
Zack Smotherman
General Partner
Zack has been with Battery Ventures since 2013, contributing to its industrial-technology and life sciences tools practice. He backs later-stage and buyout investments across the US and Europe. Prior to Battery, Zack worked at WestView Capital Partners, where he focused on middle-market buyouts and recapitalizations across tech-enabled services. He began his career at Avondale Partners in investment banking.
Investor scope
Investment criteria breakdown.
Investment stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Target regions
USA
Europe
Israel
Investment ranges
$100K - $500K
$500K - $1M
$1M - $3M
$3M - $10M
$10M - $50M
Focus areas
AI
Enterprise
Fintech
Health
E-commerce
Biotech
Cybersecurity
Deeptech
Related unicorns
A glimpse at some of the $1B+ valuation companies backed by this fund.