# Battery Ventures > Battery Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Arize AI, Baseten, Bitwarden, ClickHouse and 18 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/ - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/index.md (~3,000 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/index.min.md (~2,880 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/index.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (the whole catalogue as tools, no key) - Licence: CC BY 4.0, credit Anchor Terminal and link this page (https://www.anchorterminal.com/terms/#data) - Updated: 2026-10-28 Venture firm. Website: https://www.battery.com ## Companies on Anchor Terminal - **Arize AI**, Series A, September 2021, Series B, September 2022, Series C, February 2025, led a round - [Arize Phoenix](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/arize-phoenix.md), graded BB, 75.8/100 - Source: https://arize.com/blog/arize-series-a-ml-observability/ - **Baseten**, Series E, January 2026 - [Baseten](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/baseten.md), graded B, 66.7/100 - [elephant-1](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/elephant-1.md), graded D, 47.6/100 - [mammoth-1](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mammoth-1.md), graded D, 47.7/100 - Source: https://www.baseten.co/blog/series-e/ - **Bitwarden**, Series B, September 2022 - [Bitwarden Secrets Manager](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/bitwarden-secrets-manager.md), graded C, 56.8/100 - Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/09/07/bitwarden-funding/ - **ClickHouse**, Series C, May 2025 - [ClickHouse MCP Server](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/clickhouse-mcp-server.md), graded B, 64.6/100 - Source: https://clickhouse.com/blog/clickhouse-raises-350-million-series-c-to-power-analytics-for-ai-era - **Collibra**, Series G, November 2021 - [Collibra](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/collibra.md), graded B, 64.7/100 - Source: https://www.collibra.com/company/newsroom/press-releases/collibra-raises-250-million-in-funding-round-led-by-sequoia-capital-global-equities-and-sofina-more-than-doubling-its-valuation-to-5-25-billion - **Cognition AI, Inc.**, Series E, September 2026, through Battery - [Devin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/devin.md), graded C, 55.7/100 - Source: https://cognition.com/blog/series-e - **Front**, Series D, June 2022, led a round - [Front API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/front.md), graded B, 63.7/100 - Source: https://front.com/blog/front-raises-series-d-financing - **Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco)**, Series B, October 2024 - [Galileo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/galileo.md), graded D, 47.9/100 - Source: https://galileo.ai/blog/announcing-our-series-b - **Kustomer, LLC**, Spin-out round, May 2023, led a round - [Kustomer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kustomer.md), graded C, 57.5/100 - Source: https://www.kustomer.com/resources/blog/kustomer-secures-60m-in-funding-to-unleash-its-potential-as-a-standalone-company/ - **Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy)**, Early stage, 2021 - [Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lindy.md), graded F, 32.5/100 - Source: https://www.battery.com/company/lindy/ - **Mattermost, Inc.**, Series B, June 2019 - [Mattermost](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mattermost.md), graded B, 66/100 - Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/mattermost-slack-microsoft-teams-open-source-y-combinator-2019-6 - **MX Technologies, Inc.**, Series B, June 2019, led a round - [MX Platform API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mx.md), graded B, 62.5/100 - Source: https://finovate.com/mx-picks-up-100-million-in-new-funding/ - **Orkes**, Seed, February 2022, Series A, February 2024 - [Orkes Conductor Human tasks](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orkes-conductor.md), graded C, 54.2/100 - Source: https://orkes.io/blog/orkes-has-raised-a-20m-series-a-to-power-our-next-phase-of-growth - **Pendo.io, Inc.**, Series A, October 2015, Series B, December 2016, Series D, September 2018, Series E, October 2019, led a round - [Pendo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pendo.md), graded D, 48.3/100 - Source: https://www.pendo.io/news/pendo-raises-11-million-in-series-a-financing-led-by-battery-ventures/ - **Plain**, Series A, February 2025, led a round - [Plain API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plain.md), graded B, 65.5/100 - Source: https://www.plain.com/blog/we-ve-raised-a-15m-series-a - **Plivo** - [Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.md), graded C, 60.4/100 - [Plivo Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo-voice.md), graded C, 60.5/100 - Source: https://www.plivo.com/about/ - **Redox, Inc.**, Series C, April 2019, led a round - [Redox](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redox.md), graded C, 58.3/100 - Source: https://medcitynews.com/2019/04/redox-nabs-33-million-to-enable-effective-healthcare-data-use/ - **SambaNova Systems, Inc.**, Series E, February 2026, Series F, July 2026 - [SambaCloud](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.md), graded B, 66.5/100 - Source: https://sambanova.ai/press/sambanova-unveils-fastest-chip-for-agentic-ai-collaborates-with-intel-and-raises-350m - **Shortcut Software Company** - [Shortcut](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shortcut.md), graded C, 60.2/100 - Source: https://www.shortcut.com/about - **Streak**, Seed, October 2012 - [Streak API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/streak.md), graded D, 46.4/100 - Source: https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/15/streak-raises-1-9-million-for-gmail-based-crm-app/amp/ - **Weaviate**, Series B, April 2023 - [Weaviate API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/weaviate.md), graded B, 68.1/100 - Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weaviate-raises-50-million-series-b-funding-to-meet-soaring-demand-for-ai-native-vector-database-technology-301803296.html - **Workato** - [Workato API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/workato.md), graded