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Bain Capital Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Boston · Pre-Seed–Growth · 22 people tracked

Also known as BAIN CAPITAL VENTURES, LP

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Investment thesis

BCV Labs emphasizes a hands-on, operational approach to supporting founders. Rather than offering feedback alone, the team actively engages by connecting startups to early customers, leveraging Bain Capital's broader PE portfolio to test ideas, pitching clients directly, helping recruit first executives and hires, and shaping brand and go-to-market strategies. Testimonials from founders at companies such as Crosby, Contextual, and Meela highlight BCV Labs as a force multiplier that helps companies move faster than they could independently, with particular strength around AI and retrieval-oriented startups.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$1M – $100M
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2001
Last 12 months
27 investments
AUM
$9.8B
Tracked investments
212

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Ron Miasnik· Partnerin
Jamison Hill· Associate

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Bain Capital Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 173 of 212 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×103Enterprise Software ×75SaaS ×71Data & Infrastructure ×32Developer Tools ×28Fintech ×23Cybersecurity ×22Cloud Computing ×17

HQs:United States×131France×3Mexico×3Sweden×2United Arab Emirates×1Australia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 44 portfolio companies
18%
solo founders
8 of 44 mapped founding teams
52%
repeat founders
of 50 founders with career history
~2 yrs
old at investment
median across 10 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×183 founders×104+ founders×8

Where their founders studiedfrom 46 founders with education data

Harvard University ×8Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×4Stanford University ×4The Wharton School ×4University of Pennsylvania ×4McGill University ×3University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3NYU Stern School of Business ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history

Stanford University ×4Ditto ×2Google ×2Kleiner Perkins ×2Morgan Stanley ×2Purdue University ×2Square ×2The D. E. Shaw Group ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×5

6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 48 with degree data)

Investments · 212 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 202025 · 162024 · 72023 · 92022 · 72021 · 42020 · 62018 · 62017 · 22016 · 42015 · 72014 · 291 dated

DocuSigndocusign.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DOCUMar 2014

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Director)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)Neil Hudspith(Executive Officer)Reggie Davis(Executive Officer)Keith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)Allan Thygesenin

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersComcast VenturesDraper AssociatesLinus VenturesScale Venture PartnersAlliance of Angels+9 more

Rent the Runwayrenttherunway.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RENTDec 2014

Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Jennifer Hyman(Co-founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Co-founder)John Rucker(Executive Officer)Beth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)Brook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Dan Rosensweig(Director)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesKleiner PerkinsManhattan Venture PartnersRPS Ventures+21 more

SmartRentsmartrent.comin𝕏NYSE: SMRTFeb 2021

SmartRent provides software and hardware solutions for rental housing operators, including smart home technology, access control, self-guided tours, and property management integrations.

HardwareIoTPropTechSaaSScottsdale, US

Lucas Haldeman(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Martell(President and Chief Executive Officer)

BoardJohn Helm(Director)inRobert Best(Director)

Board seatMerritt Hummer· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsRET VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersFifth Wall

ACV AuctionsinNYSE: ACVA

Buffalo, US

Joseph S. Neiman(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Louis Greco(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel K. Magnuszewski(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersHomebrewTribeca Venture Partners

Rubrikrubrik.comin𝕏NYSE: RBRK

Securing the world's data

Palo Alto, US

Bipul Sinha(Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)Arvind Nithrakashyap(Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Director)Arvind Jain(Co-Founder (former; departed to found Glean))Soham Mazumdar(Co-Founder (former))Kiran Choudary(Chief Financial Officer)Jesse Green(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsAnicut CapitalChamaeleonEngineering CapitalEQUIAMEvolution VC PartnersFelicis Ventures+15 more

Contextual AIcontextual.aiin𝕏✓ verified

Contextual AI builds a platform for enterprises to develop AI agents and applications that operate securely on proprietary data.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Douwe Kiela(Founder)Amanpreet Singh(Founder)

Co-investorsGreycroftSnowflake VenturesSV AngelAir Street CapitalInvariantes FundRecall Capital+4 more

Daylightdaylight.aiin𝕏Nov 2025 · $33M✓ verified

Daylight offers Managed Agentic Security Services (MASS), combining AI agents with senior security experts to run security operations including managed detection and response, threat hunting, and phishing investigation.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv, IL

