Harris-Koizumi Promoted to Partner, Searle to Principal at Battery Ventures
27 Junio 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Global investment firm, founded in 1983,
announces six internal promotions as it continues investing in
innovative early, growth and late-stage technology companies
Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm,
today announced six new internal promotions across three offices,
including the elevation of Satoshi Harris-Koizumi to partner and
Collier Searle to principal.
Harris-Koizumi is based in New York and focuses on later-stage
and majority software investments, mainly in the U.S. Since joining
Battery 12 years ago, he has supported technology companies
transforming industries ranging from hospitality to manufacturing
to engineering and supply chain, among others.
Specifically, Harris-Koizumi has worked with exited Battery
software companies Cambrio (a CAD/CAM specialist, acquired by
Sandvik); HighJump (supply-chain tech, acquired by Accellos);
Mendix (low-code platform technology, acquired by Siemens); and Olo
(restaurant-ordering software, NYSE: OLO). He is currently involved
with Battery’s investments in product-content software company
1WorldSync; developer-tools software firm AdaCore;
club/member-management software company Clubessential Holdings;
restaurant-software provider Crunchtime; translation-software
company Smartling; and engineering-design software firm Tech Soft
3D. Harris-Koizumi, known as Toshi, holds a BA in economics from
Dartmouth.
Searle, also based in New York, joined Battery in 2020 and
focuses on late-stage and buyout investments in Europe and the U.S.
She is involved with Battery’s investments in ORTEC, a company
based in the Netherlands which provides decision-support software
and data-science capabilities, and Shiftmove, a Berlin-based
company providing “mobility-management” solutions to enterprises.
Battery formed Shiftmove last year after acquiring two
complementary, European fleet-management companies, Vimcar and
Avrios. Before Battery, Searle worked at Apax Partners and Bank of
America Merrill Lynch. She holds a BA in philosophy and political
science from Middlebury.
“We are extremely excited to promote Toshi to partner and
Collier to principal,” said Morad Elhafed, a Battery general
partner who works closely with both investors. “Toshi has
distinguished himself both by sourcing key deals for the
firm—including Cambrio, Clubessential, Mendix and Tech Soft—and,
later, serving as a trusted advisor to our portfolio executives and
helping their companies scale. Similarly, Collier has done
outstanding sourcing and advisory work, particularly as we increase
our buyout activity in Europe. We are excited for both of them to
continue their careers at Battery and add more value to the firm as
we move into our fifth decade of investing.”
Battery also named two new vice presidents, Max Jessen and
Stefan Momic, and two new associates, Jack McGuinness and Grace
Hermes. Jessen and Momic are both based in Boston and work in
Battery’s growing industrial technology and life-science tools
practice. McGuinness, based in London, also focuses on industrial
technology and life-science tools, while Hermes works in Battery’s
New York office and focuses on later-stage software
investments.
Earlier this year, Battery also announced the promotions of
Aaron Neil to vice president and Luis-Luca de Haas to associate. In
addition, Matt Penney was promoted to partner, information
technology.
Battery Ventures provides investment advisory services solely to
privately offered funds. Battery Ventures neither solicits nor
makes its services available to the public or other advisory
clients. For more information about Battery Ventures’ potential
financing capabilities for prospective portfolio companies, please
refer to our website. For a complete list of portfolio companies,
please click here.
About Battery
Battery partners with exceptional founders and management teams
developing category-defining businesses in markets including
software and services, enterprise infrastructure, consumer tech,
healthcare IT and industrial technology and life-science tools.
Founded in 1983, the firm backs companies at all stages, ranging
from seed and early to growth and buyout, and invests globally from
offices in Boston, San Francisco, Menlo Park, New York, London, and
Tel Aviv. Follow the firm on X @BatteryVentures, visit our website
at www.battery.com and find a full list of Battery's portfolio
companies here.
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Megan O’Leary Marketing Director, Battery Ventures
moleary@battery.com (415) 426-5912