Battery invests $35m in Angie's List

Battery Ventures, which has offices in Boston, has invested $35 million in Angie's List, a Web site that reviews and rates service providers.

Battery joins Boston-headquartered Aquent, as a key investors in the 13-year-old company.

Angie’s List, based in Indianapolis, provides ratings and reviews on local service providers in more than 330 different categories. It currently serves more than 600,000 members in 124 major cities across the United States. Last month, Angie's List began collecting ratings on the health care industry, including reports on doctors, facilities and insurers.

Battery Ventures, with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley and Israel, manages nearly $3 billion in committed capital.
(By D.C. Denison, Globe staff)