About Ventures Bain Capital Ventures is the Boston-based venture capital arm of Bain Capital, whose affiliates manage over $37 billion of assets. Founded in 1984, Bain Capital and its affiliates have invested in over 230 companies with such notable successes as Doubleclick, Gartner Group and Staples. Our history of investing in early stage companies also dates back to 1984, having made over 109 venture-stage investments since inception. In 2001, we formed Bain Capital Ventures as a separate arm of Bain Capital to focus exclusively on growth investments. Bain Capital Ventures currently has close to $600 million under management and is focused on investing in companies that meet the following criteria