Hagai Shapira(Co-founder)inEldad Rudich(Co-founder)

Co-investorsCraft VenturesMaple VCVintage Investment PartnersEv3 Ventures LlcLerer HippeauM13

Fermatfermatcommerce.comin𝕏✓ verified

Fermat provides an agentic commerce platform that helps brands analyze shopper behavior, test changes, and optimize purchasing paths in real-time.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Rishabh Jain(Co-Founder & CEO)inShreyas Kumar(Co-Founder & CTO)in

BoardSaam Motamedi(Board / Investor representative (Greylock General Partner))Scott Friend(Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A))

Co-investorsCourtside VenturesDynamism CapitalGreylock PartnersQED InvestorsMontage VenturesVMG Partners

Hi Marleyhimarley.comin𝕏✓ verified

Hi Marley provides communication and engagement software for insurance carriers and policyholders, using intelligent solutions to facilitate customer interactions throughout the insurance lifecycle.

Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSBoston, US

Michael Greene(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Greene(Founder)inMitesh Suchak(Executive Officer, Director)John Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Paul Yanosy(Executive Officer)

BoardPuneet Agarwal(Director)in

Co-investorsBrewer Lane VenturesTrue VenturesUnderscore VCGreenspring Associates

Hireologyhireology.comin𝕏✓ verified

Hireology provides hiring and recruitment software designed to help multi-location businesses source, hire, and manage staff consistently across sites.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSChicago, US

Adam Robinson(Chief Executive Officer, President and Director)inMichael Krasman(Secretary and Director)Jeff Ellman(Member and Manager)

BoardMichael Krupka(Director)Bill Pescatello(Director)in

Co-investorsBaird Venture PartnersBlue Cloud VenturesBluestein VenturesLightbank

Hugohycu.comin𝕏✓ verified

HYCU provides data protection, backup, and recovery software across on-premises, public cloud, and SaaS workloads for enterprise IT environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US

Simon Taylor(Founder & CEO)inGoran Garevski(CTO & Co-founder)inAndy FernandezinTanja Perić(CPO)inBrian Babineau(Chief Customer Officer)Justin Schumacher(CFO)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAtlassian Ventures

Latchellatchel.comin𝕏✓ verified

Latchel provides maintenance management and virtual resident concierge services for property management companies across the US.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSSeattle, US

Ethan Lieber(Founder)inWill Gordon(Founder/COO)in

BoardJiang Lin(Director)

Co-investorsAllegion VenturesCerity Partners VenturesF-Prime CapitalMetaPropMetaProp VenturesRiverPark Ventures+2 more

Magicalgetmagical.comin𝕏✓ verified

Magical provides workflow automation software that uses AI to eliminate repetitive manual tasks for enterprise teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York, US

Harpaul Sambhi(CEO & Co-Founder)inRosie Chopra(COO & Co-Founder)inPrashant Vishwanathan(Engineering Manager & Cofounder)KEITH PEIRIS(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)HENRI LIRIANI(Director)Prashant Viswanathan(Engineering Manager & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAlt CapitalBlank VenturesCoatue ManagementDylan FieldGreylock PartnersScott Belsky+3 more

Norm Ainorm.aiin✓ verified

Norm Ai builds AI agents that automate legal and compliance tasks for large institutions, along with a verification layer for AI agents and an affiliated AI-native law firm.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechNew York, US

John Nay(Founder)inMike Schmidtberger(Chairman and Partner, Norm Law)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementCraft VenturesKhosla VenturesBain CapitalBlackstoneNew York Life+5 more

PolicyFlypolicyfly.comin✓ verified

PolicyFly provides a digital platform for specialty insurance that automates underwriting, policy servicing, and submission management.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechMarketplacesSaaSNew York City, US

Marcel Esser(Founder)Michael Fiedel(Founder)inCory Crosland(CEO & Co Founder)

Co-investorsY CombinatorSusa VenturesVIEWPOINT VENTURES

Procurement Sciencesprocurementsciences.comin✓ verified

Procurement Sciences offers Awarded AI, an AI platform that helps nonprofit teams identify federal grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, and draft compliant proposals and grant applications.

AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSDunstable, US

Christian Ferreira(Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Secretary)

BoardEdward Sullivan(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBosch VenturesCatalyst InvestorsK Street CapitalRobert Bosch Venture Capital

Signifydsignifyd.comin𝕏Jun 2015✓ verified

Signifyd provides a commerce protection platform for online retailers to prevent fraud and consumer abuse through order scoring and financial guarantees.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityE-commerceFintechSan Jose, US

Mike Liberty(Co-founder)inRaj Ramanand(Co-founder)Rajesh Ramanand(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Liberty(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMichael Hirshland(Director)in

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesResolute VenturesIA VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)PICUS CAPITAL+5 more

Skaiskai.ioin𝕏Feb 2015✓ verified

Skai operates an advertising platform with a partner ecosystem spanning walled garden media channels, commerce platforms, and certified agencies, giving marketers access to many publishers and ad types from a single login.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSArlington, US

Yoav Izhar-Prato(CEO, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)Nir Cohen(CTO & Co-Founder)Alon Sheafer(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)Gil Sadeh(President & Board Member)Shirley Grill-Rachman(COO & CFO)Guy Cohen(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsQumra Capital91 VenturesArts AllianceNFXPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)+1 more

Sysdigsysdig.comin𝕏✓ verified

Sysdig provides cloud-native security across the cloud lifecycle, offering real-time runtime threat detection, vulnerability management, and an AI agent that embeds security inside AI coding platforms.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper Tools

Loris Degioanni(Founder & CTO)inHatem Naguib(CEO)inKaren Walker(CFO)inConor Sherman(Global CISO)in

Co-investorsAccelPremji InvestThird Point VenturesPermiraBright Pixel CapitalGlynn Capital Management+4 more

Airside Mobileairsidemobile.comJul 2020acquired by Onfido EntrustSEC filingmedium confidence

Secure digital platform (Mobile Passport) for presenting and authenticating government-issued ID; acquired by Onfido.

Arlington, US

Hans Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Tsao(Director)

BoardRobert Poulin(Director)Julia Taxin(Director)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $13.6M raise · filed Jul 2020

Co-investorsBlazar Ventures, LLCGrotech VenturesK Street CapitalModerne Ventures

Aleph Labs, Inc.Sep 2025 · $29M

Aleph Labs is a New York-based AI-native financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform for finance teams.

New York, US

Alberto Gozzi(Executive Officer, Director)Santiago Perez De Rosso(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKanupriya Gulati(Director)

Board seatChristina Melas-Kyriazi· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesPICUS CAPITALY Combinator

Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.comin𝕏Jun 2021SEC filingmedium confidence

Attentive provides a mobile-first customer engagement platform that enables brands to orchestrate email, SMS, RCS, push, and AI-powered campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechHoboken, US

Andrew Jones(Director)Brian Culbertson Long(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $59M raise · filed Jun 2021

Co-investorsCollective LiquidityEQUIAMFounders Circle CapitalFUSEG SquaredMetaProp Ventures+4 more

BetterCloudbettercloud.cominMar 2018AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

BetterCloud is a SaaS management platform for IT teams that automates user lifecycle processes, access management, and security policies across multiple SaaS applications.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

David Politis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJonathan T. Hallett(Executive Officer, Director)Bart Hacking(Executive Officer)Jonathan T Hallett(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDavid Aranoff(Director)David Aronoff(Director)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $59.9M raise · filed Apr 2018

Co-investorsAccelBLH Venture Partners, LLCFlybridge Capital PartnersGreycroftMillennium Technology Value PartnersTribeca Venture Partners+2 more

BTI SystemsFeb 2015AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Ottawa-based packet-optical networking and data center interconnect vendor acquired by Juniper Networks in April 2016.

