Bain Capital Ventures
Boston · Seed–Growth · 9 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm leverages Bain Capital's platform, institutional resources, and cross-industry network to help founders build and scale enduring businesses. They provide hands-on partnership across talent, marketing, and customer development, with support tailored to each company's specific circumstances rather than applying generic solutions.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's websiteAaref works with technical founders using AI to solve previously unaddressed software problems. He co-founded two companies before joining BCV in 2020 and spent seven years as a partner at Sequoia Capital.
Ajay invests in early-stage application software companies, with expertise in modern sales and marketing stacks, vertical SaaS with embedded fintech, supply chain and logistics, and product-led growth.
Christina focuses on early-stage investments in AI applications. Before joining BCV, she was a product leader at Affirm and an active angel investor.
Enrique invests in early-stage infrastructure software companies with specialization in cybersecurity, and has established himself as a global leader in security, backup and availability solutions.
Kevin partners with founders building products for the real world from inception. Prior to BCV, he led product as the first business hire at Fundera, a financial services marketplace.
With three decades of investment experience, Matt focuses on fintech founders driving changes in payments, lending, capital markets, insurance and real estate, particularly in embedded fintech tools for banking and B2B payments.
Merritt partners with B2B SaaS founders at the growth stage focused on horizontal application software opportunities, particularly product-led growth businesses.
Rak focuses on infrastructure software, cybersecurity and AI incubations, supporting technical founders creating the future of intelligent computing.
Scott invests in application software companies leveraging experience in commerce and marketing ecosystems. As a former founder of a Bain Capital-backed commerce-tech analytics business, he serves as an operational partner and advisor to founders.
What they invest in
from 83 of 88 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×46Enterprise Software ×42SaaS ×29Developer Tools ×15Fintech ×15Data & Infrastructure ×13Cloud Computing ×8Cybersecurity ×7
HQs:United States×29Mexico×3France×2United Arab Emirates×1Australia×1Germany×1
Investments · showing 60 of 88
founders shown can be your intro pathContextual AI builds a platform for enterprises to develop AI agents and applications that operate securely on proprietary data. The platform provides a modular, scalable development environment designed for mission-critical and knowledge-intensive enterprise use cases.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Fermat provides an agentic commerce platform that helps brands analyze shopper behavior, test changes, and optimize purchasing paths in real-time. The platform serves e-commerce and retail teams seeking to accelerate the conversion of customer insights into measurable business actions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Rishabh JainShreyas Kumar
Hi Marley provides communication and engagement software for insurance carriers and policyholders, using intelligent solutions to facilitate customer interactions throughout the insurance lifecycle. The company serves insurers and their customers seeking to improve claims processing and policy management experiences.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS
Mike GreeneMitesh SuchakJohn Miller
Latchel provides maintenance management and virtual resident concierge services for property management companies across the US. The platform streamlines maintenance operations for residential property managers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSeattle, US
Magical provides workflow automation software that uses AI to eliminate repetitive manual tasks for enterprise teams. The platform automates business processes across various workflows and departments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Harpaul Sambhi(CEO & Cofounder)Rosie Chopra(COO & Cofounder)Prashant Vishwanathan(Engineering Manager & Cofounder)
Norm Ai develops AI agents and automation systems for legal and compliance tasks, serving institutional clients managing large asset portfolios. The company has established Legal Engineering as a discipline, combining AI systems with legal expertise through its affiliated law firm and agent verification infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTech
John Nay
PolicyFly provides a digital platform for specialty insurance that automates underwriting, policy servicing, and submission management. The platform serves specialty insurance carriers and agents, consolidating previously fragmented processes into a single system.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US
Marcel Esser(Founder)Michael Fiedel(Founder)inCory Crosland(CEO & Co Founder)
Signifyd provides a commerce protection platform for online retailers to prevent fraud and consumer abuse through order scoring and financial guarantees. The platform serves ecommerce brands globally, protecting them against chargebacks, policy abuse, return fraud, and unauthorized reselling.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityE-commerceFintechSan Jose, US
Mike Liberty(Co-founder)Raj Ramanand(Co-founder)
Adaptive is an AI-native healthcare provider that delivers home health services by combining artificial intelligence-driven operations with in-home clinicians to improve patient outcomes and reduce hospital readmissions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Adaptive Security provides security awareness training, phishing attack simulation, and email security solutions designed to defend against AI-powered attacks, deepfakes, and social engineering threats. The company serves enterprise organizations seeking to protect employees and data from next-generation security risks.
CybersecurityEnterprise Software
Aleph is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) tool built with a spreadsheet-first approach that integrates company-wide data. It serves finance teams who need to understand historical data, monitor current performance, and forecast future results.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Alloy is a cloud-based platform that enables teams to prototype and build product changes using AI by connecting their codebase or capturing pages via browser extension, then pushing production-ready code directly to GitHub. It serves product teams and developers across any company looking to accelerate product iteration without local environment setup.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSydney, AU
Apollo provides an AI-powered platform designed for go-to-market teams to improve sales and marketing productivity. The platform offers features like prospect data, email tracking, and custom scoring to help sales and marketing professionals work more efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSales TechSan Francisco, US
Matt Curl(Chief Executive Officer)Marcio Arnecke(Chief Marketing Officer)Adam Carr(Chief Revenue Officer)Phil Moon(Chief Financial Officer)
An operating system for resale in the fashion and apparel industry focused on reducing environmental impact.
