Brian O’Malley
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General Partner Brian joined Battery in 2004 and focuses on investments in eCommerce, online marketplaces and internet applications. During his tenure at Battery, he originated or led investments in Bazaarvoice, Brightedge Coupa, H.BLOOM, Insitu (acquired by Boeing), J. Hilburn, Joor, HotelTonight, Loosecubes, Peerflix (acquired by Live Universe), Serena & Lily, Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL), Sociable Labs, TradeKing, and World Golf Tour. He currently leads Battery’s Seed Practice, which has invested in more than 30 companies in the past three years across the partnership. Prior to Battery, Brian spent several years at Bowstreet, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: IBM), as Director of West Coast Technical Sales and earlier as the company’s Technical Evangelist preaching the future of web service-based APIs. Earlier in his career, Brian assisted founding teams at Matrics, Inc. (acquired by NYSE: MOT) and Compoze Software (acquired by NASD: ORCL) with go-to-market strategy and initial fundraising activities. He started his career as a web developer for Motorola Computer Group while only a sophomore in college. Brian actively mentors future entrepreneurs through several business school programs, including Berkeley, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UVA and Wharton. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Dual Concentration in Entrepreneurial Finance and Management. |
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Joined Battery:2004 Areas of Interest:Social media applied to traditional online business models; interactive multiplayer gaming; infrastructure for an open source/on-demand world; next generation financial products, transaction systems |
In the Industry:Mentor at UC Berkeley’s Center for Entrepreneurship Studies Judge for Wharton’s Business Plan Competition Women’s Technology Cluster, San Francisco Advisory Board: Financing Forum (Vancouver) Arizona Technology Council |
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