Bain Capital Ventures

Bain Capital Ventures is a venture capital firm that specializes in investing across all stages of a company's growth, from seed to growth equity. Founded in 1984 and based in Boston, with additional offices in New York, San Francisco, and Palo Alto, the firm focuses on high-growth opportunities in sectors such as fintech, enterprise software, and infrastructure. Bain Capital Ventures has invested in over 200 companies, including well-known names like DocuSign and LinkedIn, and manages around $3 billion in assets. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $100 million, with specific allocations for early-stage and growth capital investments ranging from $3 million to $50 million. It aims to support innovative startups that leverage technology to disrupt existing markets or create new ones, emphasizing industries transformed by data.

Ajay Agarwal

Partner

Allison Braley

Partner

Alysaa Co

Associate

Zeeza Cole

Principal

Pascal Croak

Investor

Leslie Crowe

Partner

Tina Dimitrova

Principal

Rak Garg

Partner

Indy Guha

Partner

Kristie Han

Principal

Matt Harris

Partner

Dawit Heck

Principal

Sarah Hinkfuss

Partner

Merritt Hummer

Partner

Nishant Karandikar

Investor

Michael Krupka

Partner

Angela Liu

Associate

Aneesha Mehta

Partner

Christina Melas-Kyriazi

Partner

Greg Mervine

Associate

Abby Meyers

Principal

Saanya Ojha

Partner

Enrique Salem

Partner

Jeff Scherer

Managing Partner

Quinn Schwab

Investor

Slater Stich Ph.D

Partner

Greg Wipf

Managing Director

Allison Xu

Investor

Victoria Yuan

Investor

Kevin Zhang

Partner

Jason Zhu

Principal

Past deals in Illinois

ShipBob

Series E in 2021
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

FourKites

Series D in 2021
FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It offers a real-time tracking platform for shippers, carriers, third party logistics companies, and freight brokers; BackHaul Management, a solution that identifies details about the window in which deadhead miles could potentially occur; and CarrierLink, a solution that helps brokers and owner-operators sync up in real time. FourKites, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Corvus

Series C in 2021
Corvus Insurance Agency, LLC, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in AI-driven commercial insurance services. The company offers a unique platform called CrowBar, which provides brokers and policyholders with on-demand access to essential policy information, claims reporting, and dynamic loss prevention recommendations. By leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, Corvus enhances risk selection and management, offering proprietary Dynamic Loss Prevention reports that identify critical risk areas and deliver actionable security recommendations. With additional offices in major cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta, Corvus aims to empower brokers and clients to predict and mitigate risks effectively, streamlining administrative processes and improving overall insurance outcomes.

Venminder

Series C in 2020
Venminder, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform focused on third-party risk management. The platform facilitates the assessment, monitoring, and management of vendor-related risks through various modules, including vendor oversight, contract management, risk assessments, and examination preparation. Venminder's comprehensive services encompass document collection, financial statement analysis, cybersecurity reviews, and vendor monitoring, enabling organizations to gain insights into their vendors' compliance and financial health. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, insurance, education, and retail. Founded in 2001 and based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with an additional office in Chicago, Venminder was formerly known as Digital Comply, Inc. and rebranded in April 2016. The platform also supports a community called Third Party ThinkTank, aimed at professionals in third-party risk management.

ShipBob

Series D in 2020
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

Zero Hash

Series C in 2020
Zero Hash, founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, Illinois, provides a post-trade settlement utility designed to unify a fragmented market of various execution platforms. The company supports a diverse array of fiat and digital assets, allowing for the creation of any product pair. Additionally, Zero Hash incorporates on-chain settlement for digital assets, enabling independent verification of ownership through blockchain technology. This combination of features aims to enhance the efficiency and transparency of digital asset transactions in the financial ecosystem.

Kalderos

Series B in 2020
Kalderos, Inc. is a healthcare technology company that specializes in drug discount management solutions for healthcare providers, manufacturers, and payers in the United States. Established in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with an additional location in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Kalderos offers a SaaS-based platform designed to analyze and streamline the management of drug discount programs. The platform employs machine learning and data management techniques to identify and resolve non-compliance issues, detect inconsistencies, and eliminate waste in the drug discount process. By providing customizable data views and facilitating claims verification, dispute resolution, and discount monitoring, Kalderos enhances communication and payment processes for its clients.

