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Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI

Geography
United States
Stage
Seed
Fund size
$1.6B
Focus
AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Digital Health and E-Commerce
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI

AI applications, AI infrastructure, commerce, fintech, industrials, security, and healthcare, oriented around a "life after AGI" thesis Geography: U.S.-based, with offices in the Bay Area, New York, and Boston.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Cybersecurity
Digital Health
E-Commerce
FinTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ambitious B2B AI founders, seed to growth, enterprise-ready

AI & enterprise software
robotics
legal tech
AI infra & power
seed to growth

Bullish Signals

$1.6B Fund XI just raisedexternal
MaintainX acquired $3.6B by Autodeskexternal
Moveworks acquired by ServiceNowexternal
Active seed + growth dealflow visibleexternal
Legora Series D: collaborative AI lawyersexternal
Portfolio founders praise PE network accessexternal

Contrarian Signals

Heavy Bain platform may slow decisionsexternal
Enterprise focus limits consumer betsexternal

Founder Do's

Leverage BCV's PE network for pilots
Expect hands-on recruiting help
Expect partner-led customer intros
Show ambition toward large markets
Access Hive platform for scaling

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect passive capital
Don't pitch without enterprise angle
Don't skip platform team resources

22 signals on Bain Capital Ventures Fund XI

6 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 6 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$1.6B
Saves0
People

Key People

Merritt HummerPartner
Enrique SalemPartner
Aaref HilalyPartner
Slater StichPartner
Allison BraleyPartner
Tom DotanPartner
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