Archive builds a platform that enables fashion brands to create secondhand marketplaces and embed circular practices into their operations. The platform helps brands reduce environmental impact and decouple growth from continuous production.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Emily GittinsRyan Rowe
Argyle provides a verification platform that automates the collection and verification of income, employment, and asset data using consumer-permissioned, real-time data from payroll, banking, and document sources. The platform serves service providers and lending institutions seeking to streamline verification workflows and reduce fraud.
Data & InfrastructureFintech
Aria provides a cloud-based billing and monetization platform that enables businesses to automate complex billing processes and deliver enhanced customer experiences. The platform serves enterprises looking to modernize legacy billing systems and improve revenue growth through flexible, scalable billing solutions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Brendan O'BrienEdward Sullivan
Cofactr operates an electronics supply chain platform providing component intelligence, procurement execution, and ITAR-registered warehousing services for hardware manufacturers. The platform helps manufacturers reduce procurement time, minimize production delays, and scale operations without proportional headcount increases.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainNew York City, US
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer agent that plans, writes, tests, and deploys production code within existing development environments to augment human engineering teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Scott Wu(Founder)Walden Yan(Founder)Steven Hao(Founder)in
Column Tax provides tax services with a focus on transparency and ethical practices, serving individuals and businesses seeking honest alternatives to predatory tax industry practices.
FintechSaaS
Crusoe builds energy-first AI infrastructure, using innovative and renewable energy sources to power hyperscale AI factories and a cloud platform for AI workloads. The company serves customers building and deploying AI applications at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnergy
Cully Cavness(Co-Founder)
Daylight provides managed security services combining AI agents and human security experts to detect, investigate, and respond to threats for enterprise organizations. The company offers coordinated monitoring, threat hunting, and phishing response services powered by senior threat hunters and incident responders.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Daylight builds a distributed energy network that allows homes to generate, store, and share power locally, while providing financing and grid operations services for the electrified home market.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale. The platform targets brands seeking to implement concierge-level service for their customer base.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Decodable is a fully-managed, serverless platform for real-time data integration, ETL/ELT, and stream processing built on Apache Flink and Debezium. The platform serves enterprises and data teams who need to move and process streaming data for analytics, AI applications, and operational decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Dgraph is an open-source, distributed graph database that operates at terabyte-scale for real-time applications, offering both direct database operations and GraphQL API interfaces for developers.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Docker provides containerization and application development platform tools including sandboxes, governance, and security solutions for developers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Solomon Hykes(Founder/CEO)in
Elastio provides ransomware detection and verified data recovery software that inspects live data, replicated data, and backup data across enterprise environments. The platform is used by financial institutions, healthcare organizations, SaaS platforms, managed service providers, and public sector agencies to identify compromised recovery points and prove recovery success.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
EvenUp provides an AI-powered claims intelligence platform for personal injury law firms to draft, review, and strengthen cases. The platform uses machine learning trained on injury cases and medical records to help lawyers achieve better outcomes for clients.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTech
Rami Karabibar(Chief Executive Officer)Raymond Mieszaniec(Chief Operating Officer)Saam Mashhad(Chief of Product & Legal Operations)
EverTrue provides a suite of fundraising and donor management software for nonprofit organizations, including platforms for donor engagement, prospect research, endowment management, and direct mail. The company serves fundraising teams at colleges, universities, nonprofits, and advancement departments.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSCambridge, US
Brent Grinna(President and Chief Growth Officer)Adam Blake(Chief Executive Officer)
ExpertVoice operates a platform that connects brands with industry experts to create authentic product advocacy and recommendations, helping consumers make informed purchasing decisions across multiple product categories.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechMarketplaces
Feathery builds AI-powered workflow automation and forms platform designed for insurance and wealth management companies. The platform enables rapid deployment of compliance-ready workflows, document generation, and data collection with built-in security for regulated environments.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS
Finley provides software to banks and asset managers that automates debt capital management, due diligence, compliance, and reporting for asset-backed finance, private credit, and structured finance. Following its 2026 integration with Concord, the platform expanded to offer backup servicing, collateral management, and fund administration across the deal lifecycle.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jeremy Tsui(Founder)inKevin Suh(Founder)inJosiah Tsui(Founder)in
Flux is a mobile financial app that enables users to send and receive money instantly across 40+ countries, create virtual dollar cards for online spending, and manage savings in multiple currencies. The platform serves individuals globally seeking free international transfers, online payments, and cryptocurrency trading through a single application.
