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Jonathan Sills Joins Battery Ventures

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Jonathan Sills has joined Battery Ventures as an Executive-in-Residence (EIR) in its Menlo Park office. Mr. Sills, previously CMO at Shoedazzle and SVP at Proflowers, will bring his more than 14 years of marketing and customer acquisition expertise to help early and growth stage portfolio companies. His stints also include a business analyst position at McKinsey. Mr. Sills has a BSE from Princeton University, and a M.Sc. from Oxford.

Mr. Sills was introduced to the Battery team through portfolio company TrialPay CEO Alex Rampell. Other Battery EIRs include entrepreneurs in residence Adam Markin, Richard Smith, Todd Papaioannou, and executive in residence John Raguin. 

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