Ottawa

William Jin(Director)Nazmin Alani(Director)Deepak Sindwani(Director)Tod Nielsen(Director)Kenneth J. Taylor(Executive Officer)Colin Doherty(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatMichael Krupka· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Mar 2015

Clariclari.cominMar 2018

Clari, merged with Salesloft, provides an AI-powered system for revenue prediction and optimization serving enterprise customers.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US

Venkat Rangan(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inAaref Hilaly(Director)inMark Gainey(Director)

Board seatAjay Agarwal· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalHubSpot VenturesLevel EquityMadrona Venture GroupQuest Venture Partners+8 more

Decagondecagon.aiin𝕏Dec 2024

Decagon provides AI agents that enable businesses to deliver personalized customer experiences at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jesse Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)inIvan Zhou(Director)in

BoardAshwin Sreenivas(Director)in

Board seatAaref Hilaly· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsA*AccelACME CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAtacama VenturesAudacious+8 more

Dockerdocker.comin𝕏Apr 2022

Docker provides containerization and application development platform tools including sandboxes, governance, and security solutions for developers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Solomon Hykes(Founder/CEO)inKamel Founadi(Co-Founder)Sebastien Pahl(Co-Founder)Mike Gupta(Executive Officer)Benjamin Golub(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Cavage(President & Chief Operating Officer)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAglae VenturesAtlassian VenturesCiti VenturesCoatue ManagementCross Creek AdvisorsGreylock Partners+16 more

Evident.io, Inc.Mar 2016AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Cloud security and compliance automation vendor for public cloud, acquired by Palo Alto Networks for $300M in 2018.

Dublin, US

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $15.7M raise · filed Apr 2016

Co-investorsTrue Ventures

Ex QuantaJul 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Ex Quanta is a company founded in 2018 and based in Wheat Ridge, US; no public sources about it were available.

Wheat Ridge, US

Ryan Janssen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Paul Blankley(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKarl Alomar(Director)in

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $8.8M raise · filed Jul 2024

Co-investorsM13

ExperticityApr 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Salt Lake City company that connects brands and retailers with category experts through training and product seeding.

Salt Lake City, US

Heather Mercier(Executive Officer)John Reagh(Executive Officer)Chachi Kruel(Executive Officer)Jeremy Lewis(Executive Officer)Inga Johnson(Executive Officer)Thomas Stockham(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatMichael Krupka· per SEC Form D · $13.5M raise · filed Apr 2016

Fermat CommerceJun 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

AI-native commerce platform that generates personalized, channel-specific shopping experiences for consumer brands.

San Francisco, US

Rishabh M. Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Shreyas Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardIndranil Guha(Director)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $45.1M raise · filed Jun 2025

Co-investorsCourtside VenturesGreylock PartnersQED Investors

FireEyefireeye.comNov 2020AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Security platform to counter next-gen cyber attacks

Milpitas, US

Ashar Aziz(Executive Officer, Director)Alexa King(Executive Officer)Kevin R. Mandia(Executive Officer)John T. McGee(Executive Officer)David G. DeWalt(Executive Officer, Director)Michael J. Berry(Executive Officer)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $67M raise · filed Nov 2020

Co-investorsDag VenturesIcon VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersSequoia CapitalWingBlackstone

Flow CommerceApr 2017AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Hoboken-based cross-border e-commerce software provider for online merchants, acquired by Global-e in January 2022.

Hoboken, US

Michael Bryzek(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Keve(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $18.8M raise · filed Sep 2018

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.forescout.comin𝕏Nov 2015AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US

Yehezkel Yeshurun(Director)Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)Rob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)J.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $135M raise · filed Dec 2015

Co-investorsAccelAcrew CapitalAspect VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFounders Circle CapitalOwl Capital+2 more

Halcyon Tech, Inc.Dec 2023SEC filingmedium confidence

Austin-based cybersecurity company building an AI-driven platform to prevent, mitigate and recover from ransomware attacks.

Austin, US

Ryan Smith(Director)Jon W. Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Marvin Tien(Director)

BoardRichard Seewald(Director)Jay Leek(Director)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $40M raise · filed Dec 2023

Co-investorsBain Capital VentureEvolution TechnologySYN Ventures

Infusion SoftwareAug 2020AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Infusion Software (dba Keap/Infusionsoft) is a Chandler, Arizona CRM and marketing automation provider for small businesses, acquired by Thryv in 2024.

