Battery Ventures Announces New $750 Million Fund

Amidst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. This is one of the largest funds raised in the first quarter of 2010 as VC funds struggle to raise money due to poor performance and low liquidity.

Amidst a 72% decline in funds raised by Israeli venture capital funds in 2009, Battery Ventures announced the completion of  its new fund, BV-9, totaling $750 million. This is one of the largest funds raised in the first quarter of 2010 as VC funds struggle to raise money due to poor performance and low liquidity.

The New York Times says the new fund is a signal that Silicon Valley is being revived, but according to the Wall Street Journal,  it was lower fees and carry that  facilitated securing the capital:

It helped that Battery proactively offered some investor-friendly terms. The firm lowered its carried interest fee–the fee that it takes on profits made in the fund–to 20% from 25% previously, though the fee would rise to 30% after the fund returns three times its capital, said Mr. Crotty. In addition, Battery’s partners showed their commitment by putting more money into the fund themselves than in its past funds, among other moves, he said.

The current fund brings Battery’s assets under management to approximately $4 billion. Battery plans to keep the same investment strategy implemented since the fund’s inception in 1983, backing talented entrepreneurs and businesses with high potential that spread out across three dimensions:

  • Domain expertise: The main investment areas are Internet and digital media, financial services and information, Communications services, semiconductor technology, Enterprise IT, green technology and software.
  • Maturity: Battery invests in companies at all stages – from seed to later stage private equity buyouts.
  • Geography: The Company invests throughout the world, with most investments are made in North America, Europe, Israel and India.

The Israeli office of Battery Ventures includes:  Scott Tobin, Itzik Parnafes, Avi Domoshevizki, Eyal Shinar and David Sokolic. The Israeli office most recently invested in Pursway (see previous coverage).

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Eze is managing partner of Remagine Ventures, a seed fund investing in ambitious founders at the intersection of tech, entertainment, gaming and commerce with a spotlight on Israel.

I'm a former general partner at google ventures, head of Google for Entrepreneurs in Europe and founding head of Campus London, Google's first physical hub for startups.

I'm also the founder of Techbikers, a non-profit bringing together the startup ecosystem on cycling challenges in support of Room to Read. Since inception in 2012 we've built 11 schools and 50 libraries in the developing world.
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