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Max Schireson

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Partner at Battery Ventures

Menlo Park

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About

Max Schireson is a Partner at Battery Ventures who previously served as CEO of MongoDB. With over 20 years of technology industry experience, his investment focus includes frontier AI infrastructure, quantum computing, AI applications in physical systems, data infrastructure, and developer tools.

Experience

  1. Battery VenturesPartnercurrent2026 — present
  2. Battery VenturesOperating Partner2022 — 2026Menlo Park, CA
  3. Battery VenturesExecutive in Residence2015 — 2022Menlo Park, CA
  4. DatabricksInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  5. ClickHouseInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  6. FundamentalInvestorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Quantum ArtInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  8. Machinify, Inc.Investorcurrent2016 — present
  9. Reflection AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
  10. LogRocketInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. Quantum MachinesInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  12. Cypress.ioInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  13. InfluxDataInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  14. Scuba AnalyticsInvestor2016 — 2025
  15. StreamSets Inc.Investor2015 — 2022
  16. Cray Inc.Non Executive Director2014 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  17. MongoDBCEO2011 — 2014Palo Alto CA and NY NY
  18. Mark LogicEVP, Chief Operating Officer, and various other executive roles2003 — 2011
  19. OracleVice President, Chief Applications Architect, and various other roles1994 — 2003
  20. Ziff-Davis PublishingProject Lead/Senior Technical Analyst1992 — 1994

Skills & more

Big DataCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareNoSQLStart-upsGo-to-market StrategySolution SellingIntegrationProduct MarketingBusiness AlliancesProfessional ServicesBusiness Development
+8 moreDatabasesStrategic PartnershipsSalesforce.comTeam BuildingCRMStrategyEnterprise Content ManagementManagement

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Deals · 1

InfluxDataBoard seat

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

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Other disclosed investments

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Max Schireson?
Max Schireson is a Partner at Battery Ventures who previously served as CEO of MongoDB. With over 20 years of technology industry experience, his investment focus includes frontier AI infrastructure, quantum computing, AI applications in physical systems, data infrastructure, and developer tools.
Where does Max Schireson work?
Max Schireson is Partner at Battery Ventures.
What boards does Max Schireson sit on?
Max Schireson holds tracked board seats at InfluxData.
What companies has Max Schireson invested in?
Investments tracked here include Click House, Cypress Io, Databricks, Fundamental, InfluxData, Logrocket, Mattermost, Orkes, Quantum Art, Quantum Machines, Reflection AI, Zenflow.
Where did Max Schireson go to school?
Max Schireson studied at University of California, Berkeley (Mathematics).

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