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At a glance
Battery Ventures appears in 6 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2025, leading 4. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are Cybersecurity and Health & Biotech, and its most recent tracked deal was Miter's $40M Series B round (Oct 1, 2026). ValueAddVC also tracks 5 funds managed by Battery Ventures.
Strategy
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Application SoftwareInfrastructure SoftwareConsumerIndustrial Tech
Geographies
USABoston, MA
Check size
$1M-$100MOpen Roles
2Recent changes
- Oct 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026Invested in Miter (Series B, $40M) The SaaS News
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Application Software, Infrastructure Software, Consumer, Industrial Tech battery.com
- Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026Invested in Freehand (Series B, $75M) Forbes
- Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 2026Invested in Hush Security (Series A, $30M) PR Newswire
- Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 2026Invested in AegisAI (Series A, $36M) PR Newswire
Earlier changes (7)
- Jul 14, 2026Jul 14, 2026Invested in Chai Discovery (Series C, $400M) Law360
- Feb 18, 2026Feb 18, 2026New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XV ($3.25B) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Feb 18, 2026Feb 18, 2026New fund: Battery Ventures Fund XV ($3.25B) VCWire
- Nov 19, 2025Nov 19, 2025Invested in Function Health (Series B, $298M) TechCrunch
- Feb 24, 2022Feb 24, 2022New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIV (target $3.5B) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Feb 20, 2020Feb 20, 2020New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIII ($1.2B) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Feb 12, 2018Feb 12, 2018New fund: Battery Ventures Venture Fund XII ($800M) SEC EDGAR Form D
Funds
5| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Ventures Fund XV | 2026 | $3.25B | OtherGlobal technology investing · Seed to growth / buyout | As of Feb 18, 2026VCWire |
| Battery Ventures Venture Fund XV | 2026 | $3.25B | Venture | As of Feb 18, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIV | 2022 | target $3.5B | Venture | As of Mar 11, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIII | 2020 | $1.2B | Venture | As of Feb 20, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Battery Ventures Venture Fund XII | 2018 | $800M | Venture | As of Feb 12, 2018SEC EDGAR Form D |
Portfolio
8 totalRecent Investment Activity
6Track record: led 4 and participated in 2 of 6 tracked venture rounds · 6 in the last 12 months · led 2 Series B, 2 Series A
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Miter | Series B | Led | $40M | — | The SaaS News | |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Freehand | Series B | Led | $75M | — | Battery VenturesLeadTech StartupsNewRoad Capital PartnersLeadTech StartupsNexus VentureTech StartupsPSP GrowthPenny Pritzker | Forbes |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Hush Security | Series A | Led | $30M | — | PR Newswire | |
| Jul 23, 2026 | AegisAI | Series A | Led | $36M | — | Battery VenturesLeadAccelTechCrunchFoundation CapitalTechCrunchAbnormal SecuritySublime SecurityMaterial Security | Pulse story |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Chai Discovery | Series C | Participated | $400M | $3.8B | Index VenturesLeadCrunchbase NewsKleiner PerkinsCrunchbase NewsSequoia CapitalCrunchbase NewsDimensionCrunchbase NewsBaillie GiffordunverifiedBain Capital VenturesunverifiedBattery VenturesunverifiedMenlo VenturesunverifiedSapphire Venturesunverified | Law360 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Function Health | Series B | Participated | $298M | $2.5B | TechCrunch |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
Cybersecurity
2 · 25%
AI infra
1 · 13%
Biotech
1 · 13%
Enterprise SaaS
1 · 13%
Healthcare AI
1 · 13%
Semiconductors
1 · 13%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series B
3 · 50%
Series A
2 · 33%
Series C
1 · 17%
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Latest Pulse
- Sep 25, 2026Figma Exec Joins AI Inference Startup BasetenA senior Figma executive is joining AI inference startup Baseten, another sign that operating talent is flowing from the application layer toward the AI infrastructure layer.→
- Sep 22, 2026Barrick's Gold Unit Signs AI Deal Before IPOBarrick's North American gold business signed a five-year deal with industrial AI startup Avathon for equipment-failure prediction and safety monitoring ahead of its planned listing, worth $10-20 million a year to Avathon.→
- Aug 18, 2026Rillet Hits $1B Valuation on $100M Series CRillet raised a $100 million Series C led by ICONIQ at a $1 billion valuation, its third round in a year, pushing total funding past $200 million for an AI-native accounting platform aimed at NetSuite and Sage.→
- Jul 29, 2026Freehand 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.→
- Jul 29, 2026Freehand 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.→
- Jul 29, 2026Freehand Raises $75M to Automate Supply ChainsFreehand raised a $75 million Series B to scale AI agents that manage Fortune 500 supply-chain spend, with customers including Meta, Unilever, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson already live on the platform.→
- Jul 28, 2026Hush Security Raises $30M to Govern AI AgentsHush Security raised a $30 million Series A, with Akamai joining as a strategic investor, to close the governance gap between enterprises and the AI agents now acting inside their systems -- a problem this week's OpenAI-Hugging Face breach made painfully concrete.→
- Jul 28, 2026Hush 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.→
- Jul 23, 2026AegisAI Lands $36M to Fight AI-Powered PhishingAegisAI, founded by former Google security executives, raised a $36 million Series A to expand autonomous agents that detect AI-generated spear-phishing and other inbox threats.→
- Jul 23, 2026AegisAI 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.→
- Jul 8, 2026SambaNova Raises $1B at $11B Valuation for AI ChipsSambaNova closed the first tranche of a $1 billion Series F at an $11 billion valuation, just five months after its last mega round, with General Atlantic leading and JPMorganChase signing on as an inference partner.→
Battery Ventures FAQ
What is Battery Ventures' latest fund?
Battery Ventures Fund XV, closed at $3.25B (As of Feb 18, 2026; VCWire).
How large are Battery Ventures' funds?
Battery Ventures funds Value Add tracks include Battery Ventures Fund XV ($3.25B, 2026); Battery Ventures Venture Fund XV ($3.25B, 2026); Battery Ventures Venture Fund XIII ($1.2B, 2020); Battery Ventures Venture Fund XII ($800M, 2018), out of 5 Battery Ventures funds tracked in total.
What companies has Battery Ventures invested in?
Battery Ventures' portfolio includes Miter, Baseten, Function Health, Freehand, Hush Security, AegisAI, and 2 more tracked companies.
Who does Battery Ventures co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Battery Ventures most often invests alongside General Catalyst (2 shared deals), Scribble Ventures (2 shared deals), SV Angel (2 shared deals), 01 Advisors (1 shared deal), Accel (1 shared deal).
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Where these figures come from
- PR Newswireprimary source1 fact
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- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- Forbesmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
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