Done right, hiring a great senior leader is one of the highest impact decisions you can make when building your organization. Over the years, I have developed a method that extends outside the actual interview for hiring senior executives that has served me well. After a certain amount of experience and success, most senior execs…
Hello from BCV! While the markets remain bumpy, we’re coming off a busy few months and wanted to update you on the latest happenings. First, we’re thrilled for the Billtrust team regarding their recently announced $1.7 billion acquisition by EQT Private Equity, which is expected to close early next year. BCV partner Matt Harris first invested in…
There are two big movements in infrastructure software. One is open source, epitomized by Confluent and Mongo. These are projects that often incubate in large companies, or as hobbies for their talented founders, before blossoming into independent companies. The other is “serverless”, which asks engineers to accept closed-source in exchange for ease of use, infinite…
One of the best-kept secrets about BCV is that we have been investing in emerging fund managers for the last five years. Today, we have developed a portfolio of over 80 pre-seed and seed fund managers, most of whom run funds of less than $35 million, concentrated on the domains and geographies that overlap with…
We are domain experts in search of like kind: passionate visionaries who see the world differently.
BCV is your ideal venture capital firm. On one hand, you can count on their support when needed and, at the same time, they will not bother you or try to run your company for you.
Ofer Bengal Co-Founder and CEO, Redis
The depth of knowledge and resources is really unparalleled. We have been amazed by how many connections we have been able to make within the portfolio so quickly and how eager everyone is to work together.
Liz Giorgi and Hayley Anderson, Co-Founders of soona
I’ve found that BCV’s network adds reach beyond the normal Silicon Valley focus that many of us have — being part of the larger Bain Capital ecosystem opens doors that other firms don’t have access to.
Matt Martin, Co-Founder & CEO of Clockwise
The BCV team has been a phenomenal support to us. What I appreciate most is that they’re willing to get into the details. They support us on the highest level by asking us the most strategic questions about our business and the detailed tactical things, which can often make the most difference.
Emily Gittins, Co-Founder & CEO at Archive
BCV sees their role as helping entrepreneurs build great companies, not just telling them what to do or being a source of capital. They have the right balance of offering a strong point of view and trusting the team. Above all, they’re incredibly supportive.
Raj De Datta, Co-Founder of Bloomreach
