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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
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
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
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
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
The takeaways:
📣Invest in a thoughtful announcement
📹Be video first
📖Tell a compelling story
November 10, 2025 at 8:15 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
The takeaways:
📣Invest in a thoughtful announcement
📹Be video first
📖Tell a compelling story
In the 2010s, chatbots promised automation for customer support.Today, AI is delivering.
Jesse Zhang shares how Decagon's AI agents learn from real data to deliver smarter support that resolves issues end-to-end.
Jesse Zhang shares how Decagon's AI agents learn from real data to deliver smarter support that resolves issues end-to-end.
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
In the 2010s, chatbots promised automation for customer support.Today, AI is delivering.
Jesse Zhang shares how Decagon's AI agents learn from real data to deliver smarter support that resolves issues end-to-end.
Jesse Zhang shares how Decagon's AI agents learn from real data to deliver smarter support that resolves issues end-to-end.
"In an ever-changing AI landscape, strategic launches don’t just ship products — they shape perception.
Partner Saanya Ojha joined Akash Pasricha at @theinformation.com to discuss Sora’s launch strategy and how AI-native content is reshaping how we create, share and connect."
Partner Saanya Ojha joined Akash Pasricha at @theinformation.com to discuss Sora’s launch strategy and how AI-native content is reshaping how we create, share and connect."
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"In an ever-changing AI landscape, strategic launches don’t just ship products — they shape perception.
Partner Saanya Ojha joined Akash Pasricha at @theinformation.com to discuss Sora’s launch strategy and how AI-native content is reshaping how we create, share and connect."
Partner Saanya Ojha joined Akash Pasricha at @theinformation.com to discuss Sora’s launch strategy and how AI-native content is reshaping how we create, share and connect."
A good idea isn’t a good business.
As Mitt Romney said when he founded Bain Capital:
“It requires a talented team, a good business plan and capital to execute.”
Ideas inspire. Teams build. Capital scales.
As Mitt Romney said when he founded Bain Capital:
“It requires a talented team, a good business plan and capital to execute.”
Ideas inspire. Teams build. Capital scales.
October 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A good idea isn’t a good business.
As Mitt Romney said when he founded Bain Capital:
“It requires a talented team, a good business plan and capital to execute.”
Ideas inspire. Teams build. Capital scales.
As Mitt Romney said when he founded Bain Capital:
“It requires a talented team, a good business plan and capital to execute.”
Ideas inspire. Teams build. Capital scales.
NYC showed up late — and we loved it.
Thanks to everyone who came to Cafe Compute’s first NYC pop-up. Coffee flowed, ideas sparked ☕🧠✨
Thanks to everyone who came to Cafe Compute’s first NYC pop-up. Coffee flowed, ideas sparked ☕🧠✨
October 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NYC showed up late — and we loved it.
Thanks to everyone who came to Cafe Compute’s first NYC pop-up. Coffee flowed, ideas sparked ☕🧠✨
Thanks to everyone who came to Cafe Compute’s first NYC pop-up. Coffee flowed, ideas sparked ☕🧠✨
We’ve backed emerging managers since 2017 — but this was a first.
We hosted Emerge, a gathering of managers to swap ideas, share deal flow & support each other’s founders.
From “how to announce your fund” to “what’s actually happening in AI” — the conversations didn’t disappoint!
We hosted Emerge, a gathering of managers to swap ideas, share deal flow & support each other’s founders.
From “how to announce your fund” to “what’s actually happening in AI” — the conversations didn’t disappoint!
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We’ve backed emerging managers since 2017 — but this was a first.
We hosted Emerge, a gathering of managers to swap ideas, share deal flow & support each other’s founders.
From “how to announce your fund” to “what’s actually happening in AI” — the conversations didn’t disappoint!
We hosted Emerge, a gathering of managers to swap ideas, share deal flow & support each other’s founders.
