We’re excited to co-host Connected Stack in San Francisco alongside an incredible group of firms! Special shoutout to @trueventures for organizing and bringing this inspiring community together!

From LLM Wrappers to RL Sculptors. In July, OpenAI won gold at the Math Olympiad. A few weeks later it won gold at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) with the same system. Reasoning generalizes.

We’re excited to share that @GrowthCapCo has named Battery Ventures as one of the Top Private Equity Firms of 2025! For over four decades, our mission has been simple but enduring: Partner with exceptional teams to build category-defining businesses that stand the test of time. We’ve had the privilege of operating at the edge of innovation, helping high-growth companies navigate complex situations, pursue strategic acquisitions, strengthen operations, and unlock their full potential. Today, as AI ushers in a new era of innovation and reshapes industries at unprecedented speed, we’re more energized than ever about helping companies scale with discipline and build lasting value. See the full list of awardees here:

Want to steal @OpenAI's framework for introducing AI internally? At our Battery Kick-Off event for sales leaders, one challenge kept coming up again and again: Where do we even start? To get answers, we went straight to the source: @ashleyekramer, Head of Revenue at @OpenAI. 🎥 In this short clip, Ashley shares OpenAI’s approach to rolling out AI for internal productivity — a framework any org can use to start small, scale fast and see impact quickly.

Want to steal @OpenAI's framework for introducing AI internally? At our Battery Kick-Off event for sales leaders, one question kept surfacing: The opportunities with AI are endless… but where do we even begin? To get answers, we went straight to the source: @ashleyekramer, CRO at @OpenAI. 🎥 In this short clip, Ashley shares OpenAI’s approach to rolling out AI for internal productivity – plus a powerful example of how AI can flip the sales equation, freeing reps to spend more time with customers and less on prep.

And now… for our next guest… AI in GTM! 🎤 What an incredible time we had bringing together some of the sharpest minds in revenue leadership for this year’s Battery Kick-Off, hosted by our very own @billbinch. Thanks to everyone who joined us and contributed to the insightful discussion.

Next week in San Francisco, we’re hosting The Battery Kick-Off—a sales kickoff built specifically for sales leaders—bringing together 150+ CROs and VPs of Sales from top B2B SaaS companies to explore how AI is transforming the revenue engine. Taking the stage: GTM leaders who’ve helped scale some of today’s most iconic and category-defining companies. 🧵👇

🔥 @ashleyekramer, Chief Revenue Officer, @OpenAI #BatteryKickOff

Next week in San Francisco, we’re hosting The Battery Kick-Off—a sales kickoff built specifically for sales leaders—bringing together 150+ CROs and VPs of Sales from top B2B SaaS companies to explore how AI is transforming the revenue engine. Taking the stage: GTM leaders who’ve helped scale some of today’s most iconic and category-defining companies. 🧵👇

Anyone can cook with all the ingredients... but great SaaS? That’s a Michelin-level experience. 🍽️ In today’s Deskside Briefing, Principal @BrandonGleklen shares why AI won’t be the end of exceptional software.