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Zak Ewen

Partner atBattery VenturesFirm active Sep 23London
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Zak Ewen is a partner at Battery Ventures, focusing on software and enterprise technology investments in Europe and the U.S. He joined in 2010, returned in 2016, and was promoted to partner in 2023.

What Zak 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. Battery Ventures · Analyst
    Now
  2. Battery Ventures · Associate
    Now
  3. Battery Ventures · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

CraftviewconrizonVertiGISForterroORTECShiftmoveVita MojoMendix

Focus

Application SoftwareInfrastructure SoftwarePrivate EquityGrowth EquityEnterprise Technology

Education

Harvard Business School, MBABentley University, BS in economics-finance

Also at Battery Ventures

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Barak SchosterInvesting team
Brandon GleklenInvesting team
Chelsea StonerInvesting team
Dallin BillsInvesting team
Dharmesh ThakkerInvesting team
Dillon JoyceInvesting team
Jesse FeldmanInvesting team

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Bryan Rosenblatt
Bryan RosenblattPartner, Craft Ventures

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Who is Zak Ewen?

Zak Ewen is a partner at Battery Ventures, focusing on software and enterprise technology investments in Europe and the U.S. He joined in 2010, returned in 2016, and was promoted to partner in 2023.

How much does Zak Ewen invest?

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

How do I pitch Zak Ewen?

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