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Adaptive Security just announced its $81M Series B, marking BCV’s third investment in the founders over the years. We’re proud to support the future of security.

AI impersonation is now an everyday threat: cloned voices, faked faces, real consequences. This team is helping companies fight back.
December 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How do you know if your exec search partner is actually pulling their weight?
Miranda Cornejo Piatt shares how to vet and reference check like a pro:
🔄 Responsiveness
📋 Candidate quality
🧠 Involvement
💬 Follow-through
👍 Satisfaction

Full piece: https://bit.ly/4rUIUEW
BCV Field Guide: Choosing the Right Executive Search Partner
Learn how to get the most out of the hiring process by finding the best executive search partner, hiring faster, and building a strong leadership team.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
When your company is big enough, your team makes decisions when you’re not in the room.

Partner Leslie Crowe shares how operating principles — clear, actionable priorities — can guide those choices and help your culture scale with you.

🔗: https://bit.ly/3KLV1DA
The Power of Operating Principles: When Beliefs Become Behavior
Operating principles can help guide daily decisions for you and your team. Learn how to define and apply your company’s principles in a few clear steps.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Big news: Veza is joining forces with ServiceNow.

Veza’s Access Graph made identity governance AI-native. Now, that mission scales globally with ServiceNow.

Huge win for customers, security teams and the 230-person Veza crew.
Congrats to the team! We're proud to have been part of the journey.
December 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
At Slush 2025, Merritt Hummer and Apollo’s Tim Zheng shared lessons from scaling GTMs in the age of AI:
🌀Compete to be different, not just to win
🧠PMF isn't enough — optimize for model + channel too
🤖GTM teams will soon be part-human, part-AI
😬Hard decisions feel unpleasant before they pay off
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Humanoid robots are back in the spotlight, but are they built for real-world impact?

Partner Ajay Agarwal argues that AI has enabled major strides in navigation, but manipulation remains a fundamental barrier.
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cafe Compute is coming to NeurIPS December 4! ❄️☕

Coffee, snacks, late-night hacking energy — this late-night popup is built for those who know the best ideas bloom on coffee ☕and strong curiosity 🧠

Don’t miss it: luma.com/vqfwj0wx
Cafe Compute @ NeurIPS · Luma
"Why are there no coffeeshops open late? But what if I want to co-work at night?!?" - everyone on Twitter Look no further! We are so excited to present, Cafe…
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December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Art, credit markets, crypto.

All shaped by two logics:
💵 Cash flows
👥 Crowds

Matt Harris explores how tech is blending these into a single spectrum — and why it matters for fintech, investing & beyond.
https://bit.ly/48hwSOk
The Logic of the Market: Cash Flows, Crowds, and the Blurring Line Between Them
Technology is forcing markets together, and in doing so, revealing the spectrum between reason and story that underlies all value creation.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Huge congrats to BCV Partner Abby Meyers on being named to the Forbes Under 30 list in Venture Capital!

She’s led $190M+ in investments at BCV across breakout companies like Apollo, EvenUp & MaintainX — backed by deep, research-first conviction.

A well-earned recognition 👏
December 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Big congrats to these BCV-backed founders for landing on this year’s @Forbes Under 30 list 🏆

A well-earned spotlight on the defining work they’re building — across AI, devtools, support infra & creative tech👇
December 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The best executive search partners don’t just source resumes, but sharpen your hiring strategy. They also:
🧠 Shape your hiring thesis
🤔 Challenge your assumptions, don’t just nod along
🔍 Vet them like any key hire. Ask for benchmarks, process & past work

👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
BCV Field Guide: Choosing the Right Executive Search Partner
Learn how to get the most out of the hiring process by finding the best executive search partner, hiring faster, and building a strong leadership team.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the rush to capture AI market share, not all growth is created equal.

In her interview with @theinformation.com, Partner Merritt Hummer explains why explosive top-line growth doesn’t always signal product-market fit and how founders can build staying power in an AI-first world.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Hive @ BCV = hands-on support from operators who’ve done it before + BCV’s reach.
No playbooks. No fluff. Just results.

Learn how it works👇 https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-hive-method-a-startup-growth-catalyst-built-for-founders
The Hive Method: A Startup Growth Catalyst for Founders
Our tailored, hands-on approach gives founders an edge
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November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A 44-foot whiteboard. Thousands of Post-its. Retirement plans?

That’s where Amy Ouellette met Nick Gavronsky at Betterment — and where the idea for Aboon began.

