Portfolio Companies
3Warp
AI-powered payroll and people management platform automating tax compliance, HRIS, benefits, and device management using AI agents and rules engines.
Triomics
Triomics raised funding for its oncology-specific AI platform that automates clinical trial patient screening and eligibility matching, achieving 95% accuracy and 67% reduction in screening time.
Signal AI
Battery Ventures takes majority stake in Signal AI, an AI-powered intelligence platform for enterprise communications monitoring and analysis.
Recent Articles
30“Know-Your-Candidate” and Other Talent Truisms in the AI Era
Battery Ventures convened people and talent leaders from its portfolio for two in-person workshops on workforce strategy in the AI era. Key findings: AI agents are replacing entire workflows, prompting companies to redesign processes before backfilling roles. AI fluency is now a baseline hiring requirement, and hybrid roles such as AI Enablement Lead and GTM Engineer are emerging. Competition for AI talent has pushed compensation to the 70th–80th percentile, referral bonuses are rising sharply, and equity refreshe…
7/20/2026
Measuring AI ROI: The Next Big Conundrum for Enterprises
A Battery Ventures survey of enterprise technology leaders finds that 98% of CXOs plan to increase AI spending over the next 12 months, yet the ability to demonstrate returns remains limited. While 53% report clear ROI in at least one area, only 6% have a consistent, organization-wide measurement framework in place. Software development and engineering productivity is the top area where ROI is clearest, cited by 28% of respondents. Notably, around 80% of AI budget growth is being funded by reallocating existing Sa…
7/17/2026
AI Isn’t Replacing Humans, but It Is Changing Our Jobs a Lot
A Battery Ventures survey of 100 large enterprise technology leaders found that 73% reported no headcount reduction from AI adoption, with augmentation rather than displacement as the dominant pattern. Forty-one percent noted a reallocation of hiring priorities toward AI-focused roles such as engineers, analysts, and agent operators, while repetitive entry-level roles are shrinking. On agentic AI, 95% anticipated significant operational impact, yet only 1% expected full human replacement. The findings suggest grow…
7/17/2026
From Dirt to Tokens: How AI is Collapsing the Walls Between Apps and Infrastructure
7/9/2026
Survey Says: Agentic AI Penetrates the Enterprise, but Some ROI Questions Remain
Battery Ventures' State of Enterprise Tech Spending survey, drawing on 100 senior technology leaders overseeing more than $66 billion in annual tech spend, finds strong enterprise adoption of agentic AI across software development, customer support, IT, and cybersecurity. However, ROI clarity remains elusive: 94% of respondents lack a consistent enterprise-wide framework for measuring AI returns, and only 16% report positive ROI on more than half their AI projects. Despite these uncertainties, overall appetite for…
6/30/2026
The 75-Year-Old Payroll Problem—And Our Investment in Warp
Battery Ventures traces the history of payroll complexity from ADP's founding in 1949 through Paycom and Paylocity, arguing the core problem—fragile, manual, compliance-heavy payroll—has never been fully solved. Against that backdrop, Battery announces its investment in Warp, a modern payroll platform aiming to eliminate the inefficiencies that have persisted for more than seven decades. The post frames Warp as the next evolution in a long line of payroll innovators, built for an era where automation and real-time…
6/25/2026
Intentional Breakage: Shane Evans on Re-Engineering Revenue in the Age of AI
Shane Evans discusses how companies must intentionally disrupt their own revenue models to adapt and thrive in the rapidly evolving AI landscape, as featured on Battery Ventures.
6/1/2026
AI✦NY 2026 Recap: Insights From Leaders at Databricks, Qatalyst Partners, Clay and More
Battery Ventures hosted the inaugural AI✦NY Summit, evolved from CloudNY, in partnership with FirstMark. Leaders from top AI companies and enterprises shared insights on building, scaling, and selling in the AI era.
6/1/2026
Our Investment in Triomics
5/28/2026
What It Takes to Build, Scale and Sell in the AI Era: Four Insights from AI✦NY 2026
At the inaugural AI✦NY Summit, CEOs from top AI firms shared insights on building in the AI era. Key themes: visionary bets ahead of market trends, principled GTM decisions, and evolving sales structures.
