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Brandon Gleklen

Principal
New York City
Joined Battery in 2015
Focus Areas: Application Software, Consumer, Infrastructure Software
Brandon focuses on investments in software companies at all stages of maturity in both business/enterprise and consumer sectors.
EXITED INVESTMENTS

Brandon, currently a principal, joined Battery in 2015 and focuses on software investments across all stages. He is currently involved in Battery’s investments in Cohesity, Compt, Dataiku, Front, Harness, InVision, Kustomer (acquired by Meta, subsequently spun out), Level AI, Lindy, Niantic, Nobl9, Redox, Reify Health, Shortcut (formerly Clubhouse), Workato, and Wunderkind (formerly BounceX), as well as seed investments Archive and Seek AI. He was previously involved in Battery’s investment in Bonfire (merged into GTY Technology Holdings Inc) and Yesware (acquired by Vendasta Technologies).

Brandon is also the co-author of Battery Ventures’ annual report on the software industry, a report that covers public, M&A and venture markets, as well as emerging trends related to software. Brandon is also an organizer of CloudNY, Battery’s annual conference for cloud CEOs.

Previously, Brandon spent time at Bessemer Venture Partners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Brandon graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in science, technology and society, with a concentration in information technologies and organizations.

Brandon joined the Bite Sized AI podcast to discuss the intricate world of AI and dissecting key topics shaping the future of technology and investment.


Brandon participated in eWeek’s TweetChat to discuss Enterprice Tech in 2023


Datanami explores the investment in Brandon’s portfolio company Seek AI.


Brandon shares his view on how to pitch Venture Capital and Private Equity firms in 2023 with Inc.


eWeek interviews Brandon on how generative AI affects tech investments.