Now they’re using AI to help advisors launch 401(k)s in under a day. No PDFs. No outsourcing.
The Aboon Advantage: Powering retirement plans with AI
Inside the powerhouse partnership transforming retirement plan design and administration
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November 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fintech hype comes and goes. Fundamentals stick.

Matt Harris joined Allocate to talk fintech eras, on-chain wealth, and lessons from 30 years of investing:
✅ Stablecoins + tokenized assets are unlocking access
✅ On-chain wealth will change who can build wealth
✅ Improbable ideas often win
November 20, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Startups run on ops, but operators rarely get a playbook.

That’s why we created The Ops Exchange: a space for Chiefs of Staff and BizOps leads to swap notes.

In their new piece, Natalie Coletta & Sophia Schwanke share what they learned from the 1st session:
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The Ops Exchange: 5 Lessons from Chiefs of Staff and BizOps Leaders
What you wish you knew about accelerating your career from candid conversations with business leaders at The Ops Exchange forum.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
6 months ➡️ 6 weeks.

Echelon’s AI agents are delivering enterprise-grade implementations that are fast and cost-effective.

Read more: https://venturebeat.com/ai/echelons-ai-agents-take-aim-at-accenture-and-deloitte-consulting-models
Echelon's AI agents take aim at Accenture and Deloitte consulting models
Echelon, an AI startup founded by former Moveworks executives, raises $11.5M to automate enterprise software development and disrupt the $1.5T IT services industry.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
AI is breaking the old GTM playbook.

If you’re at Slush, check out Merritt Hummer’s sit-down with Tim Zheng to talk scaling in an AI-native world where your buyers (+ tools) are smarter than ever.

Starts at 4:35 local time tomorrow. This is one you don’t want to miss: slush.org/audience/spe...
Speakers
Slush is the world's most founder-focused startup event, held annually in Helsinki. Join top founders, investors, and media at Slush 2025 on Nov 19–20.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Contracts slow down deals — Crosby fixes that.

Founders Ryan Daniels & John Sarihan tell Alex Konrad of Upstarts Media how they combine AI + in-house lawyers to deliver contracts in under an hour for startups like Cursor, Clay, Unify & Cartesia.

🔗:
This AI Law Firm Helps Startups Like Cursor Sell Faster
Crosby, led by lawyer turned founder Ryan Daniels, has raised a $20 million Series A from Index and Bain Capital Ventures to expand its AI-assisted legal work.
www.upstartsmedia.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In a world where attention is scarce and authenticity matters, how you tell the story can be as important as the story itself.

In her interview with The Information, Partner Allison Braley breaks down Atlas' launch — and why founders should lean into their own voice, not just the company line.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Tomorrow Allison Braley joins Nick Shapiro & Alice Chan for “How Astronomer Broke the Internet” — a panel on how brands can turn viral moments into lasting opportunities.

If you’re at Web Summit, this is one you don’t want to miss: https://bit.ly/3JCuw2H "
How Astronomer broke the Internet: Lessons in handling a crisis | Web Summit
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November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Social isolation is a growing crisis — and the healthcare system isn’t ready.
Founded by Josh Sach, Meela is an AI companion tackling senior loneliness through personalized phone conversations.

Read more on Meela's positive impact on senior mental health: https://bit.ly/4oN2hO4
Lonely Seniors Are Turning To AI Bots For Companionship
The AI boom has brought with it a new crop of startups looking to build a business on an urgent but vaguely dystopian idea: solving loneliness among the elderly.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
What does it take to scale a GTM engine in the age of AI?

On Nov 19, Merritt Hummer joins Apollo CEO Tim Zheng at #Slush2025 to share how AI is reshaping go-to-market — and what fast-growing teams are doing to stay ahead.

Full lineup: https://slush.org/audience/speakers
November 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Startup fundraising is a (largely) controllable pressure test. In her piece, Natalie Coletta shares lessons from raising, vetting and quarterbacking venture rounds:

✅ Nail the story before the model
✅ Appoint a diligence lead
✅ Build for credibility

🔗: https://bit.ly/47RQgjc
7 Startup Fundraising Tips from Both Sides of the Table
Gain investor confidence with proven startup fundraising strategies to help you land your next round.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Allison Braley joined Jacky Huang and Melisa Seah at Hard Launch 101 to break down how founders can tell their story — and actually get noticed.

The takeaways:
📣Invest in a thoughtful announcement
📹Be video first
📖Tell a compelling story
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM