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Founder: John Moragne
Bain Role: Principal
Capital Raised: $1.7B
Investors: —
Stage: Private Equity
Sunstone Partners is a new investment fund focused on growth equity investments.
Founder: Fraser Bullock, Ron Mika
Bain Role: Partner
Capital Raised: $1.6B
Investors: —
Stage: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Sorenson Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early and growth-stage B2B software companies.
Founder: Eric Kinariwala
Bain Role: Analyst
Capital Raised: $570M
Investors: Thrive Capital
Stage: Series D
Capsule is a healthcare technology business rebuilding the pharmacy from the inside out.
Founder: Weston Gaddy
Bain Role: Investor
Capital Raised: $450M
Investors: —
Stage: Venture Capital
Radian Capital is a growth equity firm that invests in business to business software and services companies.
Founder: Nobu Okada
Bain Role: Vice President
Capital Raised: $396.8M
Investors: THE FUND Limited Partnership
Stage: Series G
Astroscale provides on-orbit services to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the buildup of debris in space.
Founder: Roman Itskovic
Bain Role: Senior Associate
Capital Raised: $295.7M
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
At-Bay is a cybersecurity insurance company that provides businesses meet digital risk.
Founder: Ryan Caldbeck
Bain Role: Summer Associate Private Equity Group
Capital Raised: $253M
Investors: Union Square Ventures
Stage: Debt Financing
CircleUp is an investment platform that provides capital and resources to innovative, early-stage consumer brands.
Founder: Tapan Maniar
Bain Role: Principal
Capital Raised: $245M
Investors: Forbion Capital Partner
Stage: Series A
Aiolos Bio is a biotech company developing innovative therapies for respiratory diseases and immune conditions.
Founder: Andrew Chung
Bain Role: Private Equity
Capital Raised: $200M
Investors: —
Stage: Venture Capital
1955 Capital invest in advanced technologies from the Americas and Europe to solve pressing problems in developing countries.
Founder: Hubert Fenwick
Bain Role: Private Equity Associate
Capital Raised: $203.5M
Investors: Global Founders Capital
Stage: Debt Financing
Selina Finance provides loans to small and medium businesses in the form of flexible credit facilities.
Founder: Rebeca Minguela
Bain Role: Senior Associate
Capital Raised: $80M
Investors: Founders Fund
Stage: Venture Round
Clarity AI is a sustainability technology platform that uses machine learning to deliver environmental and social insights to investors.
Founder: Abhishek Gupta
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $50M
Investors: Founders Fund
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
Circles.Life is a digital telecommunications and lifestyle services provider, with presence in Singapore, Australia, India and Taiwan.
Founder: Mrinal Manohar
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $48.6M
Investors: Evangelion Capital
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
Casper Labs delivers applications and services that drive revenue and radical efficiency for companies and governments.
Founder: Chris Klomp
Bain Role: Vice President, North American Private Equity
Capital Raised: $47.5M
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners
Stage: Series A
Collective Medical Technologies is a Salt Lake City-based health technology company.
Founder: Ryan Johnson
Bain Role: North America Private Equity
Capital Raised: $40M
Investors: Founders Fund
Stage: Series A
Culdesac reimagines cities for people, not cars.
Founder: Max Boonen
Bain Role: Summer Analyst
Capital Raised: $37.9M
Investors: SBI Group
Stage: Debt Financing
B2C2 is the trading firm of choice in the institutional crypto markets.
Founder: Jake Bullock
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $32M
Investors: Imaginary Ventures
Stage: Series A
Cann is a provider of low dose tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) beverage used to offer all-natural flavor drinks.
Founder: Jennifer Xia Spradling
Bain Role: Private Equity Associate
Capital Raised: $30M
Investors: Pear VC
Stage: Series B
FreeWill offers philanthropy and estate planning tools for donors and fundraisers to donate simpler.
Founder: Bridget Loudon
Bain Role: Project Consultant
Capital Raised: $26.1M
Investors: Airtree Ventures
Stage: Series C
Expert360 Marketplace empowers thousands of organizations to build, scale, and manage flexible, on-demand workforces.
Founder: James Evans
Bain Role: Private Equity Analyst
Capital Raised: $23.8M
Investors: BoxGroup
Stage: Series A
User Assistance Platform that helps product, growth, and CX teams unleash their users with AI chat and in-product nudges.
