Where does Dharmesh Thakker work?

Dharmesh Thakker is General Partner at Battery Ventures and Board director at Influx Data and Board director at Arize.

What check size does Dharmesh Thakker write?

Dharmesh Thakker typically writes checks of $250K – $60M.

What companies has Dharmesh Thakker invested in?

Investments tracked here include Arize, Baseten, ClickHouse, Collibra, Contrast Security, Cypress.io.

Where did Dharmesh Thakker go to school?

Dharmesh Thakker studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Dual Major in Finance and Venture Capital); The University of Texas at Austin (BS, Electrical Engineering).

Dharmesh Thakker

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Battery Ventures · Board director at Influx Data · Board director at Arize

Menlo Park, California

Writes $250K – $60M checks · typically $20M

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About

Dharmesh Thakker joined Battery Ventures in 2015, investing at the early-venture and growth-equity stages in cloud infrastructure, big data, security, and enterprise applications. He was previously a managing director at Intel Capital, where he led the firm's global cloud and big-data practice, following roughly a decade in product and go-to-market roles at enterprise-software companies including Keynote Systems and Manhattan Associates. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Wharton School.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCloud ComputingConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Board director at Influx Data YC W13

Intro paths

Dharmesh went through Y Combinator (Winter 2013) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Dharmesh can intro founders to Influx Data's investors below.

Influx Data's investors · 11

B CapitalGeneva Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks · since 2019 Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M checks · since 2016 Harmony PartnersNew York Mango CapitalLos Altos · $1M – $1.5M checks Mayfield FundCupertino · $500K – $12M checks · since 2019 Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2019 Sapphire VenturesMenlo Park · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019 Silicon BadiaNew York · $250K checks Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks · since 2019 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2013

Co-founders at Influx Data

Paul DixFounder/CTO

Todd PersenExecutive Officer, Promoter

Board director at Arize

Intro paths

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In turn, Dharmesh can intro founders to Arize's investors below.

Arize's investors · 12

Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2025 Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checks Collective LiquidityPlantation Evolution Equity PartnersNew York · $20M – $150M checks Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks Nimble PartnersSan Francisco OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M checks Runa CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checks SINEWAVE VENTURESMclean · $500K – $25M checks Swift VenturesSan Francisco Trinity VenturesMenlo Park · $500K – $6M checks

Co-founders at Arize

APARNA DHINKARANDirector

Jason LopateckiPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary

Aparna DhinakaranFounder

Experience

Battery VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2015 — presentMenlo Park, CA
DatabricksBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Gong.ioBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ClickHouseInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
UnifyBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Jump - Advisor AIBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
Arize AIBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Opal SecurityBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
CollibraBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentNew York
Theta LakeBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
LinearBBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
MatillionBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentManchester, United Kingdom, and Denver, Colorado
Contrast SecurityBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentLos Altos, CA and Baltimore, MD
Ordr Inc.Board Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
InfluxDataBoard Membercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco, CA & New York, NY
PostmanBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSF Bay Area and Bengalaru, India
OrkesBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
BasetenInvestorcurrent2026 — present
SambaNovaInvestorcurrent2026 — present
FundamentalInvestorcurrent2026 — present
TenzaiInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Reflection AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Quantum ArtInvestorcurrent2025 — present
Nexthop AIInvestorcurrent2024 — present
Hush SecurityInvestorcurrent2024 — present
WeaviateInvestorcurrent2023 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Neuron7.aiInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Cypress.ioInvestorcurrent2020 — present
NarvarInvestorcurrent2016 — present
🔭 GalileoBoard Member2022 — 2026
StyraBoard Member2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
Machinify, Inc.Board Observer2018 — 2025
GuardsquareBoard Member2018 — 2025Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium
NormalyzeBoard Member2022 — 2024
BionicBoard Member2021 — 2023Tel Aviv District, Israel
Fungible, Inc.Founding Investor / Board Observer2016 — 2022Santa Clara, California
StreamSets Inc.Founding Investor / Board Memeber2015 — 2022San Francisco, California
Sensu, Inc.Board Member2018 — 2021Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
BridgecrewFounding Investor / Board Member2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
ConfluentInvestor2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area

Education

The Wharton SchoolMBA, Dual Major in Finance and Venture Capital2005 — 2007
The University of Texas at AustinBS, Electrical Engineering1994 — 1998

Skills & more

SaaSEnterprise SoftwareStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsCloud ComputingVenture CapitalGo-to-market StrategyEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementStrategyBig DataStrategic Planning

+12 more

AnalyticsBusiness StrategyBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsMobile ApplicationsManagementPrivate EquityLeadershipMobile DevicesCross-functional Team LeadershipDue DiligenceSolution Selling

From Dharmesh's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Influx DataBoard seat

via Battery Ventures · filed Feb 2019 · $60M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

BlueDataClouderaDynamicOpsElasticBoxEnlightedGuavusMaginaticsMirantisMongoDBMovidiusSaffron TechScienceLogicVexataYottaa

Investor

Arize BasetenClickHouseCollibraContrast SecurityCypress.io

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Battery Ventures

Aaron Neil

Investment Team at Battery Ventures

Abhi Agrawal

Investment Team at Battery Ventures

Alexander Hyldmar

Investment Team at Battery Ventures

Anna Haigh

Analyst at Battery Ventures

Barak Schoster

Partner at Battery Ventures

Barak Schoster Goihman

Partner at Battery Ventures

Bill Binch

Operating Partner at Battery Ventures

Brandon Gleklen

Principal at Battery Ventures

Network30

Neeraj AgrawalScout

General Partner at Battery Ventures

Aaron NeilScout

Investment Team at Battery Ventures

Abhishek SharmaScout

Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners

Ajay ChopraScout

General Partner at Trinity Ventures

Alex BenikScout

Founder at Encoded Ventures

Anders RanumScout

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Andreas WeiskamScout

Partner and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures, focused on European investments

Andrew GaultScout

Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures

Andy FligelScout

Senior Managing Director at Intel Capital

Andy VitusScout

Partner at Scale Venture Partners

Anna HaighScout

Analyst at Battery Ventures

Barak Schoster GoihmanScout

Partner at Battery Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Dharmesh Thakker?: Dharmesh Thakker joined Battery Ventures in 2015, investing at the early-venture and growth-equity stages in cloud infrastructure, big data, security, and enterprise applications. He was previously a managing director at Intel Capital, where he led the firm's global cloud and big-data practice, following roughly a decade in product and go-to-market roles at enterprise-software companies including Keynote Systems and Manhattan Associates. He holds a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Where does Dharmesh Thakker work?: Dharmesh Thakker is General Partner at Battery Ventures and Board director at Influx Data and Board director at Arize.
What does Dharmesh Thakker invest in?: Dharmesh Thakker invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS.
What check size does Dharmesh Thakker write?: Dharmesh Thakker typically writes checks of $250K – $60M.
What boards does Dharmesh Thakker sit on?: Dharmesh Thakker holds tracked board seats at BlueData, Cloudera, DynamicOps, ElasticBox, Enlighted, Guavus, Influx Data, Maginatics, Mirantis, MongoDB.
What companies has Dharmesh Thakker invested in?: Investments tracked here include Arize, Baseten, ClickHouse, Collibra, Contrast Security, Cypress.io.
Where did Dharmesh Thakker go to school?: Dharmesh Thakker studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Dual Major in Finance and Venture Capital); The University of Texas at Austin (BS, Electrical Engineering).