Bain Capital Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2001
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Boston, MA, United States
- Founded
- 2001
- Last fundraise
- 2026 (USD 1.6B)
About
Bain Capital Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on high-growth enterprise software opportunities, including SaaS, data services, marketing-tech, fin-tech, healthcare and software. We partner with great B2B founders and accelerate their market vision. Our investments span $1 million seed capital through to $100m growth equity cheques. We draw on a global network of experience, and the full resources of Bain Capital, one of the world's leading alternative asset firms with more than $60 billion under management across a variety of investment strategies.
Our focus areas currently include business applications (DocuSign, SendGrid, Gainsight), infrastructure and security (Redis Labs, Rubrik, Armis), financial technology (Acorns, IEX), healthcare IT (AbleTo, ABILITY Network), and consumer (Rent the Runway, Jet). We also have emerging practices in autonomy/mobility (Ike, Lime) and cryptocurrency (DCG, Compound Labs).
Bain Capital Ventures invests globally, although the majority of our investments are in the United States
Associated Funds
Sibling Funds
Strategies
Venture Capital
Growth Equity
Sources
Locations & investment markets
Office · Boston, United States
Office · New York, United States
Office · San Francisco, United States
Office · Palo Alto, United States
Reported capital
≥USD 10B · Firm FUM
Firm total across managed strategies · date not disclosed
USD is a working currency assumption; confirmation is pending.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 1M - USD 100M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A Series B Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Global Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
4 known offices
Boston, MA, United States (HQ)
Yonkers, NY, United States
San Francisco, CA, United States
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Fundraising
Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI
Sep 16, 2026
USD 1.6B
source Bain Capital Venture Fund X
2023
USD 1.4B
source Bain Capital Ventures 2023 fund
2023
USD 480M
source Bain Capital Venture Fund IX
2021
USD 950M
source Bain Capital Ventures 2021 fund
2021
USD 350M
source Bain Capital Venture Fund VIII
2019
USD 650M
source Bain Capital Ventures 2019 fund
2019
USD 250M
source Bain Capital Venture Fund VII
2016
USD 600M
source Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
2
Most common deal types
Growth (1) Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
Lumilens
Series C - 2026
Norm
2026
$120M
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