Morad Elhafed Biography and Net Worth

As a general partner at Battery, Morad focuses on growth and private-equity investments in the software sector. He is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America and Europe. Based in the firm’s Boston office, Morad works closely with Battery’s London team.

Currently, he is involved with Battery’s investments in 1WorldSync (a platform company including CNET Content Solutions, LANSA PIM, Simplus and Snap36); Clubessential Holdings (including Black Diamond, Clubessential, ClubReady, Exerp, foreUP, iKizmet, Performance IQ, PrestoSports, ScoreShots, Stretch Internet and Vermont Systems); Craftview (formerly WinWorker); CrunchTime! (including discoverlink); Forterro (including Abas Software AG, BPSC, Clip Industrie, Infocube, Jeeves, ProConcept, Silog and Sylob); MadCap; Olo (NYSE: OLO); Smartling; Tech Soft 3D (including Ceetron AS and Visual Kinematics); and VertiGIS (including AED-SICAD, Dynamic Design Group, Geocom Group, Latitude Geographics Mapcom Systems and SynerGIS GIS & FM Solutions).

He was also involved with CAMBRIO (acquired by Sandvik); IHS (acquired by Sabre); Mendix (acquired by Siemens); Neolane (acquired by Adobe); SingleHop (acquired by INAP); and Vero Software (acquired by Hexagon).

Before Battery, Morad worked in the technology investment-banking practice at RBC Capital Markets, where he focused on M&A, equity and debt financings. Morad graduated with a BBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is a member of the Forbes Business Council and a regular Forbes contributor. He is often quoted on topics related to technology and business in publications such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Mergers & Acquisitions, and others.