Chandler, US

Eric Keller(Director)Clate W. Mask, III(Executive Officer, Director)J. Scott Martineau(Director)Terry Hicks(Executive Officer)Scott Stagg(Executive Officer)Scott Petty(Director)

Board seatMerritt Hummer· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Aug 2020

Co-investorsMohr Davidow Ventures

Jetjet.comFeb 2015acquired by WalmartSEC filingmedium confidence

Montclair, US

Marc Lore(Founder)in

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $119.5M raise · filed Feb 2015

Co-investorsAccelNorwest Venture Partners

Magic Schoolmagicschool.aiin𝕏Jan 2025

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.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechDenver, US

Adeel Khan(Founder & CEO)inTodd Tobin(Executive Officer)James Biven(Executive Officer)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)in

Board seatChristina Melas-Kyriazi· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGSV VenturesRange VCService Provider CapitalEdovate CapitalRethink Capital PartnersValor Equity Partners

Material TechnologiesMay 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

Boca Raton, Florida company linked in directory records to Materia Group Corporation, operating in building materials wholesale.

Boca Raton, US

Adam Sandow(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rose Stella(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Fain(Executive Officer)

BoardErica Holborn(Director)George Bell(Director)William Kourakos(Director)

Board seatMerritt Hummer· per SEC Form D · $200.2M raise · filed May 2022

mParticlemparticle.comAug 2022Acquired

mParticle provides a customer data platform that consolidates first-party data across channels to help businesses scale operations.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US

Andrew Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inMichael Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inDave Myers(Executive Officer)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArrowroot CapitalBowery CapitalCoelius CapitalEniac VenturesGolden VenturesGolub Growth+5 more

Red Balloon Securityredballoonsecurity.comin𝕏Feb 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Red Balloon Security develops host-based runtime defense solutions for devices in critical infrastructure environments.

CybersecurityDefense TechHardwareIoTNew York, US

Dr. Ang CuiAng Cui(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $15.7M raise · filed Mar 2018

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAmerican Family VenturesGreycroft

Semantic MachinesinDec 2015AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Conversational AI startup, founded 2014, whose dialogue technology was acquired by Microsoft in May 2018.

Newton, US

Daniel L. Roth(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Damon Pender(Mr. Pender is the Chief Financial Officer of the Issuer.)

BoardLarry Bohn(Director)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $12.4M raise · filed Dec 2015

ShiftLeftshiftleft.ioin𝕏Oct 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

Application security company, now branded Qwiet AI by Harness, offering code analysis that prioritizes reachable, exploitable vulnerabilities.

Santa Clara, US

Chetan Conikee Sathyanarayana(Executive Officer, Director)Manish Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Urshit Parikh(Director)

BoardUmesh Padval(Director)

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Nov 2018

Co-investorsWipro Ventures

Shopmyshopmy.usinJan 2025

ShopMy operates a creator commerce platform linking premium brands, curators and shoppers via storefronts and affiliate tools.

Holden, US

Tiffany Lopinsky(Founder)inChristopher Tinsley(Founder)inHarry Rein(Founder)inChristopher C. Tinsley(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardJeremy Levine(Director)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlleyCorpAvenir Growth CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersInspired CapitalMenlo VenturesThe Council+2 more

soonasoona.coin𝕏Dec 2024

Soona provides on-demand custom content creation services for brands, using technology to connect creatives with clients seeking high-quality video and visual content at scale.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentDenver, US

Elizabeth Giorgi(CEO)Hayley Anderson(CPO)in

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D

Co-investors2048 VenturesBarrel VenturesGreen Meadow VenturesIrishAngelsKokopelli CapitalMatchstick Ventures+5 more

StarTreestartree.aiin𝕏Sep 2022SEC filingmedium confidence

StarTree provides a real-time analytics platform built on Apache Pinot that enables organizations to query petabyte-scale data at speed and cost efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Kishore Gopalakrishna(Executive Officer, Director)inXiang Fu(Founder)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $47M raise · filed Sep 2022

Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Notable CapitalSapphire VenturesZero Prime Ventures

Thorley IndustriesMay 2016AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Pittsburgh-based maker of technology-enabled baby gear under the 4moms brand; sold its operating assets to UPPAbaby in 2024.

