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Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures, based in California, backs generalist startups from Seed to Series B, mostly leading rounds with checks from $500k to over $30M, including firms like Cognition and Redis.

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Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$500K to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fund$1.9B (two funds) (2023)
Investing team9 people10 activity updates, latest Sep 28

Who you would pitch at Bain Capital Ventures

9 people on the investing team, 9 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Aaref Hilaly
Aaref HilalyPartner
Ajay Agarwal
Ajay AgarwalPartnerHe is involved with Pronto, an on-demand home cleaning service in India.
Christina Melas-Kyriazi
Christina Melas-KyriaziPartnerFocus: early-stage AI investments.
Enrique Salem
Enrique SalemPartnerHe has written about cybersecurity and AI, emphasizing the need for adaptation and consolidation.
Kevin Zhang
Kevin ZhangPartnerFocus: applied AI and physical AI.
Matt Harris
Matt HarrisPartnerInvests in fintech for 30 years.
Merritt Hummer
Merritt HummerPartnerFocus: B2B SaaS growth-stage investments, particularly in horizontal application software and product-led growth businesses.
Rak Garg
Rak GargPartnerFocus: cybersecurity, space, defense, and industrial capacity.
Scott Friend
Scott FriendPartnerFocus: application software in commerce and marketing.

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Writes $500K to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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10 activity updates since September, latest Sep 28.

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Notable investments

CognitionCrusoe EnergyDecagonMaintainXRedisMoveworksLegoraPylon

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Series B investors in California233Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Bain Capital Ventures invest in?

Bain Capital Ventures reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Bain Capital Ventures invest?

Bain Capital Ventures reports checks of $500K to $30M+.

Does Bain Capital Ventures lead rounds?

Yes. Bain Capital Ventures says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Bain Capital Ventures?

Aaref Hilaly (Partner), Ajay Agarwal (Partner), Christina Melas-Kyriazi (Partner), Enrique Salem (Partner), Kevin Zhang (Partner), Matt Harris (Partner).

Is Bain Capital Ventures active right now?

Bain Capital Ventures has shown 10 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-09-28.

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