Bain Capital Ventures

What Bain Capital Ventures does

Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) is the multi-stage venture capital arm of Bain Capital, founded in 2001 with a $250M fund and headquartered in San Francisco with regional offices in Boston and New York. The firm invests from pre-seed through growth stage across seven core domains: AI Apps, AI Infrastructure, Commerce, Fintech, Healthcare, Industrials and Security. BCV manages $10B+ in assets under management, holds 234 active portfolio investments and has produced 173 exits including 16 IPOs—backing legacy names such as LinkedIn, DocuSign, SurveyMonkey, Rapid7, Dynatrace and SendGrid. Notable 2026 liquidity events include Autodesk's announced $3.6B acquisition of MaintainX and ServiceNow's acquisition of Moveworks.

The firm operates an incubation-plus-capital platform anchored by BCV Labs, an AI-focused incubator in Palo Alto that provides founders with workspace, $1M+ in compute credits across Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, OpenAI, Anthropic and NVIDIA, talent support, and access to Bain Capital's global enterprise network. BCV's platform team ("The Hive," 29 professionals) drives go-to-market, marketing and customer development across the portfolio, while a CTO Advisory Board of 40+ executives representing $860B in market cap and a CFO Advisory Board provide deal sourcing and operating support. Recent 2026 deal activity includes co-lead positions in Cape ($100M Series C), Hightouch ($150M Series D), Tomo ($5M seed), and Hera ($27M Series A), with additional participation in Modal Labs ($355M), Forus ($160M), Sunday ($165M), Norm AI ($120M), Reserv ($125M) and Mind Robotics ($400M).

BCV's revenue model is traditional venture fund management: returns are generated through equity ownership in portfolio companies, realized via IPOs, acquisitions and secondary transactions, with management fees and carried interest derived from managing multiple vintage funds. The parent Bain Capital ecosystem—spanning private equity, credit and other alternative strategies—provides institutional scale, brand credibility and an enterprise network that the firm explicitly leverages as its competitive differentiator versus independent VC peers.

Name

Bain Capital Ventures

Legal name

Bain Capital Ventures

Website

https://baincapitalventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) is the multi-stage venture capital arm of Bain Capital, investing from pre-seed through growth across AI apps, AI infrastructure, commerce, fintech, healthcare, industrials and security, with $10B+ AUM, 234 active portfolio companies, and incubation support via BCV Labs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital

NAICS

Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Strategic Partnership & Ecosystem Investment Arms (FSANAHAF)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Early-stage investments
• Growth equity capital
• Startup incubation programs
• Portfolio advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Venture Capital Fund Management: BCV generates returns through equity ownership in portfolio companies across seed to growth stages. Revenue realized through IPOs, acquisitions, and secondary transactions. BCV manages $10B+ AUM across multiple vintage funds.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests from pre-seed through growth stage in B2B technology companies across seven core domains: AI Apps, AI Infrastructure, Commerce, Fintech, Healthcare, Industrials, and Security. The firm manages $10B+ in AUM across 234 active investments and provides founders with hands-on operational support through The Hive platform team, BCV Labs incubation program (Palo Alto), and CTO/CFO Advisory Boards.

Product overview

Bain Capital Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that does not offer commercial products or services in the traditional sense. The firm provides venture funding (from pre-seed through growth stage) to B2B technology companies across domains including AI Infrastructure, AI Apps, Commerce, Fintech, Healthcare, Industrials, and Security. The firm also operates BCV Labs, an AI-focused incubation space in Palo Alto that provides founders access to space, talent, customers, compute credits, and the global Bain Capital platform. The firm's investment stages span Seed to Growth, with approximately $10B+ in AUM, managing 234 active investments and 173 exits including 16 IPOs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BCV Labs: AI-focused incubator and technical community in Palo Alto that helps exceptional founders build AI companies through access to space, talent, customers, compute credits, and the global Bain Capital platform.
• BCV Fellows
• The Hive

Products and services

• Multi-Stage Venture Capital Funds

Quantifiable outcome

• $185B in Total Enterprise Value generated across BCV portfolio (173 exits, 16 IPOs).
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Norm Lawportfolio supportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Norm Law launched its Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practice with the addition of Sam Lipson and Justin Rattigan as Partners and Co-Heads, joining from Pillsbury and previously from Bain Capital entities. Bain Capital Ventures is expected to continue working closely with the firm on investments and portfolio company matters.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sequoia Capital: Multi-stage venture capital firm investing across AI, fintech, healthcare, and infrastructure. Direct competitor for the same founder relationships, lead rounds, and multi-stage commitments as BCV.
• Andreessen Horowitz: Multi-stage venture capital firm with prominent AI, infrastructure, and fintech practices. Competes head-to-head with BCV for seed, early, and growth-stage rounds across overlapping sectors.
• Accel: Multi-stage venture firm investing across AI, fintech, security, and consumer. Frequently co-invests with BCV (Tomo, Hera) and competes for the same founder pool.
• Khosla Ventures: Multi-stage VC firm with deep AI and fintech orientation. Led Norm AI's Series B with BCV participating - a direct competitor for high-valuation AI rounds.
• General Catalyst: Multi-stage VC firm spanning seed to growth across enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and AI. Co-led Modal Labs' Series C alongside Bain Capital Ventures.
• Kleiner Perkins: Multi-stage VC firm investing in AI, healthcare, fintech, and climate. Led Mind Robotics' $400M round with BCV participating.
• Founders Fund: Multi-stage VC firm focused on frontier technology, AI, and crypto. Comparable investment stages and overlapping sector focus with BCV.
• Greylock Partners: Multi-stage VC firm investing in AI, infrastructure, and enterprise software. Direct competitor for early and growth-stage enterprise rounds.
• Index Ventures: Multi-stage venture firm with strong enterprise and consumer practices. Co-led Crosby's $60M Series B with BCV participating.
• Lightspeed Venture Partners: Multi-stage VC firm investing in AI, enterprise, fintech, and consumer. Co-invested with BCV in Straiker and other enterprise/AI rounds.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BainCapVC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BainCapitalVentures
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bain-capital-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A3 records

Investments856 records

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