Ajay Agarwal
InvestorPartner at Bain Capital Ventures
Boston
Writes $100K – $100M checks · typically $1.5M
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
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- a•••@baincapitalventures.comreveal80% confident
- a•••@baincapitalventures.comreveal75% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Experience
- ProntoBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- ObvioBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Gather AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- Bain Capital VenturesPartnercurrent2003 — present
- Actively AIBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- TerraFirmaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- AutoLeapBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- RepriseBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- ArgyleBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- ClockwiseBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AirbaseBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- VentionBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- HomebaseBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ShipBob, Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- FourKites, Inc.Board Membercurrent2016 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- BevSpotBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentGreater Boston Area
- ClariBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
- BloomReachBoard membercurrent2009 — present
- BUILDBoard membercurrent2008 — present
- IkeBoard Member2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Start-ups65Product Management28Entrepreneurship22Product Development4Mobile Devices3Product Marketing4Mergers1Business Development8Business Strategy16Venture Capital22Strategic Partnerships57New Business Development1
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E-commerceMarketing StrategyCloud ComputingAnalyticsOnline AdvertisingCompetitive AnalysisSaaSEnterprise SoftwareFrom Ajay's professional profile.
Deals · 1
ClariBoard seat
via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Apr 2018 · $35M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Bain Capital Ventures
Aaref Hilaly
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Abby Meyers
Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Ajay Agarwal
Partner at Bain Capital Venture
Alysaa Co
Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Bill Lehmann
Investor at Step Function Ventures
Bob Rowe
Venture Partner at The Westly Group
Christina Melas-Kyriazi
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Enrique Salem
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Network10
Abby MeyersScout
Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Alysaa CoScout
Principal at Bain Capital Ventures
Brett BrohlScout
Managing Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, Llc
Brian MeltonScout
Partner at Tenaya Capital
Brian PaulScout
Partner at Tenaya Capital
Chip MeakemScout
Co-Founder and Partner at Tribeca Venture Partners
Chris SchaepeScout
Angel
Christina Melas-KyriaziScout
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Enrique SalemScout
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures
Eric CarlborgScout
General Partner at Lobby Capital
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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.
- What does Ajay Agarwal invest in?
- Ajay Agarwal invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, SaaS.
- 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.
- Where did Ajay Agarwal go to school?
- Ajay Agarwal studied at Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering); Harvard Business School (MBA).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesVictoria TreygerGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystAdrianna MaInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pronto2
Also worked at Argyle4
Also worked at Clockwise7
John LillyInvestor at Gigascale CapitalAjay AgarwalPartner at Bain Capital VentureErnesto AnguillaHead of Communications & Public Affairs at Bain Capital VentureKevin NothnagelInvestor at Diagram CapitalMihir DeoFounder/COO at ElucifyAndrew IsraelFounder at PropelAuth
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