The Battery Charger: An Industry Newsletter From Battery Ventures
In The News

Congratulations to a number of portfolio companies that found exits in the public markets earlier this year:  BladeLogic (Nasdaq: BLOG), MetroPCS (NYSE: PCS), and Netezza Corporation (NYSE Arca: NZ).

Inc. Magazine recognized CedarPoint Communications for its fast growth, and Insitu was similarly recognized by Deloitte as a Technology Fast 50 high growth company.

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Events

Our GPs and Partners have been actively involved with industry events in many sectors, including: Alternative Energy Innovations 2007 and the California Clean Tech Open Competition; Dow Jones’ Enterprise Innovations and Private Equity Analyst Conferences, and DEMO 2007.

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Media in India: Is it Prime Time?

by Ramneek Gupta and Mark Sherman

The Indian media industry is on a fast growth track buoyed by recent shifts in the demographics, income patterns and lifestyle coupled with a surging economy. Growing urbanization and consumerism is expected to bolster advertising spend in the country. These trends are creating a dynamic environment for investment.

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Is Telecom (Un)Dead?

by Matt Niehaus

Four years ago, telecom was widely viewed as a “dead” industry, having been in free fall for three straight years. Despite the dynamics of the past few years (655 companies filed for bankruptcy, carriers slashed capital budgets, and $2 trillion of telecom market value seemed to evaporate overnight), we are confident attractive investments exist.

Michael Brown

The Curme-udgeon Column:
When Traditional Asset Allocation Goes the Way of the Dinosaur

by Ollie Curme and John O'Connor

The traditional asset allocation model worked pretty well twenty years ago. But it doesn’t work today. So how do you build a truly diversified and effective portfolio?  Follow the strategies of the successful university endowments. 

Recent Investments

Signal processing solutions for memory

  • Stage: Early
  • Sector: Semiconductors & Components

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SaaS-based social commerce platform

  • Stage: Expansion
  • Sector: Internet & Digital Media

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Enterprise storage for archiving and back-up

  • Stage: Expansion
  • Sector: Infrastructure Technologies

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Software for the P&C Insurance industry

  • Stage: Expansion
  • Sector: Software

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Integration software for healthcare providers

  • Stage: Private Equity: Buyout
  • Sector: Software

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C++ development tools and libraries

  • Stage: Private Equity: Buyout
  • Sector: Software

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Power electronics for renewable technologies

  • Stage: Early      
  • Sector: Clean Tech & Advanced Materials

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High flux membranes for purification, filtration, and desalination

  • Stage: Early
  • Sector: Clean Tech & Advanced Materials

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A biofuels technology company

  • Stage: Early
  • Sector: Clean Tech & Advanced Materials

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Electronic payment processor

  • Stage: Expansion
  • Sector: Financial Services & Tech-Enabled Businesses

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Metro fiber roll-up company

  • Stage: Private Equity: Buyout
  • Sector: Communication Services

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Welcome to The Battery Charger, our newsletter covering the latest developments in the industry, at our firm, and with our portfolio companies. We aim to provide insight into the markets, trends and companies that we have found interesting in the past few months. Contact us to learn more or to discuss any of the information covered.

 
 

General Partners:
Neeraj Agrawal
Michael Brown
Tom Crotty
Ollie Curme

 

Sunil Dhaliwal
Rick Frisbie
Morgan Jones
Ken Lawler

 

Roger Lee
Mark Sherman
Dave Tabors
Scott Tobin

 
 

Partners:

David Dreessen
Jason Matlof

 

Matt Niehaus

 

Mike Scanlin
 
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