Jordan Welu

Partner

2014

Battery Ventures is a global, technology-focused investment firm pursuing the most promising companies and ideas. Founded in 1983, our firm makes venture-capital and private equity investments from offices in Boston, Silicon Valley and Israel. We work hard, but humbly, and are guided by data-driven processes. We seek out extraordinary businesses and leaders who operate the same way. At Battery, I focus on growth- and late-stage investments for enterprise software companies focused on vertical applications and infrastructure, including devops, security, middleware and networking.

VP, Corporate Development

2007 - 2014

Solely responsible for the creation and execution of Rogue Wave’s acquisition strategy, including sector evaluation, target identification, transaction negotiation, due diligence, transaction financing and business integration

Director, Finance

2005 - 2007

Research Associate, Enterprise Application Software

2003 - 2005

Coverage included: Ascential Software, Brio, Business Objects, Cognos, Documentum, E.piphany, FileNet, Hyperion Solutions, Informatica, JD Edwards, MapInfo, Microsoft, Microstrategy, Novell, Oracle, Palmsource, PeopleSoft, Pervasive Software, Red Hat, Siebel Systems, Sybase and salesforce.com.

Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions

2000 - 2002