C, 58/100 - Source: https://www.workato.com/about_us ## Where they invest - Customer support & helpdesk, 3 - Agent observability & evals, 2 - Decision models, 2 - GPU & serverless compute, 1 - Secrets & credential vaults, 1 - Databases & files, 1 - Company knowledge & data catalogues, 1 - Agent harnesses, 1 - Personal assistants, 1 - Work & productivity, 1 - Bank data & open banking, 1 - Human approval & handoff, 1 - Product analytics & experimentation, 1 - Messaging APIs, 1 - Phone calling & voice transport, 1 - Health records & wellness data, 1 - Model APIs & inference, 1 - Project & task management, 1 - CRM & customer platforms, 1 - Retrieval & vector search, 1 - Workflow automation, 1 ## Founders they backed - [Jason Lopatecki](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jason-lopatecki/), Arize AI - [Aparna Dhinakaran](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aparna-dhinakaran/), Arize AI - [Tuhin Srivastava](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tuhin-srivastava/), Baseten - [Amir Haghighat](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/amir-haghighat/), Baseten - [Phil Howes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/phil-howes/), Baseten - [Pankaj Gupta](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pankaj-gupta/), Baseten - [Aaron Katz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aaron-katz/), ClickHouse - [Alexey Milovidov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alexey-milovidov/), ClickHouse - [Yury Izrailevsky](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yury-izrailevsky/), ClickHouse - [Felix Van de Maele](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/felix-van-de-maele/), Collibra - [Stijn Christiaens](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/stijn-christiaens/), Collibra - [Scott Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-wu/), Cognition AI, Inc. - [Steven Hao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steven-hao/), Cognition AI, Inc. - [Walden Yan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/walden-yan/), Cognition AI, Inc. - [Laurent Perrin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/laurent-perrin/), Front - [Mathilde Collin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mathilde-collin/), Front - [Vikram Chatterji](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/vikram-chatterji/), Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco) - [Atindriyo Sanyal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/atindriyo-sanyal/), Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco) - [Yash Sheth](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/yash-sheth/), Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco) - [Brad Birnbaum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brad-birnbaum/), Kustomer, LLC - [Jeremy Suriel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeremy-suriel/), Kustomer, LLC - [Flo Crivello](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/flo-crivello/), Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy) - [Ian Tien](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ian-tien/), Mattermost, Inc. - [Ryan Caldwell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-caldwell/), MX Technologies, Inc. - [Brandon Dewitt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brandon-dewitt/), MX Technologies, Inc. - [Jeu George](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jeu-george/), Orkes - [Viren Baraiya](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/viren-baraiya/), Orkes - [Dilip Lukose](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dilip-lukose/), Orkes - [Todd Olson](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/todd-olson/), Pendo.io, Inc. - [Erik Troan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/erik-troan/), Pendo.io, Inc. - [Rahul Jain](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rahul-jain/), Pendo.io, Inc. - [Eric Boduch](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eric-boduch/), Pendo.io, Inc. - [Venky B](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/venky-b/), Plivo - [Michael Ricordeau](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-ricordeau/), Plivo - [Rodrigo Liang](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rodrigo-liang/), SambaNova Systems, Inc. - [Kunle Olukotun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/kunle-olukotun/), SambaNova Systems, Inc. - [Christopher Ré](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/christopher-re/), SambaNova Systems, Inc. - [Aleem Mawani](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/aleem-mawani/), Streak - [Bob van Luijt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/bob-van-luijt/), Weaviate - [Etienne Dilocker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/etienne-dilocker/), Weaviate ## Questions ### Which AI tools has Battery Ventures invested in? Anchor Terminal lists Arize AI, Baseten, Bitwarden, ClickHouse, Collibra, Cognition AI, Inc., Front, Galileo (now Splunk Agent Observability, Cisco), Kustomer, LLC, Crivello Corp (doing business as Lindy), Mattermost, Inc., MX Technologies, Inc., Orkes, Pendo.io, Inc., Plain, Plivo, Redox, Inc., SambaNova Systems, Inc., Shortcut Software Company, Streak, Weaviate and Workato backed by Battery Ventures. ### How are Battery Ventures's companies graded? On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Arize Phoenix (BB, 75.8), Baseten (B, 66.7), elephant-1 (D, 47.6), mammoth-1 (D, 47.7), Bitwarden Secrets Manager (C, 56.8), ClickHouse MCP Server (B, 64.6), Collibra (B, 64.7), Devin (C, 55.7), Front API + MCP (B, 63.7), Galileo API + MCP (D, 47.9), Kustomer (C, 57.5), Lindy (F, 32.5), Mattermost (B, 66), MX Platform API (B, 62.5), Orkes Conductor Human tasks (C, 54.2), Pendo (D, 48.3), Plain API + MCP (B, 65.5), Plivo API (C, 60.4), Plivo Voice API (C, 60.5), Redox (C, 58.3), SambaCloud (B, 66.5), Shortcut (C, 60.2), Streak API + MCP (D, 46.4), Weaviate API + MCP (B, 68.1) and Workato API + MCP (C, 58). Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source. An investor isn't a sign of quality, and nobody can pay to be listed or to change a grade. 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