Founder: Ming S. Zhao
Bain Role: Private Equity Associate
Capital Raised: $18.2M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Series A
Proven Skincare is a skincare company that provides users with scientific, clean, and specifically effective products.
Founder: Najaf Husain
Bain Role: Entrepreneur and Investor
Capital Raised: $18M
Investors: Bain Capital Ventures
Stage: Series A
Elastio's modern data protection platform reduces operational risks in the cloud caused by ransomware, application failures, and mistakes.
Founder: Krishna Killa
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $17M
Investors: Elevation Capital
Stage: Series B
LifeCare is India's 1st Subscription Pharmacy for chronic patients.
Founder: Javi Osa
Bain Role: Summer Associate
Capital Raised: $16.17M (€15M)
Investors: Meridia Capital
Stage: Private Equity
Kiwoko is a chain of pet care specialty retail stores.
Founder: Justin Howell
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $13.4M
Investors: Alpha Edison
Stage: Series A
Rize creates customer-centric financial solutions for Fintechs, incumbents, and non-financial brands.
Founder: Patrick Freuler
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $11.7M
Investors: —
Stage: Series A
Audicus is an e-commerce startup that offers high-tech, affordable hearing aids online.
Founder: Jesse Choi
Bain Role: Private Equity Investor
Capital Raised: $11M
Investors: AC Ventures
Stage: Series A
Rekeningku is an app-based platform for cryptocurrency financial services.
Founder: Dana Bloom
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $9.6M
Investors: —
Stage: Debt Financing
Proper Food is a new fast-casual food and beverage concept offering delicious, wholesome, grab-and-go fare, designed for the food savvy.
Founder: Max Boonen
Bain Role: Summer Analyst
Capital Raised: $9M
Investors: Tioga Capital Partners
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
PV01 provides more efficient debt capital markets for traditional and digital assets.
Founder: Jason Dong
Bain Role: PE
Capital Raised: $8M
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners
Stage: Seed
Mural Health is a firm that develops technology for clinical trials and is committed to making it simple for people to take part in studies.
Founder: Bret Voith
Bain Role: Associate, Sankaty Advisors
Capital Raised: $7.1M
Investors: —
Stage: Seed
Tenure Health's mission is to simplify healthcare so you can do more of what you love.
Founder: Alborz Yazdi
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $7M
Investors: Associate
Stage: Grant
Exavir Therapeutics is a preclinical stage biotechnology company dedicated to eliminating HIV and other viral infections.
Founder: Andy Ballard
Bain Role: Principal
Capital Raised: $6.1M
Investors: Rainfall Ventures
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
Wiser is the leading provider of actionable online and in-store data for better decisions.
Founder: Michelle Lam
Bain Role: Principal
Capital Raised: $6M
Investors: First Round Capital
Stage: Series A
True&Co is an online retail site allowing shoppers to find perfect-fitting bras by answering a simple quiz.
Founder: Iacopo Santini
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $5.6M
Investors: Primary Venture Partners
Stage: Seed
Naya Homes is redefining the short-term and vacation rental experience for homeowners in Latin America.
Founder: Ryan Ayotte
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $4M
Investors: CircleUp
Stage: Venture - Series Unknown
Ohza is a premium, ready-to-drink mimosa that uses quality sparkling wine and juice liked you'd use making your own.
Founder: Vera Makarov
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $2.5M
Investors: Global Founders Capital
Stage: Seed
Apli provides recruitment automation and employee management solutions, utilizing chatbots and AI to streamline enterprise HR processes.
Founder: Marco Logiudice
Bain Role: Investment Analyst
Capital Raised: $2.4M
Investors: Deloitte Ventures
Stage: Seed
Prograd is a credit marketplace for young people, enhancing the underwriting accuracy of lenders and the borrowing experience of consumers.
Founder: Greg Lucas
Bain Role: Associate
Capital Raised: $2M
Investors: Maddie's Fund
Stage: Seed
Shelterluv exists to save the millions of dogs and cats killed every year.
Founder: Allison Rapaport
Bain Role: Analyst at Sankaty Advisors
Capital Raised: $2M
Investors: Courtside Ventures
Stage: Seed
Every Mother is a research-backed women’s health company.