From there, he was recruited to join Battery Ventures, a $75 million investment company that specialized in high-technology ventures.

Battery Ventures spent months preparing for its meeting, where it dissected the firm's performance, good and bad.

In 2006, A Place for Mom received $9.5 million in venture capital from Battery Ventures.

In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million in venture funding from Battery Ventures.

In 2012, the company raised $27.5 million from Boston-based Battery Ventures.

Prismatic was seed funded with $1.2 million from investors including Battery Ventures and Javelin Venture Partners.

In September 2010, Wasatch Funds and Battery Ventures invested $22 million.

Battery Ventures has added eight employees this year to help start-ups with business planning, bringing to 20 the number who are aiding portfolio companies.

In 1983, he was one of three co-founders of Battery Ventures, which earlier this year closed its fifth main fund, with a value of $440 million.

Battery Ventures (company website)