Education
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science -Work Experience
Battery Ventures
Current
Battery Ventures
Skills
Summary
I spent the first 10 years of my career as an entrepreneur and operator. I co-founded two companies: NetMarket, an online consumer internet service that was acquired by Cendant Corporation, and Corio, a managed-service provider that went public and was later acquired by IBM. I also worked as a product manager at Edify Corporation for a couple of years (Edify is now owned by S1). In 2001, I switched careers to venture capital and joined Battery Ventures, where I am now a general partner. At Battery, I seek to work with great entrepreneurs building innovative companies across the software and consumer landscape. My current consumer investments include: - Belong - Encore - Flyhomes - Forte - Gen.G - Marco Polo - Minute Media - Modern Health - Niantic - PlayVS - StockX - Wag! (Nasdaq: PET) My previous exited consumer investments are Angie’s List (NASDAQ: ANGI); Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN); Epic! (Acquired by Byju); Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN); HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb); Rally; SafetyWeb (acquired by Experian); Scopely (acquired by Savvy Games); Send the Trend (acquired by QVC); TrialPay (acquired by Visa); Trip.com (acquired by Ctrip); and World Golf Tour (acquired by TopGolf). I have also been an active investor in business-focused software companies. His previous software investments include 6Sense (acquired by Insight); BlueJeans Network (acquired by Verizon); BlueKai (acquired by Oracle); Boost Media; Cask (acquired by Google); Brightedge; Earnest (acquired by Navient); Entelo (acquired by SilkRoad Technology); FreeWheel (acquired by Comcast); Gainsight (acquired by Vista Equity); Insitu (acquired by Boeing); LiveIntent; Narrative Science (acquired by Tableau); Platfora (acquired by Workday); Upsight; and Vera (acquired by HelpSystems). I remain involved with business-software companies Flash, Lotame, Narvar and PrimeRevenue. Specialties: Product management, sales, entrepreneurship/company building, finance. For a full list of Battery’s portfolio companies and exits, please visit: https://www.battery.com/list-of-all-companies/ The views expressed here are my own and do not represent the views of my employer Battery Ventures; furthermore, there is no investment advice intended.