What check size does Scott Friend write?

Scott Friend typically writes checks of $100K – $100M.

What boards does Scott Friend sit on?

Scott Friend holds tracked board seats at Attentive Mobile, Ex Quanta, Fermat, Flow Commerce, Jet, mParticle, Rent the Runway, Semantic Machines, Shopmy, soona.

Where did Scott Friend go to school?

Scott Friend studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); Brown University (BA, Engineering & Economics).

Scott Friend

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Borealis Ventures · Partner at Bain Capital Ventures · Executive Officer at Bain Capital Venture · Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A) at Fermat · Board director at Shopmy · +1 more

West Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Writes $100K – $100M checks

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Scott: together at Bain Capital Ventures

About

Invests in application software companies drawing on a career in commerce and marketing ecosystems; a former founder of a Bain Capital-backed commerce-tech analytics business who advises founders at all stages.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A) at Fermat

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Fermat's investors · 7

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025 Courtside VenturesNew York · $1M – $1.5M checks · since 2022 Dynamism CapitalBrooklyn Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2022 Montage VenturesMenlo Park · $4M checks QED InvestorsAlexandria · $30K – $25M checks · since 2022 VMG PartnersSan Francisco

Co-founders at Fermat

Rishabh JainCo-Founder & CEO

Shreyas KumarCo-Founder & CTO

Board director at Shopmy

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Shopmy's investors · 9

Alley Robotics VenturesCohasset · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024 AlleyCorpNew York · $1M – $5M checks · since 2024 Avenir Growth CapitalNew York · since 2024 Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025 Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks · since 2024 Inspired CapitalNew York · $500K – $20M checks · since 2024 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2024 The CouncilSan Francisco · $10K – $100K checks · since 2024 Wellness VenturesLos Angeles · since 2024

Co-founders at Shopmy

Tiffany LopinskyFounder

Christopher TinsleyFounder

Harry ReinFounder

Board director at Ex Quanta

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Ex Quanta's investors · 2

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2024 M13New York · $4M – $7M checks · since 2024

Co-founders at Ex Quanta

Ryan JanssenExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Paul BlankleyExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Bain Capital VenturesPartnercurrent2006 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area and Boston
Harvard Business SchoolExecutive Fellowcurrent2025 — present
ShopMyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
FERMÀTBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
ArchiveBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
AttentiveBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
WonderInvestorcurrent2020 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
MiraklBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentGreater Boston
PersadoBoard Membercurrent2012 — present
soonaBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Rent The RunwayBoard Observercurrent2009 — present
mParticleBoard Member2016 — 2025New York City Metropolitan Area
4momsBoard Member2011 — 2024Greater Pittsburgh Region
Flow (Flow Commerce, Inc.)Board Member2017 — 2022
MediaRadar Inc.Board Member2008 — 2017
HookLogic, Inc. (Acquired by Criteo in 2016)Board Member2011 — 2016New York City
Jet.comBoard Member2014 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
CQuotientBoard Member2011 — 2014
TapCommerceBoard Member2013 — 2014Greater New York City Area
OracleVice-President, Marketing & Science, Oracle Retail2005 — 2006
ProfitLogicCo-Founder & President1998 — 2005
Cognitive ArtsVice President1996 — 1998
IBMMarketing Representative1987 — 1993

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship25Start-ups55E-commerce15Business Strategy17Product Management10Venture Capital7Retail4Marketing7Team Building5Mergers & Acquisitions6Sales5B2B4

+7 more

Strategic PartnershipsAnalyticsLeadershipManagementEnterprise SoftwareSaaSInspiring People

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Deals · 8

Ex QuantaBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Jul 2024 · $8.8M raise

mParticleBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Aug 2022 · $6.4M raise

Attentive MobileBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Jun 2021 · $59M raise

Flow CommerceBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Sep 2018 · $18.8M raise

Thorley IndustriesBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Sep 2016 · $15M raise

Semantic MachinesBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Dec 2015 · $12.4M raise

JetBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Feb 2015 · $119.5M raise

Rent the RunwayBoard seat

via Bain Capital Ventures · filed Jan 2015 · $60M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Fermat Shopmy soona

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Borealis Ventures

Antony Langlais

Analyst at Borealis Ventures

Benjamin Shaw

Partner at Borealis Ventures

Chris Lites

Venture Fellow at Borealis Ventures

Dave Whitehead

Venture Consultant at Borealis Ventures

Emily Snyder

Principal at Borealis Ventures

Etienne Crevier

Investor at Borealis Ventures

Jesse Devitte

Co-founder and General Partner at Building Ventures

Julia Stephanus

Partner at Borealis Ventures

Network1

Eileen Waris

Principal — Ventures at Energize Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Friend?: Invests in application software companies drawing on a career in commerce and marketing ecosystems; a former founder of a Bain Capital-backed commerce-tech analytics business who advises founders at all stages.
Where does Scott Friend work?: Scott Friend is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Borealis Ventures and Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A) at Fermat and Board director at Shopmy and Board director at Ex Quanta.
What does Scott Friend invest in?: Scott Friend invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, SaaS.
What check size does Scott Friend write?: Scott Friend typically writes checks of $100K – $100M.
What boards does Scott Friend sit on?: Scott Friend holds tracked board seats at Attentive Mobile, Ex Quanta, Fermat, Flow Commerce, Jet, mParticle, Rent the Runway, Semantic Machines, Shopmy, soona.
Where did Scott Friend go to school?: Scott Friend studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business); Brown University (BA, Engineering & Economics).