Pittsburgh, US

Robert D. Daley(Executive Officer, Director)Henry F. Thorne(Executive Officer, Director)Amanda Katawczik(Executive Officer)Edin Mesic(Executive Officer)Teresa Hammond(Executive Officer)John Cupit(Executive Officer)

Board seatScott Friend· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Sep 2016

Tidalscaletidalscale.cominJul 2020AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

Software-defined compute platform enabling flexible server scaling at lower cost than traditional infrastructure

Campbell, US

Isaac R Nassi(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Smerdon(Executive Officer, Director)Fred Weber(Director)

BoardLars Leckie(Director)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jul 2020

Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Samsung Catalyst Fund

Unstructured Technologies, Inc.Mar 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Open-source and API-based platform that converts unstructured documents into AI-ready structured data for LLM and RAG pipelines.

Rocklin, US

Brian Raymond(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKaran Mehandru(Director)inTim Tully(Director)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $43.2M raise · filed Mar 2024

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupMenlo Ventures

Valente Sherman, Inc.Dec 2021AcquiredSEC filingmedium confidence

San Geronimo, US

Paul Valente(Executive Officer, Director)Russell Sherman(Director)

BoardKelley Mak(Director)in

Board seatEnrique Salem· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Dec 2021

Co-investorsWork-Bench

(Acq'd by Altus Group)reonomy.comin𝕏Acquired

Reonomy provides commercial real estate intelligence and data solutions to brokerages, lenders, and financial institutions using machine learning and proprietary algorithms.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTech

Richard Sarkis(Founder)in

Co-investorsHarmony PartnersManhattan WestSapphire VenturesFinTech CollectiveKEC VenturesPrimary Venture Partners+1 more

AbleToableto.com

AbleTo provides in-person and virtual mental health care, including therapy, psychiatry, and medication management for adults, children, and teens dealing with concerns such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, and substance use.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthNew York, US

Michael Laskoff(Executive Officer, Director)Trip HoferinPaul Pieper(Executive Officer)Tom Brennan(Executive Officer)Frank Hunt(Executive Officer)Robert Rebak(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors.406 VenturesBlue Venture FundsHLM Venture PartnersOptum VenturesValspring CapitalHorizon+1 more

Aboonaboon.cominOct 2025 · $17.5M

Aboon is a third-party administrator (TPA) platform for financial advisors, letting them prospect, design, sell, launch, and manage 401(k) and retirement plans for business-owner clients.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Nick Gavronsky(Co-Founder & CEO)inAmy Ouellette(Co-Founder & COO)inAlex Calaf(VP, Plan Administration)Nate Krantz(Head of Engineering)Lina Jun(General Counsel)

Co-investorsAltai VenturesEJF VenturesOUTPOST VENTURES

Activelyactively.aiin𝕏

Actively AI builds AI account agents for revenue teams, including a conversational assistant that answers questions about accounts, drafts emails, prepares meeting briefs, and recommends next-best-actions to progress deals.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationConversion CapitalFirst Round CapitalTCV

Adaptive

Building a platform to protect people from AI-powered cyber attacks.

Adaptive Innovationsadaptive.coin𝕏Jun 2026 · $50M

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

Ronak Massand(Founder)in

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesBoxGroupConstellationConvictionOptum Ventures

Adaptive Securityadaptivesecurity.comin𝕏Dec 2025 · $81M

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.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York, US

Brian Long(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Jones(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzEniac VenturesK5 GlobalScribble VenturesCapital One Ventures+4 more

Adentroadentro.comin

Adentro is a physical identity and measurement platform that uses a business's existing guest WiFi access points to turn anonymous foot traffic into customer profiles, power automated win-back marketing, and measure which ads drove in-store visits via its Walk-Through Rate metric.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Abraham(Co-founder; CEO 2012–2018, then Executive Chairman; board member)inTom O'Brien(Co-founder; SVP Sales (2013–2018))Ben Matlin(Chief Executive Officer)Nat Brogadir(President)

BoardPeter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)in

Co-investorsAshton KutcherAtomicFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalKevin DurantSV Angel+4 more

AI for software developmentpoolside.aiOct 2024 · $500M

Poolside builds open-weight foundation models and agentic coding models, including the Laguna family, along with the systems and infrastructure needed to train, refine, and improve these models.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Jason Warner(Founder & CEO)inEiso Kant(Founder)

Co-investors7GC & CoAbstraction CapitalAir Street CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFelicis Ventures+24 more

Alephgetaleph.comin𝕏Sep 2025 · $29M

Aleph is a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) tool built with a spreadsheet-first approach that integrates company-wide data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

