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Working side-by-side with visionary founders turning categories upside down.
BCV & Bain Capital’s Legacy
Our Story
Our Story
Our Story
For 40 years, Bain Capital has helped the world's most ambitious companies achieve unmatched results. BCV brings that same focus to the earliest days and defining moments of the next generation of bold entrepreneurs.
The companies we back are fundamental to our transforming world. They’re just below the surface, inside the guts of every major industry, bringing about tectonic shifts in how business gets done. And we get our insights firsthand – Bain Capital owns many of the retail, healthcare, financial services and industrial companies that BCV’s portfolio companies are transforming from the inside.
They’re powering the AI revolution and keeping data secure. They’re helping sales teams make forecast and making sure workers get paid.
They’re Redis, DocuSign and Attentive.
It takes guts to start a company, and we put our deep support behind gutsy founders catalyzing lasting change in enduring industries.
Consider this our application to join your company.
BCV by the numbers
Where we invest
From idea to IPO.
Whether you’re working out of your garage or you’re ready to build a killer C-suite, we’ll meet you there with genuine curiosity, unbridled enthusiasm and a laser focus on doing whatever it takes to help your dream become reality. Our superpower is digging deeper to uncover the potential no one else sees, then helping you escape the gravitational forces pulling your idea down. So add us to your Favorites and let’s memorize each other’s birthdays. This is long-term.We partner with visionary founders at the inception of their journey, providing the initial capital, mentorship and strategic resources needed to transform innovative ideas into market-ready products. A solid foundation in the seed stage is critical for future success.
We partner with visionary founders at the inception of their journey, providing the initial capital, mentorship and strategic resources needed to transform innovative ideas into market-ready products. A solid foundation in the seed stage is critical for future success.Once a startup has demonstrated initial success, it’s time to scale. This phase involves strategic investment to refine product-market fit, accelerate user acquisition and enhance operational efficiencies — all setting the stage for rapid growth and market penetration.We have decades of expertise partnering with companies experiencing accelerated expansion. Support at this stage is aimed at cementing market position and driving sustainable, long-term growth by strategic guidance to scale operations and enhance product offerings. Companies targeting an IPO or acquisition require a partner with a proven track record of success. We expertly guide our partners through these pivotal stages, offering strategic advice on maximizing value and laying the groundwork for further expansion. Our approach ensures smooth navigation toward achieving their ambitious goals.
We invest in courageous founders with visionary ideas.
What you can count on us to do
We Show Up
We bring prepared minds to every interaction. We do our homework and dig deep to deliver for you.
We Push
You’re building something great and it’s not going to be easy. We dig deep to provide insights, data and connections that push you ahead on your trajectory.
We Deliver Results
Ask ShipBob, Appllo.io, Clari or Flywire. We stick with you and help you win.Courageous & committed
Meet Our People
Meet Our People
Meet Our People
Ajay Agarwal builds and invests in early-stage application software companies. Within apps, Ajay has spent time in the modern sales and marketing stack; vertical SAAS with embedded fintech; supply chain and logistics; and product-led growth.
Ajay Agarwal
Partner
Scott Friend invests in application software companies, leveraging a career working in the commerce and marketing ecosystems. A former seed-to-exit founder of a successful Bain Capital backed commerce-tech analytics business, Scott is a trusted operational partner and advisor to founders at all stages.
Scott Friend
Partner
Slater Stich partners with early-stage founders in infrastructure, with a focus on tools for data teams. He’s interested in practical products that make life better for the working software engineer, data scientist or other technical IC.
Slater Stich
Partner
Sarah Hinkfuss works with growth-stage founders across both application software and fintech. She is particularly interested in backing founders who have personal experience in the market they are creating.
Sarah Hinkfuss
Partner
Rak Garg focuses on infrastructure software, cybersecurity and AI incubations, supporting technical founders creating the future of intelligent computing.
Rak Garg
Partner
Noah Breslow leads BCV’s platform team, which provides business-building support to BCV portfolio companies and designs the systems to run the firm. Noah brings experience as an engineer, early-stage entrepreneur and public company CEO to assist companies at all stages of the journey.
Noah Breslow
Partner
Allison Braley leads BCV’s marketing team, which supports BCV and its portfolio companies through communications, brand strategy and events. Allison brings experience in VC marketing, high-growth startups and communications to help BCV and its portfolio companies become known and understood.
Allison Braley
Partner
Leslie Crowe is an expert in building talent and culture at companies during periods of growth. Leslie collaborates with portfolio company founders and leaders, providing strategic counsel to successfully scale their organizations and capitalize on BCV’s extensive talent network.
Leslie Crowe
Partner
From our founders
