Zack Smotherman

Zack Smotherman is a General Partner at Battery Ventures based in Boston, USA, where he currently directs the firm's industrial technology and life science tools investment practice. Before joining his current firm in 2013, he worked as an associate at WestView Capital Partners and initially began his financial career in the traditional corporate investment banking sector. He steadily advanced through the ranks at Battery Ventures over seven years, officially earning a promotion to general partner in February 2020 concurrently with the successful final close of the firm's $2 billion investment fund. In his current capacity, he primarily executes later-stage and buyout transactions across both the United States and broader European markets. Smotherman maintains a dedicated focus on deploying capital into established industrial technology and life science enterprises to facilitate operational expansion and long-term strategic growth.