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Marcus Ryu

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General Partner at Battery Ventures · Founder at Guidewire Software

San Francisco

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

FoundedGuidewire Software

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About

Marcus Ryu is a General Partner at Battery Ventures and Director at Terminal. He previously co-founded and led Guidewire Software from its inception through its 2012 IPO, scaling the company to over $1.4 billion in revenue serving more than 500 insurers across 40+ countries. His investment focus includes vertical enterprise applications, AI, video AI, and fintech/insurtech sectors.

Founder at Guidewire Software

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Guidewire Software's investors · 3

Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checksUS Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks

Experience

  1. TerminalDirectorcurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  2. Battery VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. GenLogsDirectorcurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  4. MaybernDirectorcurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
  5. LiberateDirectorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Descartes UnderwritingBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentParis, France
  7. Coram AIDirectorcurrent2024 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  8. hyperexponentialDirectorcurrent2024 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  9. LEEODirectorcurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
  10. Vesta TechnologiesAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  11. KAVAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentRedwood City, CA
  12. Checkr, Inc.Directorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. BloomreachDirectorcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. Bestow Life InsuranceDirector2022 — 2025Dallas, Texas, United States
  15. Guidewire SoftwareCo-founder, CEO and Chairman2001 — 2024United States
  16. Informed.IQAdvisor2022 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Clearwater AnalyticsDirector2021 — 2022Boise, Idaho, United States
  18. Procore TechnologiesDirector2020Carpinteria, California, United States
  19. Cornerstone OnDemandDirector2018 — 2020Los Angeles, California, United States
  20. MuleSoftDirector2017 — 2018

Deals · 1

GenLogsBoard seat

via Battery Ventures · filed Feb 2026 · $63.3M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Investor

Coram AIFairmatichyperexponentialLiberate InnovationsMaybern

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Battery Ventures

Aaron Neil
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Abhi Agrawal
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Adam Markin
Operating Partner at Battery Ventures
Alan Hirzel
Executive in Residence at Battery Ventures
Alexander Hyldmar
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Antonia Heiss
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Arthur Andreev
Investment Team at Battery Ventures
Barak Schoster
Partner at Battery Ventures

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Allan Jean-Baptiste
Investor at Ansa Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Marcus Ryu?
Marcus Ryu is a General Partner at Battery Ventures and Director at Terminal. He previously co-founded and led Guidewire Software from its inception through its 2012 IPO, scaling the company to over $1.4 billion in revenue serving more than 500 insurers across 40+ countries. His investment focus includes vertical enterprise applications, AI, video AI, and fintech/insurtech sectors.
Where does Marcus Ryu work?
Marcus Ryu is Founder of Guidewire Software and General Partner at Battery Ventures.
What check size does Marcus Ryu write?
Marcus Ryu typically writes checks of $250K – $60M.
What companies did Marcus Ryu found?
Marcus Ryu founded Guidewire Software.
What boards does Marcus Ryu sit on?
Marcus Ryu holds tracked board seats at GenLogs.
What companies has Marcus Ryu invested in?
Investments tracked here include Coram AI, Fairmatic, GenLogs, hyperexponential, Liberate Innovations, Maybern.
Where did Marcus Ryu go to school?
Marcus Ryu studied at University of Oxford (B.Phil., Philosophy); Princeton University (A.B.).

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