# Mike Katz

> Mike Katz is a Series A investor at Battery Ventures backing E-Commerce. See 11 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Battery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/battery-ventures)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 45%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelbkatz
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/MBKatz
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mikekatz

Mike Katz is a Series A investor at Battery Ventures in San Francisco focused on E-Commerce and B2B. After spending eight years in New York City as an entrepreneur and investor, Mike joined Battery in 2011 and focuses on investments in digital media and Internet applications. Mike is currently involved with HotelTonight, J. Hilburn, KeyMe, Kontagent, SumAll, and Viddy.Prior to Battery, he was Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives atConductor, Inc. where he ran the early development of what is now the company’s core product. Conductor is a portfolio company of FirstMark Capital (previously known as Pequot Ventures), where Mike worked as an Associate and assisted with the firm’s investments in StubHub (acquired by eBay), Navic Networks (acquired by Microsoft), and Flarion Technologies (acquired by Qualcomm). He was also an Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. in the Global Markets & Investment Banking division.Mike currently serves on the Board of Venture for America, a Manhattan-based nonprofit placing undergraduates with startups in cities traditionally underserved by technology investors. He has a BS from Georgetown University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 18% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |
| Apps | 1 | 9% |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |
| Mobile | 1 | 9% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 36% |
| Seed | 3 | 27% |
| Angel | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Civilized AI | At Civilized.ai, our mission is to empower government professionals to achieve expert-level performance using cutting-edge AI tools, while ensuring citizens enjoy seamless, effective, and positive interactions with their government. We believe technology has the power to transform public service, making it more accessible, transparent, andefficient for everyone. | $2M | Seed | Oct 07, 2025 | https://civilized.ai |
| Prokeep | Prokeep is a customer engagement platform that streamlines communication for distributors, enabling efficient interaction with customers and teams. It centralizes messaging, automates order updates, and maintains conversation history for improved service. | $25M | Series A | Nov 11, 2024 | https://www.prokeep.com/ |
| Prokeep | Prokeep is a customer engagement platform that streamlines communication for distributors, enabling efficient interaction with customers and teams. It centralizes messaging, automates order updates, and maintains conversation history for improved service. | $9M | Seed | Jun 02, 2022 | https://www.prokeep.com/ |
| Joymode | Joymode was founded in the summer of 2015 and is based in downtown Los Angeles. They work and play in a Willy Wonka-esque warehouse filled with giant Jenga sets, old-fashioned popcorn machines, stand-up paddleboards, and a bounce house. | $14.4M | Series A | Jan 31, 2018 | http://www.joymode.com/ |
| KeyMe Locksmiths | KeyMe is a mobile app that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital image. The company provides an app for copying keys and robotic kiosks for new key fabrication. It offers customers a one-stop solution for all their locksmith needs ranging from lockouts and re-keys to complex installations and customjobs.KeyMe smart kiosks are deployed in over 2,500 locations across leading retailers across 46 states, including (alphabetically): Acme, Albertsons, AutoZone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookfield, Dillons, Foodmaxx, Foodtown, Frys, Giant Eagle, GGP, Harmon Face Values, IKEA, Jewel-Osco, JLL Properties, Kmart, Kroger, Mall of America, Navarro, Ralphs Grocery, Randalls, Rite Aid, Safeway, Save-A-Lot, Save Mart, Sears, Simon Malls, Smith’s Food & Drug, Starwood, Tom Thumb, UNFI, Vons and 7-Eleven, among others.KeyMe kiosks are the first and only kiosks with the ability to duplicate the majority of vehicles and RFID keys on the market. The smart kiosks copy most keys in under 30 seconds, at a rate that is 10 times more accurate than the industry average. KeyMe investors include Battery Ventures, BlackRock, Comcast Ventures, Questmark Partners, Ravin Gandhi, River Park Ventures, and White Star Capital. |  | Series A | Apr 15, 2014 | http://www.key.me |
| SumAll | SumAll automates operations for independent businesses using the power of data and AI. Over 350,000 users trust SumAll to automate social media marketing. Our product connects data from more than 40 platforms (revenue, web analytics, social, and email marketing) to generate and post the optimal social media content to drive business success.Our newest products - found at sumall.ai - automate inventory purchasing and staff scheduling for brick and mortar businesses like cafes. By connecting to the mobile point of sale system in a physical establishment we can gather historical sales data that, along with other proprietary inputs, feeds into our sales forecasts. Based on these forecasts we can effectively predict the needed inventory levels and place orders on our users behalf. We’re proud to save owners time and money that they can reinvest in growing their business. Founded in 2011, SumAll is headquartered in New York City. We’re passionate about helping small businesses succeed and believe in the power of data to change the world. |  | Series A | Dec 03, 2013 | http://www.sumall.com |
