# Bain Capital Ventures (slim)

> Bain Capital Ventures's investments in AI tools on Anchor Terminal, Apollo.io, Argyle Systems Inc., Black Forest Labs, Cognition AI, Inc. and 11 more, with each listing's grade and the founders behind it.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/index.md (~2,000 tokens) · this version ~1,880 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/index.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · MCP: https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp · Updated: 2026-10-28
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Venture firm.

Website: https://baincapitalventures.com

## Companies on Anchor Terminal

- **Apollo.io**, Series D, August 2023, led a round
  - [Apollo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apollo.md), graded B, 63.4/100
  - Source: https://www.apollo.io/magazine/apolloio-secures-100-million-series-d-at-16b-valuation-to-drive-world-class-gtm
- **Argyle Systems Inc.**, Seed ($2.6M), Series A, Series B, March 2024 round, Strategic round, September 2025, led a round
  - [Argyle](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/argyle.md), graded B, 63.7/100
  - Source: https://www.argyle.com/blog/argyle-raises-20m-series-a-led-by-bain-capital-ventures
- **Black Forest Labs**, Series B, December 2025
  - [Black Forest Labs FLUX API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/black-forest-labs.md), graded B, 64.1/100
  - Source: https://bfl.ai/blog/our-300m-series-b
- **Cognition AI, Inc.**, Funding round, September 2025, Series D, May 2026, Series E, September 2026
  - [Devin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/devin.md), graded C, 55.7/100
  - Source: https://cognition.com/blog/funding-growth-and-the-next-frontier-of-ai-coding-agents
- **Docker**, Series C, March 2022, led a round
  - [Docker Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-agent.md), graded BB, 76.6/100
  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/
- **Docker, Inc.**, Series C, March 2022, led a round
  - [Docker Model Runner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/docker-model-runner.md), graded C, 57.2/100
  - Source: https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-raises-series-c-build-share-run/
- **GoCardless**, Series F, December 2020, led a round
  - [GoCardless Bank Account Data](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gocardless-bank-account-data.md), graded E, 41.8/100
  - Source: https://gocardless.com/blog/gocardless-raises-usd95m-funding
- **Poolside**, Series B, October 2024, led a round
  - [Laguna M.1](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-m-1.md), graded C, 55.5/100
  - [Laguna S 2.1](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-s-2-1.md), graded C, 61/100
  - [Laguna XS 2.1](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/laguna-xs-2-1.md), graded C, 61/100
  - Source: https://techcrunch.com/?p=2890864
- **Modal**, Series C, May 2026, Series D, October 2026
  - [Modal](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/modal.md), graded B, 63.7/100
  - [Modal Sandboxes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/modal-sandboxes.md), graded B, 66/100
  - Source: https://modal.com/blog/1-billion-annualized-run-rate-series-d
- **Osmo Technologies Inc.**, Seed, August 2026, led a round
  - [Osmo CLI](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/osmo-cli.md), graded E, 45.5/100
  - Source: https://thesaasnews.com/news/osmo-studio-raises-5m-seed
- **Pleo Technologies A/S**
  - [Pleo API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pleo.md), graded B, 63/100
  - Source: https://www.pleo.io/en/press
- **Pylon**
  - [Pylon API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pylon.md), graded C, 54.3/100
  - Source: https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-future-of-b2b-support-is-conversational-and-agentic/
- **Redis**
  - [Redis MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp.md), graded C, 55.8/100
  - Source: https://redis.io/press/redis-labs-110-million-series-g-led-by-tiger-global/
- **ShipBob, Inc.**, Series B, June 2017, Series C, September 2018, Series E, June 2021, led a round
  - [ShipBob](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.md), graded C, 60.9/100
  - Source: https://www.shipbob.com/blog/series-e-funding/
- **Mapo Labs Inc. (Tomo)**
  - [Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tomo.md), graded F, 13.4/100
  - Source: https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/tomo-believes-in-you/

## Where they invest

- Open-weight models, 3
- Lead & company data, 1
- Payroll infrastructure, 1
- Image generation, 1
- Agent harnesses, 1
- Agent frameworks & SDKs, 1
- Local AI, 1
- Bank data & open banking, 1
- GPU & serverless compute, 1
- Code execution sandboxes, 1
- Programmatic asset production, 1
- Spend management & procurement, 1
- Customer support & helpdesk, 1
- Databases & files, 1
- Shipping & fulfilment, 1
- Personal assistants, 1

## Founders they backed

- [Tim Zheng](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tim-zheng/), Apollo.io
- [Ray Li](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ray-li/), Apollo.io
- [Shmulik Fishman](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/shmulik-fishman/), Argyle Systems Inc.
- [Scott Wu](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/scott-wu/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Steven Hao](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steven-hao/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Walden Yan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/walden-yan/), Cognition AI, Inc.
- [Solomon Hykes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/solomon-hykes/), Docker, Docker, Inc.
- [Rolands Mesters](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rolands-mesters/), GoCardless
- [Roberts Bernans](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/roberts-bernans/), GoCardless
- [Hiroki Takeuchi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/hiroki-takeuchi/), GoCardless
- [Tom Blomfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-blomfield/), GoCardless
- [Jason Warner](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/jason-warner/), Poolside
- [Eiso Kant](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eiso-kant/), Poolside
- [Chris He](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-he/), Osmo Technologies Inc.
- [Will Hoppin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/will-hoppin/), Osmo Technologies Inc.
- [Basil Alfaro](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/basil-alfaro/), Osmo Technologies Inc.
- [Oleksandr Shevenionov](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/oleksandr-shevenionov/), Osmo Technologies Inc.
- [Divey Gulati](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/divey-gulati/), ShipBob, Inc.
- [Dhruv Saxena](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dhruv-saxena/), ShipBob, Inc.
- [Justin Quan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/justin-quan/), Mapo Labs Inc. (Tomo)
- [Raymond Chen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/raymond-chen/), Mapo Labs Inc. (Tomo)

## Questions

### Which AI tools has Bain Capital Ventures invested in?

Anchor Terminal lists Apollo.io, Argyle Systems Inc., Black Forest Labs, Cognition AI, Inc., Docker, Docker, Inc., GoCardless, Poolside, Modal, Osmo Technologies Inc., Pleo Technologies A/S, Pylon, Redis, ShipBob, Inc.

### How are Bain Capital Ventures's companies graded?

On Anchor Terminal's benchmark, Apollo API + MCP (B, 63.4), Argyle (B, 63.7), Black Forest Labs FLUX API (B, 64.1), Devin (C, 55.7), Docker Agent (BB, 76.6), Docker Model Runner (C, 57.2), GoCardless Bank Account Data (E, 41.8), Laguna M.1 (C, 55.5), Laguna S 2.1 (C, 61), Laguna XS 2.1 (C, 61), Modal (B, 63.7), Modal Sandboxes (B, 66), Osmo CLI (E, 45.5), Pleo API + MCP (B, 63), Pylon API + MCP (C, 54.3), Redis MCP (C, 55.8), ShipBob (C, 60.9) and Tomo (F, 13.4).

Investors are named from the companies' own announcements, the investors' own pages, Y Combinator's company pages, public filings and news reports of a round, each with its source.