Crypto & Web3FintechLagos, NG
Ben Eluan(Founder)inIsrael Akintunde(Founder)inOsezele Orukpe(Founder)in
A payment platform that enables merchants to offer installment credit to customers at point of sale via mobile app, with funds settled directly to the merchant's bank account. The service operates without physical terminals and targets small businesses in Latin America.
E-commerceFintechRetail TechMexico City, MX
Maximiliano Echeverria(Founder)inFernando de la Torre(Founder)in
Hera is an AI-powered motion design tool that generates animated videos from text descriptions. It serves creators and marketers who need to produce product launch videos and other promotional content.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentBerlin, DE
Hello Hera provides senior care coordination services delivered by human "Heroes" supported by AI, handling insurance, appointments, medication management, and other non-clinical care tasks for families with aging parents. The service is covered by Medicare, targeting families managing complex senior healthcare needs.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS
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Hightouch builds a data activation platform that integrates with existing enterprise data infrastructure to enable marketing and business teams to activate customer data at scale. The platform combines customer data capabilities with AI technology for use by enterprise organizations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Kashish Gupta(Founder)inTejas Manohar(Founder)inJoshua Curl(Founder)in
Krea.ai is a creative AI platform that generates, enhances, and edits images, videos, and 3D meshes. It serves creatives, enterprises, and everyday users with AI-powered tools for image generation, upscaling, video generation, and generative editing.
AI & Machine LearningCreator Economy
Lean is a payments and financial data platform that enables businesses in the MENA region to process payments, verify identities, and access customer financial data through a fully regulated, API-first infrastructure.
Cloud ComputingFintechSaaSDubai, AE
Google is a technology company that provides tools and products designed with privacy, security, and responsible AI practices as foundational principles. Its services span communication, productivity, and AI-powered applications, all protected by advanced security infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurity
Lithos Carbon uses enhanced weathering of basalt spread on croplands to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide and store it in ocean carbonates. The technology combines soil modeling and machine learning to maximize carbon removal while improving soil fertility, with continuous monitoring from farm to ocean for permanence verification.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Mary Yap(CEO & Co-founder)Noah Planavsky(Co-founder)Chris Reinhard(Co-founder)
Rewards app allowing users to earn bitcoin when shopping online.
MagicSchool is an AI platform designed for schools that helps teachers with lesson planning, student support, and feedback, while enabling students to develop AI skills. The platform is built to bring AI adoption into schools in a safe and aligned manner for district leaders, educators, and students.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechDenver, US
MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings. The platform enables maintenance, safety, and operational management via mobile devices, helping companies improve equipment uptime and reduce operational costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)Hugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)
Mercanto is a B2B marketplace that consolidates supplier sourcing and procurement for food service and restaurant kitchens in Mexico, handling vendor vetting, order consolidation, and guaranteed delivery of products.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTech
Modal provides a serverless cloud platform designed for data, AI, and machine learning applications, enabling developers to scale from zero to thousands of CPUs or GPUs with simple code. The company offers usage-based pricing and handles infrastructure concerns including custom file systems, container runtimes, and schedulers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsNew York, US
Erik BernhardssonAkshat Bubna
Moov builds payments infrastructure software that enables businesses to embed payment processing capabilities into their products through direct connections to major payment networks. The platform consolidates fragmented legacy payment systems, serving thousands of businesses that move billions of dollars monthly.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Wade ArnoldBob Smith
mParticle provides a customer data platform that consolidates first-party data across channels to help businesses scale operations.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech
Netdata builds monitoring and observability software designed to simplify operational visibility for engineers and system operators. The company develops tools that prioritize ease of use over complex data pipeline management.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Costa Tsaousis
Nightfall is an AI-native data loss prevention (DLP) platform that monitors and controls sensitive data movement across SaaS applications, AI tools, endpoints, and browsers. It serves enterprise security teams by providing real-time detection and automated response to prevent data exfiltration with 95% accuracy.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Palette Desktop is a workspace application designed for non-engineering professionals to manage writing, research, planning, operations, and design tasks across shared folders using AI agents. It provides features like sandboxed sessions, change history, and multi-agent switching without vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Palette Technology provides AI-powered native image and video generation tools for creative teams, enabling them to produce audience-ready content across formats (video, visuals, structured content) from a single source material without rebuilding assets for each output.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Palette is a platform for sales leaders and managers to set short-term goals, track performance, and motivate teams through personalized incentives and coaching programs. It integrates with CRM systems like Salesforce to provide real-time performance data and leaderboards.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechParis, FR
Jean-Edern Lorillon(Founder)in
Board seats · per SEC filings · 3
what is this? ⓘ$30M raise · filed Sep 2025 · via Christina Melas-Kyriazi
$45M raise · filed Jan 2025 · via Christina Melas-Kyriazi
$65M raise · filed Dec 2024 · via Aaref Hilaly
Inferred from directors named on each company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Bain Capital Ventures invest at?
- Bain Capital Ventures invests at the Seed, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Bain Capital Ventures focus on?
- Bain Capital Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Bain Capital Ventures located?
- Bain Capital Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
- Does Bain Capital Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Bain Capital Ventures leads investment rounds.
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