Where does Kevin Zhang work?

Kevin Zhang is Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.

What check size does Kevin Zhang write?

Kevin Zhang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

What companies has Kevin Zhang invested in?

Investments tracked here include Alloy Automation, Hightouch, Lightning AI, Relay Financial, Vesta, Attentive, Flow, Hera, Hightouch, Homebase, Hyde, Justworks, and 7 more.

Where did Kevin Zhang go to school?

Kevin Zhang studied at Columbia University (BA, Economics - Political Science).

What has Kevin Zhang written?

Kevin Zhang has 3 tracked posts on efficiencyfrontier.org, including "Your Best AI Assistant is You", "Putting Data in the Hands of Business Users", "Running with Business Owners & Accountants".

Does Kevin Zhang lead rounds?

Yes — Kevin Zhang has led 5 tracked investments.

Kevin Zhang

Investor

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures · Venture Partner at Bain Capital Crypto · General Partner at Upfront Ventures

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Kevin Zhang is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where he invests from inception in founders building composable software, machine-intelligence-driven services, and areas such as longevity and carbon removal. Before investing, he was the first business hire and Head of Product at Fundera, a marketplace for small business financing that helped small business owners secure over $200M and was acquired by NerdWallet. His BCV investments include Relay Financial, Alloy Automation, ShipBob, Attentive, and Flow. He studied at Columbia, where he led the student entrepreneurship society, and remains active in the Columbia alumni and tech community.

Contact· published on Kevin's own website

k.zhang@baincapital.com

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaS

Beyond investing

Education: Attended Columbia, where he led the student entrepreneurship society.
Boards: Serves as a board member of the Columbia College Alumni Association.
Communities: Is an organizer of Columbia in Tech.

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Experience

Bain Capital VenturesPartnercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Loyal / Cellular LongevitySeries B Investor & Board Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
ForusSeed Investorcurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
MintlifyLead Seed Investor & Board Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
HightouchSeries A/B Investor & Board Observercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
PalletSeed/Series A Investor & Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
SilnaSeed/Series A Investor & Board Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Relay FinancialSeed/Series A Investor & Board Membercurrent2021 — presentGreater Toronto Area, Canada
MagicalFounding & Co-Lead Seed Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Lightning AISeed/Series A Investor & Board Observercurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
Fundera by NerdWalletHead of Product2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
Fundera by NerdWalletFirst Business Hire (Employee #3)2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
AOL Ventures/Bowery CapitalVenture Capital2013Greater New York City Area
Bain & CompanyManagement Consulting2013San Francisco Bay Area
AddeparBusiness Development2012 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Java26VBA10InDesign8Swag7Entrepreneurship71Strategy66Leadership43Business Development56Start-ups50Project Management22Venture Capital15Market Research15

+12 more

Management ConsultingAnalysisResearchMarketingMarketing CommunicationsFinancial MarketsFinanceGraphic DesignInvestmentsFinancial ModelingProduct ManagementProgram Management

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Deals · 1

HightouchLed round

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Apr 2026

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Alloy AutomationLightning AIRelay FinancialVesta

Investor

AttentiveFlowHeraHomebaseHydeJustworksKlutch AI Lightning AI Loyal ShipBob SilnaThe Sentience CompanyVesta

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Writing

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Your Best AI Assistant is You2026-03-26

The author explains Bain Capital Ventures' $6.5M seed investment in The Sentience Company, which collects personal memories to build private, user-owned AI that emulates an individual's voice and thinking.

Putting Data in the Hands of Business Users2021-07-28

The author details Bain Capital Ventures' participation in a $12M Series A for Hightouch, a Reverse ETL company that surfaces data warehouse data to customer-facing business teams.ived from warehouses to operational tools.

Running with Business Owners & Accountants2021-05-13

The author describes leading a $15M Series A for Relay Financial, a business banking product built to support collaboration between small business owners and their accountants.

Colleagues at Bain Capital Ventures

Aaref Hilaly

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Abby Meyers

Principal at Bain Capital Ventures

Abhiroop Jayanthi

Managing Director at Bain Capital Ventures

Adam Berg

Vice President at Bain Capital Ventures

Addison Euhus

Vice President at Bain Capital Ventures

Ajay Agarwal

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Aleeia Redfield

Creative Producer at Bain Capital Ventures

Alex Gedeon

Advisor at Bain Capital Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Zhang?: Kevin Zhang is a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, where he invests from inception in founders building composable software, machine-intelligence-driven services, and areas such as longevity and carbon removal. Before investing, he was the first business hire and Head of Product at Fundera, a marketplace for small business financing that helped small business owners secure over $200M and was acquired by NerdWallet. His BCV investments include Relay Financial, Alloy Automation, ShipBob, Attentive, and Flow. He studied at Columbia, where he led the student entrepreneurship society, and remains active in the Columbia alumni and tech community.
Where does Kevin Zhang work?: Kevin Zhang is Partner at Bain Capital Ventures.
What does Kevin Zhang invest in?: Kevin Zhang invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, SaaS.
What check size does Kevin Zhang write?: Kevin Zhang typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Kevin Zhang invested in?: Investments tracked here include Alloy Automation, Hightouch, Lightning AI, Relay Financial, Vesta, Attentive, Flow, Hera, Hightouch, Homebase, Hyde, Justworks, and 7 more.
Where did Kevin Zhang go to school?: Kevin Zhang studied at Columbia University (BA, Economics - Political Science).
What has Kevin Zhang written?: Kevin Zhang has 3 tracked posts on efficiencyfrontier.org, including "Your Best AI Assistant is You", "Putting Data in the Hands of Business Users", "Running with Business Owners & Accountants".
Does Kevin Zhang lead rounds?: Yes — Kevin Zhang has led 5 tracked investments.