Bain Capital Ventures
Bain Capital Ventures (BCV) is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology startups across fintech, application software, infrastructure, and commerce tech, from seed-stage incubation through IPO. Uniquely integrated into the broader Bain Capital ecosystem managing $100B+ in assets, BCV leverages its network and operating experience to support founders, and has helped launch and commercialize over 400 companies including LinkedIn, DocuSign, and Docker.
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“Modal, an SF-based AI infrastructure layer, raised $750m in Series D funding at a $15.75b post-money valuation, per Axios Pro. Accel led, joined by Kleiner Perkins and insiders Menlo Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, Redpoint Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures.”
“Armadin, a leading AI-native cybersecurity innovator, just secured a massive $255.5 million Series B funding round.”
“Restate... raised a $20 million Series A round led by Singular, with Redpoint Ventures and Capital One Ventures also anteing up”
Source→“raised a $1.6 billion 11th fund 14% larger than its predecessor – and plans to back 30 to 40 mostly AI-focused startups.”
Source→“Bain Capital Ventures closed its 11th flagship fund at $1.6 billion on Wednesday, betting big on a 'post-AGI world.'”
Source→“AI-native companies that sell the work itself rather than the technology behind it.”
Source→“Legora, Crosby, Norm AI — AI-native legal services/agentic law firm startups”
Source→“Legora, Crosby, Norm AI — AI-native legal services/agentic law firm startups”
Source→“Legora, Crosby, Norm AI — AI-native legal services/agentic law firm startups”
Source→“BCV announced that it's raised $1.6 billion for its 11th fund.”
Source→“Ajay Agarwal — Partner at Bain Capital Ventures. Highlighted as a featured speaker at Axios's AI event, tied to BCV's new $1.6B fund.”
Source→“Etched, a San Jose, Calif.-based builder of frontier inference clusters, raised $700m at a $21b valuation. Jane Street led, joined by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, a16z, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures, Neo, Primary, Stripes, Positive Sum, and Blackstone.”
Source→“Simile raised $200m in Series B funding at a $2b valuation. Greenoaks led, joined by Definition and insiders Index Ventures, Hanabi, Bain Capital Ventures, A*, Factory, and CVS Health Ventures.”
“Velocity raised $38M Series A backed by QED Investors, Capital One Ventures, and Coinbase — institutional validators for crypto-in-enterprise infrastructure”
“Feathery raised $30M from a syndicate including Portage Ventures, Index Ventures, Allstate Strategic Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures”
“Velocity, "a London-based stablecoin treasury and settlement platform, raised $38m in Series A funding" from a coalition that includes Capital One Ventures, QED Investors, Coinbase Ventures, and Ripple”
“Feathery, "an SF-based decisioning system for financial services, raised $30m" from Allstate Strategic Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Erie Strategic Ventures.”
“TerraFirma...develops remote-operated and semi-autonomous construction equipment [raised] $115M from Kleiner Perkins and Bain Capital Ventures.”
Source→“Chai Discovery raised $400 million at a $3.8 billion valuation, led by Index Ventures and joined by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Bain Capital Ventures, Thrive Capital, and notably OpenAI itself.”
“Norm AI, a legal services startup, raised $120m in Series C funding at a $1.2b post-money valuation. Khosla Ventures led, joined by Blackstone, Craft Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue, Vanguard, New York Life, and TIAA”
“Straiker (AI agent security) raised $64M Series A”
“The institutional depth of the syndicate — including enterprise software insiders — suggests this is not a niche bet but an anticipated category requirement as enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents at scale”
“$27M raise from Bain Capital Ventures; aging care platform for elderly parents.”
“Hightouch (marketing AI) raised $150M in Series D at a $2.75B valuation, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Bain Capital Ventures.”
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