5/28/2026
AuditBoard (now Optro), a SaaS risk-and-compliance platform
AuditBoard, founded by Daniel Kim and Jay Lee, offers a SaaS platform for audit, ESG, and risk management. Battery Ventures invested after identifying the CFO suite as an under-served enterprise software market.
5/6/2026
Agent Skills Are the New SDK (And You Should Be Building One)
AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude Code are reshaping developer tool distribution. With 4% of GitHub commits AI-authored, infrastructure companies must optimize for AI agents, not just human developers, to stay competitive.
4/7/2026
How Reliability Won Is Building a Global Asset-Reliability Platform
Battery Ventures backed Reliability Won, which has grown via three acquisitions—Mobius Institute, Noria Corporation, and Fluid Life—to build a global asset-reliability platform combining training, lubrication, and oil analysis.
4/6/2026
From Building MongoDB to Backing the Future of AI
A Battery Ventures partner shares his shift to frontier tech investing, focusing on AI models, quantum computing, and robotics. He argues that algorithmic breakthroughs—not just scaling—will drive progress toward superintelligence.
4/2/2026
Max Schireson, Roland Anderson Named Investment Partners at Battery Ventures - The Joplin Globe
Max Schireson and Roland Anderson have been named as Investment Partners at Battery Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm.
4/2/2026
Max Schireson, Roland Anderson Named Investment Partners at Battery Ventures - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Max Schireson and Roland Anderson have been named Investment Partners at Battery Ventures, a prominent venture capital firm, marking a significant addition to its investment team.
4/2/2026
Max Schireson, Roland Anderson Named Investment Partners at Battery Ventures - Business Wire
Battery Ventures has appointed Max Schireson and Roland Anderson as Investment Partners, expanding the firm's leadership team with experienced technology and business executives.
4/2/2026
First coding, next finance? AI adoption comes to the CFO suite
A survey of 129 CFOs reveals AI adoption in finance is growing but struggling. While 79% are piloting or planning AI, only 4% report pilot success rates above 50%. Model inaccuracy and unclear ROI remain the top barriers.
4/1/2026
Q&A: Battery Ventures XV Bets Big on AI: Inside Its Strategy for the Next Wave of Innovation - citybiz
Battery Ventures XV outlines its bold AI-focused investment strategy, highlighting key areas of innovation it believes will define the next major wave of technological advancement.
3/30/2026
Nvidia GTC shifts focus from AI hype to deployment - The Business Journals
Nvidia's GTC conference signals a strategic shift from AI excitement and speculation toward practical deployment and real-world implementation of AI technologies across industries.
3/16/2026
Battery Ventures Raises $3.25 Billion For Fund XV To Back AI And Software Innovation - Pulse 2.0
Battery Ventures has raised $3.25 billion for its Fund XV, focusing on backing innovation in AI and software sectors, signaling strong investor confidence in tech-driven growth.
2/21/2026
Against the tide: Databricks-backer Battery Ventures closes $3.25B fund - Tech Funding News
Battery Ventures, a backer of Databricks, has closed a $3.25 billion fund, bucking the trend in a challenging venture capital fundraising environment.
2/18/2026
Battery Ventures Raises $3.25 Billion - citybiz
Battery Ventures has successfully raised $3.25 billion in new funds, signaling strong investor confidence in the venture capital firm's strategy and portfolio focus.
2/18/2026
Tech Investor Battery Ventures Raises $3.25 Billion for New Fund - Bloomberg.com
Battery Ventures, a prominent tech-focused investment firm, has successfully raised $3.25 billion for its latest fund, signaling continued strong investor appetite for technology-sector venture capital.
2/17/2026
Seasoned European Software Executive David Coste to Join Battery Ventures - Business Wire
David Coste, an experienced European software executive, is set to join Battery Ventures, bringing deep industry expertise to the venture capital firm's European operations.
1/27/2026
Battery seeks $3.2bn for latest flagship - venturecapitaljournal.com
Battery Ventures is targeting $3.2 billion for its latest flagship fund, marking a significant fundraising effort by the established venture capital firm.
