Battery Ventures, a venture firm with an office in Waltham, MA, has led a $70 million financing round for e-mail marketing software firm ExactTarget, according to a press release. ExactTarget, which is headquartered in Indianapolis, has also withdrawn plans for an initial public offering. As part of the sizable venture deal, Battery general partner Michael Brown is joining the board of directors at ExactTarget. Brown is based in Boston, according to Battery’s website.
Author: Ryan McBride
Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News.
Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.
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