Albert Gozzi(Founder)inSantiago Perez De Rosso(Founder)in

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesPICUS CAPITALVentureSouqY CombinatorSignalRank

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Exits · 9

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

DocuSignNASDAQ: DOCURent the RunwayNASDAQ: RENTSmartRentNYSE: SMRTACV AuctionsNYSE: ACVARubrikNYSE: RBRKAirside Mobileacq. by Onfido EntrustJetacq. by WalmartGatheracq. by CharthopSafeAIacq. by Pronto

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2

as of Sep 2025
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Bain Capital Ventures 2022LPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System202225.7%1.34x0.00x
Bain Capital Ventures 2021LPs: Maine Public Employees Retirement System, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation20201.5%1.05x0.00x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Bain Capital Ventures made?
Bain Capital Ventures has 59 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 13 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Bain Capital Ventures invest at?
Bain Capital Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is Bain Capital Ventures's typical check size?
Bain Capital Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
What sectors does Bain Capital Ventures focus on?
Bain Capital Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Creator Economy, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, LegalTech, Robotics, 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.
Who does Bain Capital Ventures co-invest with?
Bain Capital Ventures most often shares deals with Accel, SV Angel, Felicis Ventures, among 287 tracked co-investors.

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Episode 51 | Bain Capital Ventures’ Matt Harris on supporting entrepreneurs as an investor

Techstars · Matt Harris

How does VC think by Enrique Salem @Bain Capital Ventures at RSAC 2025 #vc #startups #rsac

The Generalists · Enrique Salem

Be Bold & Build a Great Reputation - Matt Harris, Bain Capital Ventures

Miguel Armaza · Matt Harris

Matt Harris, Partner Bain Capital Ventures - Great Boards Feel Like Any Other Team at the Company

Miguel Armaza · Matt Harris

Exploring Fintech’s Evolution with Matt Harris of Bain Capital Ventures

LendKey Technologies, Inc. · Matt Harris

Matt Harris, Bain Capital Ventures - Your Company Board Is a Team You Hire, But Can't Fire

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Co-investors · 329

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
$1.6M – $70M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $200M
Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

$540K – $10.8M
Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

$500K – $15M
Coatue Management

Coatue Management is a technology-focused investment firm that invests in innovation across both public and private markets with responsible risk management.

$1M – $20M
Felicis Ventures

Felicis Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders primarily at the Seed and Series A stages, frequently leading or co-leading rounds. It operates with a founder-first approach, including a founder pledge and voting commitments.

$500K – $15M
Abstract Ventures

Abstract is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm managing $1.8 billion in assets, investing in seed and early-stage companies across all sectors.

$250K – $750K
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
317 more co-investors

