Battery Ventures acquires Sustainability at Work Group

● PLATFORM | OTHER · Sustainability & EHS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026

Battery Ventures acquires Sustainability at Work Group

TARGET

Developer and administrator of digital certification systems and sustainability consulting for supply chains in renewable fuels, food and feed, packaging and chemicals; Cologne-based, serving global markets

Ownership	Founder-owned; battery takes a majority stake, founders jan henke and norbert schmitz retain minority stakes
Headquarters	Germany
Leadership	Jan Henke, Managing Director (co-founder; oversees all group companies) Norbert Schmitz, Managing Director of operational units (co-founder)
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Battery Ventures

Global technology-focused venture capital and private equity firm investing from seed to buyout across software, enterprise infrastructure, and industrial technology.

Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts
Deal team	Zack Smotherman, General Partner
Buy-side advisor	—

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Battery Ventures -> Sustainability at Work Group  (2026-09-11)
buyout | Other | announced
Target: Developer and administrator of digital certification systems and sustainability consulting for supply chains in renewable fuels, food and feed, packaging and chemicals; Cologne-based, serving global markets
Website: sustainability-at-work.org | Buyer site: battery.com
HQ: Germany | Ownership: Founder-owned; Battery takes a majority stake, founders Jan Henke and Norbert Schmitz retain minority stakes
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/battery-ventures-sustainability-at-work-group.html

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