| Snaps | Snaps is a Conversational Automation Platform for eCommerce. | $2.3M | Angel | Sep 23, 2013 | https://www.snaps.io/ |
| KeyMe Locksmiths | KeyMe is a mobile app that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital image. The company provides an app for copying keys and robotic kiosks for new key fabrication. It offers customers a one-stop solution for all their locksmith needs ranging from lockouts and re-keys to complex installations and customjobs.KeyMe smart kiosks are deployed in over 2,500 locations across leading retailers across 46 states, including (alphabetically): Acme, Albertsons, AutoZone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookfield, Dillons, Foodmaxx, Foodtown, Frys, Giant Eagle, GGP, Harmon Face Values, IKEA, Jewel-Osco, JLL Properties, Kmart, Kroger, Mall of America, Navarro, Ralphs Grocery, Randalls, Rite Aid, Safeway, Save-A-Lot, Save Mart, Sears, Simon Malls, Smith’s Food & Drug, Starwood, Tom Thumb, UNFI, Vons and 7-Eleven, among others.KeyMe kiosks are the first and only kiosks with the ability to duplicate the majority of vehicles and RFID keys on the market. The smart kiosks copy most keys in under 30 seconds, at a rate that is 10 times more accurate than the industry average. KeyMe investors include Battery Ventures, BlackRock, Comcast Ventures, Questmark Partners, Ravin Gandhi, River Park Ventures, and White Star Capital. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 15, 2013 | http://www.key.me |
| SumAll | SumAll automates operations for independent businesses using the power of data and AI. Over 350,000 users trust SumAll to automate social media marketing. Our product connects data from more than 40 platforms (revenue, web analytics, social, and email marketing) to generate and post the optimal social media content to drive business success.Our newest products - found at sumall.ai - automate inventory purchasing and staff scheduling for brick and mortar businesses like cafes. By connecting to the mobile point of sale system in a physical establishment we can gather historical sales data that, along with other proprietary inputs, feeds into our sales forecasts. Based on these forecasts we can effectively predict the needed inventory levels and place orders on our users behalf. We’re proud to save owners time and money that they can reinvest in growing their business. Founded in 2011, SumAll is headquartered in New York City. We’re passionate about helping small businesses succeed and believe in the power of data to change the world. |  | Series A | Nov 21, 2012 | http://www.sumall.com |
| SumAll | SumAll automates operations for independent businesses using the power of data and AI. Over 350,000 users trust SumAll to automate social media marketing. Our product connects data from more than 40 platforms (revenue, web analytics, social, and email marketing) to generate and post the optimal social media content to drive business success.Our newest products - found at sumall.ai - automate inventory purchasing and staff scheduling for brick and mortar businesses like cafes. By connecting to the mobile point of sale system in a physical establishment we can gather historical sales data that, along with other proprietary inputs, feeds into our sales forecasts. Based on these forecasts we can effectively predict the needed inventory levels and place orders on our users behalf. We’re proud to save owners time and money that they can reinvest in growing their business. Founded in 2011, SumAll is headquartered in New York City. We’re passionate about helping small businesses succeed and believe in the power of data to change the world. |  |  | Jun 01, 2012 | http://www.sumall.com |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Wellington Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wellington-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Ironspring Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ironspring) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [S3 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s3-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7-Ventures LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Austin Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austin-capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Dahlia Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dahlia-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Battery Ventures

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Battery Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on technology. It invests in potentially category-defining businesses in markets including application software, IT infrastructure technologies, consumer internet and mobile services, and industrial technologies.

5 contacts available at Battery Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brandon Gleklen | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-gleklen |
| Dharmesh Thakker | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dharmesh-thakker |
| Jesse Feldman | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-feldman |
| Lior Mallul | Early and Growth Software Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lior-mallul |
| Max-Julian Kaye | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-julian-kaye |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Katz invest in?

Mike Katz invests primarily in E-Commerce, B2B and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Mike Katz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Katz closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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