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Aaref Hilaly
InvestorPartner at Bain Capital Ventures
Bay Area
Writes $1M – $100M checks · typically $10M
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About
Works with small teams of builders using AI to solve problems previously unaddressed by software. Before joining BCV in 2020, he co-founded two companies and spent seven years as a partner at Sequoia.
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- a•••@sequoiacap.comreveal70% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Hilaly started two Sequoia-backed companies, first CenterRun and then Clearwell Systems.
- More
- Hilaly helped grow Clearwell Systems from zero to a $100 million revenue run rate in four years, before its $410 million acquisition by Symantec.
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Investments
Investor
AlloyCenterRunChai DiscoveryCharta HealthClariCleanlabClearwell SystemsCognition AIContextual AICube DevDecagonDuck Duck MooseEchelon AIEvenUpFeltIndexKeenKreaLightstepLithos CarbonMagicalMintlifyMobileIronMomentoNimble RXNorm AiNoteableRechargeRemix Software, Inc.SimileSkyhigh NetworksStackroxSundaySunday RoboticsTectonThousandEyesTruEraValidere
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aaref Hilaly?
- Works with small teams of builders using AI to solve problems previously unaddressed by software. Before joining BCV in 2020, he co-founded two companies and spent seven years as a partner at Sequoia.
- Where does Aaref Hilaly work?
- Aaref Hilaly is Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.
- What does Aaref Hilaly invest in?
- Aaref Hilaly invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, SaaS.
- What check size does Aaref Hilaly write?
- Aaref Hilaly typically writes checks of $1M – $100M.
- What boards does Aaref Hilaly sit on?
- Aaref Hilaly holds tracked board seats at Decagon, Noteable.
- What companies has Aaref Hilaly invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Alloy, CenterRun, Chai Discovery, Charta Health, Clari, Cleanlab, Clearwell Systems, Cognition AI, Contextual AI, Cube Dev, Decagon, Duck Duck Moose, and 26 more.
Founder mafias
Harvard Business School mafia1,305
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University of Oxford mafia782
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McGill University mafia281
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Sequoia Capital mafia35
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Bain Capital Ventures mafia19
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