Menlo VenturesRedpoint VenturesInsight PartnersCiti VenturesKhosla VenturesSapphire VenturesTiger Global ManagementFirstMark CapitalQED InvestorsVenrockUncorrelated VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Founders FundBattery VenturesEniac VenturesMadrona Venture GroupAmplify PartnersTCVTribeca Venture PartnersConvictionFounders Circle CapitalCraft VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)BenchmarkFirst Round CapitalBoxGroupTrue VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lux CapitalVillage GlobalDell Technologies CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersTechstarsB Capital GroupNorwest Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)NextView VenturesGreycroftOak HC/FTFifth WallSignalFireScale Venture PartnersFlybridge Capital PartnersF-Prime CapitalAcrew CapitalTrinity VenturesTribe Capital FirstlookTenaya CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesNewView CapitalCommerce Ventures137 VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersAdvance Venture Partners7GC & CoEnergize CapitalSnowflake VenturesAir Street CapitalAlumni VenturesFounder CollectiveNotable CapitalFJ LabsUberDCVC (Data Collective)Spark CapitalDST GlobalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Gradient VenturesFundersClubForerunner VenturesCanvas VenturesAdditionResolute VenturesIA VenturesNext47Ribbit CapitalThrive CapitalDCM VenturesCreandumM13WingHomebrewWinklevoss CapitalChemistryUnusual VenturesCostanoa VenturesOperator CollectiveInspired CapitalAlleyCorpICONIQ CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersTransmedia CapitalDecibel PartnersWork-BenchHighland Capital PartnersNyca PartnersBlackbird VenturesPreston-Werner VenturesContraryAltimeter CapitalBasis Set VenturesG2 Venture PartnersAmity VenturesFoundamentalGlasswing VenturesGrotech VenturesAcurio VenturesBain Capital VentureGlade Brook Capital PartnersTwenty Two VenturesFifth Down CapitalLong Journey VenturesUncork CapitalBalderton CapitalStreamlined VenturesRRE VenturesLiquid VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersBond Capital ManagementBowery CapitalUlu VenturesBullpen CapitalSierra VenturesRed Swan VenturesRevolutionMaveronLerer HippeauRidge VenturesPear VC2048 VenturesBAM VenturesNexus Venture PartnersIntel CapitalTq Ventures Llc75 & SunnySocial StartsCowboy VenturesFootworkSaga VenturesBallistic VenturesAugust CapitalComcast Ventures468 CapitalViola VenturesHigh AlphaHyde Park Venture PartnersCompany CapitalSerena VenturesPolychain CapitalThird Point VenturesLobby CapitalCoelius Capital9Yards CapitalMischiefIrishAngelsRace CapitalUnderscore VCGutbrain VenturesKima VenturesForgePoint CapitalGroup 11Fin CapitalShield CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.Alkeon CapitalBain Capital CryptoSignal Peak VenturesMotive PartnersWorkday VenturesTechnology Crossover VenturesHarpoon VenturesSilversmith Capital PartnersStarVest PartnersOpenAI Startup FundAltai VenturesChamaeleonMissionOG1Sharpe VenturesFoundation CapitalKrakenSound VenturesPlug and Play VenturesQuiet CapitalMayfield FundFreestyle CapitalPrecursor VenturesHeadlineAccel-KKRCaffeinated CapitalLookout VenturesStellar CapitalFloodgateStride VCTodd and Rahul’s Angel FundFoundryOperator LPDN CapitalHarrison MetalBanana CapitalGlobal Founders CapitalPareto HoldingsInitialized CapitalSalesforce Japan Co.,Ltd.Shasta VenturesCyberstartsArray Ventures Management LlcGeneral PartnershipThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Fuel CapitalGeneral AtlanticStandard CapitalOutlander VCboldstart venturesWildcat Venture PartnersOurCrowdQualcomm VenturesVine VenturesMouro Capital83NorthFlourish VenturesXtripe AngelsAnthemis VentureCisco InvestmentsFELIX CAPITALBrand Foundry VenturesSummit PartnersStorm VenturesWalden International645 VenturesBlue Owl CapitalEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALMotier VenturesAlvenPropeller VCBDC Venture CapitalChicago VenturesFusionThomvest VenturesAmplo VenturesVenture HighwayActive CapitalcLabsThirty Five Ventures (35V)Vera EquityCurious CapitalFifty YearsAZ-VCTen ElevenVersion One VenturesContour Venture PartnersAdjacent Ventures LlcTrust FundAmazon Alexa FundHC9 VenturesBow CapitalBINARY CAPITALMotivate Venture CapitalDeciensSyngenta Group VenturesAct One VenturesBread And Butter Ventures, LlcPillar VCDeerfield Management CompanyLigature VCMusha VenturesDVCElaiaKindred CapitalSchematic Ventures10x GenomicsANIMO VenturesThird Rock VenturesTimespan VenturesFlint CapitalLiveOak VenturesAbingworthGemini Israel VenturesSalica InvestmentsHyperchain CapitalVamosVenturesForesite CapitalSV Health InvestorsThird PrimeXG VenturesAmara VCAndera PartnersCoughdrop CapitalNorthside VenturesInformation Venture PartnersDrummond Road CapitalDVx VenturesKaya FoundersAlexandria Angels13books CapitalInfinity Ventures30N VenturesLytical VenturesRain CapitalThird PointAllegoryM VenturesSeaside VenturesLaHausNine Four VenturesRed Dot Capital PartnersAndav CapitalKicker VenturesMetanoiaVisible VenturesDash FundManresa VenturesQBE VenturesThe Robotics HubCarrick Capital PartnersFort Ross VenturesTaihill VentureBain Capital Credit

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