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Ajay Agarwal

Investor

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures · Partner at Bain Capital Venture · Board director at Cofactr · Board director at Reprise · Board director at Gather AI

Boston

Writes $100K – $100M checks · typically $1.5M

Midas 2013 · #94Midas 2012 · #72

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859 people in our graph share verified history with Ajay — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

John KimunlockedAjay: together at Harvard Business School (1993–1994)
×2Ajay: together at Bain Capital Ventures
×3Ajay: together at Stanford University
×3Ajay: together at Harvard Business School

About

Invests in and builds early-stage application software companies, with experience in the modern sales and marketing stack, vertical SaaS with embedded fintech, supply chain and logistics, and product-led growth.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Board director at CofactrYC W22

Intro paths

YC

Cofactr went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022)Ajay sits on its board, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Cofactr's group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Cofactr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

In turn, Ajay can intro founders to Cofactr's investors below.

Co-founders at Cofactr

MHMatthew Haber

Board director at Reprise

Intro paths

In turn, Ajay can intro founders to Reprise's investors below.

Co-founders at Reprise

SCSamuel Clemens
Samuel ClemensDirector
EPEvan Powell
Evan PowellFounder

Board director at Gather AI

Intro paths

In turn, Ajay can intro founders to Gather AI's investors below.

Co-founders at Gather AI

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Geetesh DubeyCo-founder
SASankalp Arora
Sankalp AroraCo-founder & CEO
DMDaniel Maturana
Daniel MaturanaCo-founder

Experience

  1. ProntoBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  2. ObvioBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Gather AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Bain Capital VenturesPartnercurrent2003 — present
  5. Actively AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. TerraFirmaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. AutoLeapBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  8. RepriseBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. ArgyleBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  10. ClockwiseBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. AirbaseBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. VentionBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
  13. HomebaseBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. ShipBob, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  15. FourKites, Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
  16. BevSpotBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston Area
  17. ClariBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
  18. BloomReachBoard membercurrent2009 — present
  19. BUILDBoard membercurrent2008 — present
  20. IkeBoard Member2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Start-ups65Product Management28Entrepreneurship22Product Development4Mobile Devices3Product Marketing4Mergers1Business Development8Business Strategy16Venture Capital22Strategic Partnerships57New Business Development1
+8 moreE-commerceMarketing StrategyCloud ComputingAnalyticsOnline AdvertisingCompetitive AnalysisSaaSEnterprise Software

From Ajay's professional profile.

Deals · 2

Gather AIBoard seat

via Bain Capital Venture · filed Feb 2026 · $40M raise

ClariBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Apr 2018 · $35M raise

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Colleagues at Bain Capital Ventures

Network11

Investors connected to Ajay in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ajay Agarwal?
Invests in and builds early-stage application software companies, with experience in the modern sales and marketing stack, vertical SaaS with embedded fintech, supply chain and logistics, and product-led growth.
Where does Ajay Agarwal work?
Ajay Agarwal is Partner at Bain Capital Ventures and Board director at Cofactr and Board director at Reprise and Board director at Gather AI.
What does Ajay Agarwal invest in?
Ajay Agarwal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
What check size does Ajay Agarwal write?
Ajay Agarwal typically writes checks of $100K – $100M.
What boards does Ajay Agarwal sit on?
Ajay Agarwal holds tracked board seats at Clari, Gather AI.
Where did Ajay Agarwal go to school?
Ajay Agarwal studied at Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering); Harvard Business School (MBA).

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