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Bain Capital Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

1984

AUM

$10 000 M

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Africa Asia
Investor profile last updated: 17 September, 2026

Profile

Bain Capital Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm based in the United States, established as part of Bain Capital, a global investment firm founded in 1984. Headquartered in the Bay Area, New York, and Boston, BCV is managed by a team of nine partners with diverse expertise across sectors like AI, fintech, and security. Its deep bench of partners provides extensive pattern recognition and cross-industry insights, creating a competitive advantage for identifying promising startups across various domains.

The firm invests from seed to growth equity stages, placing capital into sectors such as AI applications, AI infrastructure, commerce, fintech, industrials, security, and healthcare. Bain Capital Ventures writes checks between $1 million and $100 million, reflecting its diverse investment range. The firm manages over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM) across ten core funds, including recent vehicles such as the 2023 vintage with a $1.44 billion core fund.

Some notable portfolio companies include Legora - collaborative AI for lawyers, Moveworks with solutions for IT service desks, and Sunday - focused on robotics advancements. The firm's ability to back companies from initial seed funding through to significant growth rounds is a key differentiator, providing stability and strategic insight for its portfolio companies.

Industry

HealthTech PropTech / ConTech Infrastructure Technology MedTech AI Software Security SaaS Mobile/Apps Internet and Web Services Industrial Healthcare Services Fintech Financial Services E-commerce/Marketplace Education Digital Consumer Services (B2C) Biotechnology Media and Entertainment Real Estate Transportation Marketing and Advertising Telecommunications

Bain Capital Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
Bain Capital Asia Fund III LP
Private Equity (PE)
Media and Entertainment
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$3000 M
December 2015
Bain Capital Fund VIII
Venture Capital (VC)
Marketing and Advertising
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$650 M
November 2018
Bain Capital Fund growth stage
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
SaaS
Security
Software
Telecommunications
Transportation
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$350 M
May 2021
Bain Capital Fund seed and Series A
Venture Capital (VC)
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Security
Software
Transportation
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$900 M
May 2021
Life After AGI Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Industrial
Security
AI
Seed
Series A
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$1-5 m
$1600 M
September 2026
BCV Fund XI
Venture Capital (VC)
HealthTech
PropTech / ConTech
Infrastructure
Technology
MedTech
AI
Software
Security
SaaS
Mobile/Apps
Internet and Web Services
Industrial
Healthcare Services
Fintech
Financial Services
E-commerce/Marketplace
Education
Digital
Consumer Services (B2C)
Biotechnology
Series A
Seed
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
Europe
Africa
Asia
$50-100 m
$1600 M
September 2026

Contacts

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Partner
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Partner
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FAQs about Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Bain Capital Ventures is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
Bain Capital Ventures was founded in 1984.
Bain Capital Ventures invests in companies and startups in HealthTech, PropTech / ConTech, Infrastructure, Technology, MedTech, AI, Software, Security, SaaS, Mobile/Apps, Internet and Web Services, Industrial, Healthcare Services, Fintech, Financial Services, E-commerce/Marketplace, Education, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C), Biotechnology, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Transportation, Marketing and Advertising, Telecommunications.
Bain Capital Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia.
Bain Capital Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
Bain Capital Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Bain Capital Ventures has around $10 000m assets under management.
Bain Capital Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2026-09-17
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