 02451 MA Tel. 781-478-6600 Fax 781-478-6601 |
Type: Private
On the web:
http://www.battery.com
Employees:
54
Battery Ventures gives emerging technology companies the juice they need to keep running. A venture capital firm specializing in such high-tech fields as communications, software, and e-commerce, the company has invested in more than 200 businesses around the world. It invests as little as several hundred thousand dollars to seed small ventures on up to $100 million for late-stage expansion; it also takes equity stakes in companies through its private equity operations. Battery Ventures, which was founded in 1983, manages more than $3 billion in committed capital; notable past investments include Akamai Technologies, Allegiance Telecom, Focal Communications, and Chordiant Software.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $3.2M
Officers:
Founder and General Partner: Richard D. (Rick) Frisbie
Chief Operating Partner: Chris Hanson
CFO: Christopher (Chris) Schiavo
Competitors:
Apax Partners
Benchmark Capital
Sequoia Capital
