Aaron Neil
Vice President
Battery Ventures
Battery VP focused on early- and growth-stage B2B AI and SaaS.
Bio
Professional summary
Dharmesh Thakker is a General Partner at Battery Ventures based in Menlo Park. His official profile says he joined Battery in 2015 and focuses on Infrastructure Software and Application Software, with interests including AI-powered apps, cloud and DevOps, data, security, and open source. Battery describes him as a key partner to entrepreneurs building disruptive businesses in cloud infrastructure, big data, security, and enterprise applications. His active portfolio involvement includes Arize, Baseten, ClickHouse, Collibra, Contrast Security, Cypress.io, Databricks, Gong.io, LinearB, Postman, SambaNova, Weaviate, and others.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Early ventureGrowth equitySeed
Sector
Infrastructure SoftwareApplication SoftwareAI-powered appsCloudDevOpsDataSecurityOpen sourceEnterprise applications
Thesis
Cloud infrastructureBig data and data infrastructureSecurityOpen sourceNext-generation enterprise applicationsAI-powered apps
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
ArizeBasetenClickHouseCollibraContrast SecurityCypress.ioDatabricksGong.ioInfluxDataLinearBMatillionOpal SecurityPostmanSambaNovaWeaviateConfluentJFrogSumo Logic
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with a technical infrastructure wedge, open-source or developer adoption, security/data relevance, and evidence the company can become a durable enterprise platform.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his entrepreneur-turned-VC background and stated long-game perspective.
- 2Frame the business around cloud-native infrastructure, data, security, or open-source adoption if relevant.
- 3Mention AI-powered enterprise applications if the product uses AI in a business-critical workflow.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official profile lists current active involvement with AI, data, infrastructure, security, and developer-tool companies.
Profile specifically calls out AI-powered apps as an area of interest.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Battery VenturesGeneral Partner2015 – Present
- Intel CapitalManaging Director2015
Education
- The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaMBA
Skills
Cloud-native investingDevOpsAI infrastructureOpen sourceCybersecurityProduct management
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