1/22/2026
Signal AI Announces $165 Million Investment Round Led by Battery Ventures to Redefine Risk and Reputation Intelligence - PR Newswire
Signal AI has secured a $165 million investment round led by Battery Ventures, aiming to redefine how organizations manage risk and reputation intelligence through advanced AI-driven solutions.
9/24/2025
Battery Ventures to take majority stake in Signal AI - pehub.com
Battery Ventures is set to acquire a majority stake in Signal AI, an artificial intelligence-driven media monitoring and insights platform, marking a significant investment in the AI analytics sector.
9/24/2025
Battery Ventures Completes Take-Private of Enzo Biochem - Yahoo Finance
Battery Ventures has completed the take-private transaction of Enzo Biochem, transitioning the life sciences company from a publicly traded entity to a privately held firm.
8/28/2025
Battery Ventures announces multiple promotions - venturecapitaljournal.com
Battery Ventures has announced multiple internal promotions within the firm. The venture capital firm recognized the advancement of several team members, signaling continued organizational growth and development.
7/17/2025
Investment Signals
20AI companies continue to broadly extend equity refresh grants due to ongoing talent competition, while other sectors are becoming more selective with refresh equity.
Portfolio companies are shifting compensation strategies to reward impact over tenure, concentrating resources on high-leverage roles rather than spreading raises evenly.
AI talent competition is driving higher recruiting costs, with companies paying 70-80th percentile of salary bands and raising referral bonuses significantly.
New job categories like 'AI enablement lead' and 'GTM engineer' are emerging, requiring hybrid skills combining functional expertise, systems thinking, and AI operations.
Companies should map workflows and redesign processes before hiring, often discovering that roles can be eliminated or significantly transformed through automation and AI tooling.
AI fluency is becoming a baseline hiring requirement across companies, with recruiters actively assessing candidates' practical AI tool usage and tokenomics understanding.
Nearly 80% of AI budgets involve reallocation from existing SaaS spend, indicating potential market share pressure on traditional SaaS vendors as enterprises shift spending to AI solutions.
Only 16% of enterprises report more than half their AI projects deliver measurable returns, with 45% seeing minimal or no measurable ROI, indicating early-stage deployment maturity.
Software development and engineering productivity (coding assistants, automated QA) showing clearest AI ROI at 28%, with most measurable productivity gains being tracked.
Major gap exists between enterprises believing AI works (53%) versus those with proven ROI frameworks (6%), representing a significant market opportunity for ROI measurement solutions.
98% of enterprises are increasing AI spending over the next 12 months, indicating sustained enterprise AI investment momentum despite ROI measurement challenges.
Enterprise AI governance has a structural gap with AI decisions concentrated in technology functions (CIO/CTO ownership) while HR has no involvement despite AI reshaping workforce planning.
Enterprise hiring priorities are shifting toward AI-focused roles (engineers, analysts, operators) while traditional entry-level positions focused on repetitive work are declining, with 41% reporting this reallocation.
Agentic AI deployment is expected to augment and automate workflows with humans remaining central as orchestrators and decision-makers, with 95% of organizations expecting meaningful impact but only 1% expecting primary replacement.
AI is augmenting enterprise workforces rather than replacing them, with 73% of large enterprises reporting no headcount reduction and hiring pivoting toward AI-adjacent roles like engineers, analysts, and operators.
Cursor demonstrates the full-stack AI application reference architecture: starting with third-party models, building proprietary models trained on user data, and potentially integrating custom hardware.
Hardware specialization is increasing, with chip designs now being bifurcated specifically for training versus inference workloads to maximize efficiency.
The most valuable AI engineers will be full-stack generalists fluent in both infrastructure optimization and application design, rather than specialists in a single layer.
Token spend optimization through LLM gateways and smart routing is becoming a critical cost-management function, with companies like Coinbase cutting AI bills in half through internal gateway infrastructure.
Model-performance engineering roles, attracting quantitative traders and HFT engineers, are emerging as one of the most sought-after functions in AI to optimize inference efficiency and cost.