Bain Capital Ventures news and trends

Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year
B2B Payments // October 26, 2020

There’s no doubt that 2020 will be remembered for a lot of things, most of which are painful. But Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris tells Karen Webster that this year has also marked the tipping point for commercial payments. “If you ask investors, I...

Bain Capital Hires Keri Gohman As Operating Partner
Personnel // September 17, 2019

Bain Capital Ventures announced it has hired FinTech industry veteran Keri Gohman as an operating partner. Gohman will work across the firm’s FinTech portfolio to provide strategic counsel, as well as partner with leadership teams to boost business growth. “Keri is a powerhouse — a...

SmartRent Raises $32M To Make Apartment Rentals Smart
Investments // June 19, 2019

Is the smart money banking on SmartRent’s smart home strategy? News comes Wednesday (June 19) that, per Reuters, SmartRent has landed $32 million in funding from Bain Capital Ventures and other investors. Bain Capital Ventures owns roughly 1 million apartments in the United States and...

Rent The Runway Valued At $1B After Funding Round
Retail // March 22, 2019

In a round that brought in a $1 billion valuation for the company, clothing subscription service Rent the Runway notched $125 million in funding. Bain Capital Ventures and Franklin Templeton Investments led the investment, according to reports. Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman said in...

Interviews & Exclusives
Bain Capital Ventures: 2020 Is B2B Payments’ Breakout Year

October 26, 2020
There’s no doubt that 2020 will be remembered for a lot of things, most of which are painful. But Bain Capital Ventures’ partner Matt Harris tells Karen Webster that this year has also marked the tipping point for commercial payments. “If you ask investors, I would say the recognition that the next big value creation […]

Quick Reads
Ex-Affirm Exec Named Latest Bain Capital Ventures Partner

December 06, 2021
Bain Capital Ventures has appointed a former executive from buy now, pay later platform Affirm to serve as its newest partner. As TechCrunch reported Monday (Dec. 6), Christina Melas-Kyriazi will focus her efforts on seed and Series A funding for up-and-coming FinTech and commerce firms, working out of Bain Capital Ventures’ San Francisco office. “Christina’s […]

Bain Capital Hires Keri Gohman As Operating Partner

September 17, 2019
Bain Capital Ventures announced it has hired FinTech industry veteran Keri Gohman as an operating partner. Gohman will work across the firm’s FinTech portfolio to provide strategic counsel, as well...

Rent The Runway Valued At $1B After Funding Round

March 22, 2019
In a round that brought in a $1 billion valuation for the company, clothing subscription service Rent the Runway notched $125 million in funding. Bain Capital Ventures and Franklin Templeton...

InAuth Snags $20M And Raises The Bar On Mobile Fraud

March 26, 2015
Bain Capital Ventures is getting into the mobile security business. Yesterday (March 25), mobile fraud prevention and mobile application security company InAuth announced that it has received $20 million in...