Battery Ventures promotes Dayan and Kaye to principal

• Dayan joined Battery Ventures in 2019 and Kaye came on board in 2014
• Battery also promoted Becca Jones to VP and named Jack Mattei, Isabel von Stauffenberg and Katie Solarz as associates
• Battery was founded in 1983

Battery Ventures has promoted Danel Dayan and Max-Julian Kaye to principal.

Dayan, based in Menlo Park, joined the firm in 2019, and Kaye, based in Boston, came on board in 2014. Dayan focuses on early-stage and growth-equity investments in areas such as cloud infrastructure, data/AI, cybersecurity, developer tools and next-generation, enterprise applications. Kaye focuses on growth equity and private equity investments in enterprise software as well as industrial technology and life-science tools.

Separately, Battery promoted Becca Jones to vice president and named Jack Mattei, Isabel von Stauffenberg and Katie Solarz as associates.

“We are thrilled to announce the well-deserved promotion of these talented team members in recognition of their dedicated work with our portfolio companies and within the firm,” said general partner Dharmesh Thakker said in a statement. “Danel and Max, and our newly promoted VPs and associates, have consistently demonstrated a discerning ability to source investment opportunities and provide sapient guidance to entrepreneurs and management teams navigating today’s turbulent market environment. We look forward to continuing to foster their development and growth within the firm in the years to come.”

Battery is currently investing out of Battery Ventures XIV, which closed on $3.3 billion in July 2022. LPs in the fund include Alaska Permanent Fund, Alaska Retirement Management Board, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System and Ventura County Employees Retirement Association, according to Venture Capital Journal research.

Founded in 1983, Battery invests in software and services, enterprise infrastructure, consumer tech, healthcare IT and industrial technology and life-science tools. The firm has offices in Boston, San Francisco, Menlo Park, New York, London and Tel Aviv.