Venminder

Series B in 2019
Venminder, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform focused on third-party risk management. The platform facilitates the assessment, monitoring, and management of vendor-related risks through various modules, including vendor oversight, contract management, risk assessments, and examination preparation. Venminder's comprehensive services encompass document collection, financial statement analysis, cybersecurity reviews, and vendor monitoring, enabling organizations to gain insights into their vendors' compliance and financial health. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, insurance, education, and retail. Founded in 2001 and based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with an additional office in Chicago, Venminder was formerly known as Digital Comply, Inc. and rebranded in April 2016. The platform also supports a community called Third Party ThinkTank, aimed at professionals in third-party risk management.

Hireology

Series D in 2019
Hireology, Inc. is a web-based hiring management software platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in helping businesses, particularly in the franchise and retail-automotive sectors, streamline their hiring processes. Founded in 2009, the platform offers an all-in-one solution that allows organizations to source, engage, and hire top performers effectively. Key features include a fully-hosted career site, integrated job postings, pre-hire assessments, interview guides, and background checks, which collectively enhance the talent acquisition process. By analyzing the behaviors of high-performing employees, Hireology enables organizations to identify and select the best candidates, ultimately leading to improved hiring decisions, reduced turnover, and increased productivity. The platform serves a diverse range of clients, including franchise systems, banks, healthcare organizations, and dealer networks, providing them with the tools needed to manage payroll, benefits, and employee onboarding efficiently.

FourKites

Series C in 2019
FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It offers a real-time tracking platform for shippers, carriers, third party logistics companies, and freight brokers; BackHaul Management, a solution that identifies details about the window in which deadhead miles could potentially occur; and CarrierLink, a solution that helps brokers and owner-operators sync up in real time. FourKites, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Zero Hash

Series B in 2018
Zero Hash, founded in 2017 and based in Chicago, Illinois, provides a post-trade settlement utility designed to unify a fragmented market of various execution platforms. The company supports a diverse array of fiat and digital assets, allowing for the creation of any product pair. Additionally, Zero Hash incorporates on-chain settlement for digital assets, enabling independent verification of ownership through blockchain technology. This combination of features aims to enhance the efficiency and transparency of digital asset transactions in the financial ecosystem.

ShipBob

Series C in 2018
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

Corvus

Seed Round in 2018
Corvus Insurance Agency, LLC, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, specializes in AI-driven commercial insurance services. The company offers a unique platform called CrowBar, which provides brokers and policyholders with on-demand access to essential policy information, claims reporting, and dynamic loss prevention recommendations. By leveraging big data and artificial intelligence, Corvus enhances risk selection and management, offering proprietary Dynamic Loss Prevention reports that identify critical risk areas and deliver actionable security recommendations. With additional offices in major cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Atlanta, Corvus aims to empower brokers and clients to predict and mitigate risks effectively, streamlining administrative processes and improving overall insurance outcomes.

FourKites

Series B in 2018
FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It offers a real-time tracking platform for shippers, carriers, third party logistics companies, and freight brokers; BackHaul Management, a solution that identifies details about the window in which deadhead miles could potentially occur; and CarrierLink, a solution that helps brokers and owner-operators sync up in real time. FourKites, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Swift Prepaid Solutions

Acquisition in 2017
Swift Prepaid Solutions, Inc. specializes in providing prepaid bankcard products tailored for non-bank issuers of Visa and MasterCard. The company offers a range of products, including physical cards, virtual cards, and digital solutions, facilitating payments through various channels such as mail, email, and web portals. Swift's offerings include inactive and unfunded physical prepaid cards that can be funded on demand, as well as digital payments issued directly to recipients. The company serves a wide array of clients, including Fortune 1000 companies, and addresses various markets such as consumer rebates, employee incentives, and corporate disbursement programs. Additionally, Swift Prepaid Solutions offers advanced reporting tools, customized web portals, and program management services to enhance user experience. Established in 1996 and based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, the company was previously known as Swift Gift, Ltd. until it rebranded in 2006.

ShipBob

Series B in 2017
ShipBob, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, offers an online shipping and fulfillment platform tailored for small e-commerce businesses. The company provides an end-to-end solution that includes warehousing, order fulfillment, and shipping services, enabling direct-to-consumer brands to deliver packages in 1-2 business days. ShipBob's technology integrates with various e-commerce platforms such as Shopify, Amazon, and eBay, facilitating streamlined order and inventory management, customer communication, and predictive analytics. Additionally, ShipBob aggregates shipment services from major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and USPS, and offers features such as a smartphone application for scheduling pickups and tracking shipments. With a network of fulfillment centers across the United States, including a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, ShipBob aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain operations for online merchants.

