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

Wilson Chockley

Investor

Yumin Choi

Partner

Zeeza Cole

Investor

Pascal Croak

Investor

Sam Crowder

Investor

Tina Dimitrova

Investor

Chris Gage

Investor

Rak Garg

Partner

Matthew C. Harris

Partner

Dawit Heck

Principal

Sarah Hinkfuss

Partner

Merritt Hummer

Partner

Samit Kalra

Director of Network Investing

Nishant Karandikar

Investor

Mike Krupka

Managing Partner

Adam Levin

Partner

Aneesha Mehta

Partner

Christina Melas-Kyriazi

Partner

Abby Meyers

Principal

Saanya Ojha

Partner

Tommy Patek

Associate

Enrique Salem

Partner

David Shaughnessy

vice_president

Madison Smith

Investor

Jeffrey Williams

Operating Partner

Martina Yu

vice_president

Amanda Zajac

Investor

Kevin Zhang

Partner

Paul Zurlo

Operating Partner

Past deals in Banks

Orum

Series B in 2021
Orum develops a financial platform that creates instant payment wallets and enables money movement. Its solution includes Foresight, an automated programming interface that enables banks and financial institutions to move money in real time. The platform uses machine learning and data science to predict availability of funds and fraud patterns. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

Relay

Series A in 2021
Relay Financial Technologies Inc. provides online banking products and services for U.S. corporations, LLCs, general partnerships, and sole proprietors. The company provides checking accounts and MasterCard debit cards. It serves business owners in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other countries. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Material Bank

Series C in 2021
Material Bank is the world’s largest architectural and design-focused material resource library. It is the only place for architects, interior designers and design professionals to search materials from leading brands on a single platform and, with the click of a button, receive samples by 10:30 a.m. the next day.

Orum

Series A in 2021
Orum develops a financial platform that creates instant payment wallets and enables money movement. Its solution includes Foresight, an automated programming interface that enables banks and financial institutions to move money in real time. The platform uses machine learning and data science to predict availability of funds and fraud patterns. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in New York, New York.

Material Bank

Series B in 2020
Material Bank is the world’s largest architectural and design-focused material resource library. It is the only place for architects, interior designers and design professionals to search materials from leading brands on a single platform and, with the click of a button, receive samples by 10:30 a.m. the next day.

Finix

Series B in 2020
Finix Payments, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a payment infrastructure platform designed to help businesses manage and monetize their payment processes effectively. Founded in 2015, Finix offers a range of services, including a payment facilitator platform that includes features such as tokenization, merchant onboarding, reporting, reconciliation, settlements, and chargeback management. The company enables businesses to avoid the complexities and costs associated with developing an in-house payment system. Additionally, through a partnership with Visa, Finix facilitates real-time push-to-card payments, enhancing the efficiency of disbursements. Finix's solutions aim to improve the payment experience for both businesses and their customers, recognizing the critical role that effective payment technology plays in driving revenue.

Finix

Series A in 2019
Finix Payments, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides a payment infrastructure platform designed to help businesses manage and monetize their payment processes effectively. Founded in 2015, Finix offers a range of services, including a payment facilitator platform that includes features such as tokenization, merchant onboarding, reporting, reconciliation, settlements, and chargeback management. The company enables businesses to avoid the complexities and costs associated with developing an in-house payment system. Additionally, through a partnership with Visa, Finix facilitates real-time push-to-card payments, enhancing the efficiency of disbursements. Finix's solutions aim to improve the payment experience for both businesses and their customers, recognizing the critical role that effective payment technology plays in driving revenue.

Bench

Series B in 2018
Bench Accounting Inc. is a fintech company based in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in providing online bookkeeping services for small businesses. Founded in 2012, the company combines intuitive software with a dedicated team of professional bookkeepers to automate accounting tasks, allowing clients to manage their finances more efficiently. Bench offers a range of services, including monthly financial statements, year-end financials, and year-round tax support, ensuring that business owners have access to comprehensive financial reporting and expert assistance. With a focus on affordability and convenience, Bench aims to streamline the bookkeeping process, empowering clients to concentrate on growing their businesses. The company has raised significant funding to support its operations and currently employs a workforce dedicated to serving thousands of clients across Canada.

Swift Prepaid Solutions

Acquisition in 2017
Swift delivers prepaid funds on behalf of a diverse group of corporate clients to their equally diverse target audiences—typically consumers, employees or the sales distribution channel. From consumer rebate programs to sales force incentives to emergency disaster relief for populations in need, our clients use our products to promote, incentivize, reward and pay.

Bench

Series B in 2016
Bench Accounting Inc. is a fintech company based in Vancouver, Canada, that specializes in providing online bookkeeping services for small businesses. Founded in 2012, the company combines intuitive software with a dedicated team of professional bookkeepers to automate accounting tasks, allowing clients to manage their finances more efficiently. Bench offers a range of services, including monthly financial statements, year-end financials, and year-round tax support, ensuring that business owners have access to comprehensive financial reporting and expert assistance. With a focus on affordability and convenience, Bench aims to streamline the bookkeeping process, empowering clients to concentrate on growing their businesses. The company has raised significant funding to support its operations and currently employs a workforce dedicated to serving thousands of clients across Canada.

Dynamics

Series C in 2014
Dynamics Inc. designs and manufactures battery powered payment cards. It offers multi-purpose, security, and loyalty cards for banks; loyalty co-brand, loyalty co-op, security, and health cards, as well as loyalty systems for merchants; and health and ePlate Visa cards for consumers. Dynamics Inc. has strategic partnerships with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Dynamics Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Dynamics

Series B in 2011
Dynamics Inc. designs and manufactures battery powered payment cards. It offers multi-purpose, security, and loyalty cards for banks; loyalty co-brand, loyalty co-op, security, and health cards, as well as loyalty systems for merchants; and health and ePlate Visa cards for consumers. Dynamics Inc. has strategic partnerships with SoftBank Corp. (SoftBank) and SoftBank Commerce & Service Corp. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Dynamics Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.