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Marcus Ryu

General Partner atBattery VenturesFirm active Sep 23San Francisco
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Marcus Ryu is a General Partner at Battery Ventures, focusing on application software and fintech. He co-founded Guidewire Software and served as its CEO until 2019.

What Marcus can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Battery Ventures writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. McKinsey & Co. · engagement manager
  2. Ariba · vice president of strategy
  3. Guidewire Software · co-founder and CEO
    2001-2019
  4. Battery Ventures · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Guidewire Software

Investments named in public bios

Chai DiscoveryCoramDescartesGenLogshyperexponentialLEEOLiberateMaybernTerminal

Focus

Application Softwareenterprise softwarefintechdata services

Education

Princeton University, A.B.New College, Oxford University, B.Phil. in philosophy

Also at Battery Ventures

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Chelsea StonerInvesting team
Dallin BillsInvesting team
Dharmesh ThakkerInvesting team
Dillon JoyceInvesting team
Jesse FeldmanInvesting team

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Bryan RosenblattPartner, Craft Ventures

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Who is Marcus Ryu?

Marcus Ryu is a General Partner at Battery Ventures, focusing on application software and fintech. He co-founded Guidewire Software and served as its CEO until 2019.

How much does Marcus Ryu invest?

Marcus Ryu invests through Battery Ventures, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Marcus Ryu?

A warm intro from a founder Battery Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Marcus Ryu do before Battery Ventures?

engagement manager at McKinsey & Co.; vice president of strategy at Ariba; co-founder and CEO at Guidewire Software.

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