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Aaron Batalion

Investor

Former General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $20K – $100K checks · typically $50K

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Experience

  1. Batalion CapitalAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture Partner2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Lightspeed Venture PartnersGeneral Partner2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Pencils of PromiseAdvisory Board Member2015 — 2017
  5. South Park CommonsFounding Member2015 — 2016San Francisco
  6. Spencer StuartTechnology Advisory Board Member2013 — 2016
  7. LivingSocialCo-Founder & CTO2007 — 2013Washington, DC
  8. Revolution Health GroupArchitect2006 — 2007
  9. AccentureSoftware Architect2003 — 2005
  10. Microsoft.NET Evangelist2002 — 2003
  11. Hewlett PackardSoftware Developer2001 — 2003

Skills & more

Ruby on Rails54Ruby36Product Management28Scalability16Start-ups96Agile Methodologies24REST6Strategic Partnerships23Web Applications34Software Development76User Experience22JavaScript15
+8 moreJavaMySQLSoftware DeploymentApacheOpen SourceGitTeam LeadershipWeb Development

Languages Japanese

From Aaron's professional profile.

Deals · 2

R2 Air Transportation SystemsBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Sep 2017 · $8.5M raise

ClarkBoard seat

via Lightspeed Venture Partners · filed Apr 2017 · $3.3M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Back to the RootsHonkMovieBotShypTeachableWalker & Company BrandsXMTP

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Barry EggersBejul SomaiaBilly DraperBipul SinhaBucky MooreConnor LoveCourtney GuertinDavid GussarskyEamon LeonardFaraz FatemiFiona KellyGalym ImanbayevGaurav Gupta

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Aaron Batalion?
General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners
What check size does Aaron Batalion write?
Aaron Batalion typically writes checks of $20K – $100K.
What boards does Aaron Batalion sit on?
Aaron Batalion holds tracked board seats at Clark, R2 Air Transportation Systems.
What companies has Aaron Batalion invested in?
Investments tracked here include Back to the Roots, Honk, MovieBot, Shyp, Teachable, Walker & Company Brands, XMTP.
Where did Aaron Batalion go to school?
Aaron Batalion studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Interpersonal Dynamics Program); Lehigh University (BS / BA, Computer Science, Asian Studies); Kansai Gaidai University (Japanese Language and East Asian Philosophy).

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