FourKites

Series A in 2016
FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It offers a real-time tracking platform for shippers, carriers, third party logistics companies, and freight brokers; BackHaul Management, a solution that identifies details about the window in which deadhead miles could potentially occur; and CarrierLink, a solution that helps brokers and owner-operators sync up in real time. FourKites, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Hireology

Series B in 2014
Hireology, Inc. is a web-based hiring management software platform headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in helping businesses, particularly in the franchise and retail-automotive sectors, streamline their hiring processes. Founded in 2009, the platform offers an all-in-one solution that allows organizations to source, engage, and hire top performers effectively. Key features include a fully-hosted career site, integrated job postings, pre-hire assessments, interview guides, and background checks, which collectively enhance the talent acquisition process. By analyzing the behaviors of high-performing employees, Hireology enables organizations to identify and select the best candidates, ultimately leading to improved hiring decisions, reduced turnover, and increased productivity. The platform serves a diverse range of clients, including franchise systems, banks, healthcare organizations, and dealer networks, providing them with the tools needed to manage payroll, benefits, and employee onboarding efficiently.

Numerator

Series B in 2014
Numerator is a market intelligence firm that specializes in combining omnichannel marketing, merchandising, and sales data to provide insights for brand, retail, and agency clients. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, the company leverages its InfoScout OmniPanel, which has collected over 500 million purchase receipts from both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce channels. This extensive data allows Numerator to link consumer purchasing behavior with the underlying reasons and influences, such as advertising and pricing strategies, that shape the path to purchase. The firm serves a diverse range of industry leaders, including major brands in retail and packaged goods, by delivering real-time insights that help clients understand consumer behavior and identify growth opportunities.

Numerator

Series A in 2013
Numerator is a market intelligence firm that specializes in combining omnichannel marketing, merchandising, and sales data to provide insights for brand, retail, and agency clients. Owned by Vista Equity Partners, the company leverages its InfoScout OmniPanel, which has collected over 500 million purchase receipts from both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce channels. This extensive data allows Numerator to link consumer purchasing behavior with the underlying reasons and influences, such as advertising and pricing strategies, that shape the path to purchase. The firm serves a diverse range of industry leaders, including major brands in retail and packaged goods, by delivering real-time insights that help clients understand consumer behavior and identify growth opportunities.

Venminder

Venture Round in 2013
Venminder, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform focused on third-party risk management. The platform facilitates the assessment, monitoring, and management of vendor-related risks through various modules, including vendor oversight, contract management, risk assessments, and examination preparation. Venminder's comprehensive services encompass document collection, financial statement analysis, cybersecurity reviews, and vendor monitoring, enabling organizations to gain insights into their vendors' compliance and financial health. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including financial services, healthcare, insurance, education, and retail. Founded in 2001 and based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, with an additional office in Chicago, Venminder was formerly known as Digital Comply, Inc. and rebranded in April 2016. The platform also supports a community called Third Party ThinkTank, aimed at professionals in third-party risk management.

Total Attorneys

Series A in 2012
Total Attorneys is the nation’s leading provider of cloud-based practice management software and customer acquisition for attorneys. Since 2002, Total Attorneys has connected small law firms and solo practitioners to millions of consumers, and simplified client management with a robust web-based practice management platform. For $1 per month and in one place, attorneys can receive new leads, create and manage matters, handle time and billing, manage documents, receive payments, send agreements and invoices, and allow clients to access their firm through a secure client portal. Total Attorneys has listed twice on the INC. 500 list (#169 in 2008 & #219 in 2009) and Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 (#2 in 2008 & #4 in 2009).

vAuto

Venture Round in 2007
VAuto, Inc. offers web-based inventory management solutions tailored for retail automotive dealerships in the United States. Established in 2005 and headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, with a research and development center in Austin, Texas, the company provides a range of tools to assist dealerships in managing their preowned inventory effectively. Key products include a vehicle scoring system for appraising and pricing, as well as Live Market tools that help align inventory with real-time buyer activity, appraisals, pricing, and merchandising. Additionally, the LifeCycle Manager tracks the entire inventory process from acquisition to sale, while RealDeal facilitates price validation and detailed documentation for competing vehicles. VAuto operates as a subsidiary of AutoTrader.com, Inc. since its name change in 2007.
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