From “how to announce your fund” to “what’s actually happening in AI” — the conversations didn’t disappoint!
What if enterprise IT projects didn’t take months and millions, but weeks or days at a fraction of the cost?
That’s the vision behind Echelon: swapping offshore consultants for a fleet of AI agents while U.S. experts oversee quality control.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/a-ne...
That’s the vision behind Echelon: swapping offshore consultants for a fleet of AI agents while U.S. experts oversee quality control.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/a-ne...
October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
What if enterprise IT projects didn’t take months and millions, but weeks or days at a fraction of the cost?
That’s the vision behind Echelon: swapping offshore consultants for a fleet of AI agents while U.S. experts oversee quality control.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/a-ne...
That’s the vision behind Echelon: swapping offshore consultants for a fleet of AI agents while U.S. experts oversee quality control.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/a-ne...
Scaling companies don’t need $1k/hr lawyers or late-night founder redlines.
Crosby is building AI-powered contract automation:
⚡Faster reviews
💸Predictable pricing
🚀 More closed deals
Read more about why co-led the Series A 👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/cros...
Crosby is building AI-powered contract automation:
⚡Faster reviews
💸Predictable pricing
🚀 More closed deals
Read more about why co-led the Series A 👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/cros...
October 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Scaling companies don’t need $1k/hr lawyers or late-night founder redlines.
Crosby is building AI-powered contract automation:
⚡Faster reviews
💸Predictable pricing
🚀 More closed deals
Read more about why co-led the Series A 👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/cros...
Crosby is building AI-powered contract automation:
⚡Faster reviews
💸Predictable pricing
🚀 More closed deals
Read more about why co-led the Series A 👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/cros...
Are you a founder gearing up for your next big launch? 🚀
On Oct 7, Partner Allison Braley will join Jacky Huang and Melisa Seah on the Hard Launch 101 Panel for a discussion on storytelling and standing out from day one.
This is one you don't want to miss.
👉 RSVP here: https://t.co/0dyYMBrQTT
On Oct 7, Partner Allison Braley will join Jacky Huang and Melisa Seah on the Hard Launch 101 Panel for a discussion on storytelling and standing out from day one.
This is one you don't want to miss.
👉 RSVP here: https://t.co/0dyYMBrQTT
October 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Are you a founder gearing up for your next big launch? 🚀
On Oct 7, Partner Allison Braley will join Jacky Huang and Melisa Seah on the Hard Launch 101 Panel for a discussion on storytelling and standing out from day one.
This is one you don't want to miss.
👉 RSVP here: https://t.co/0dyYMBrQTT
On Oct 7, Partner Allison Braley will join Jacky Huang and Melisa Seah on the Hard Launch 101 Panel for a discussion on storytelling and standing out from day one.
This is one you don't want to miss.
👉 RSVP here: https://t.co/0dyYMBrQTT
Saanya Ojha compared notes with F100 CTOs about what’s driving (or stalling) AI adoption.
The takeaways don’t show up in surveys, but are worth learning from: Enterprise AI isn’t failing because of the models. It’s the plumbing, people, and process.
📖 saanyaojha.substack.com/p/the-unsexy...
The takeaways don’t show up in surveys, but are worth learning from: Enterprise AI isn’t failing because of the models. It’s the plumbing, people, and process.
📖 saanyaojha.substack.com/p/the-unsexy...
October 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Saanya Ojha compared notes with F100 CTOs about what’s driving (or stalling) AI adoption.
The takeaways don’t show up in surveys, but are worth learning from: Enterprise AI isn’t failing because of the models. It’s the plumbing, people, and process.
📖 saanyaojha.substack.com/p/the-unsexy...
The takeaways don’t show up in surveys, but are worth learning from: Enterprise AI isn’t failing because of the models. It’s the plumbing, people, and process.
📖 saanyaojha.substack.com/p/the-unsexy...
Hiring your first Head of Sales? It’s easy to overhire or overthink it. Find the builder who can scale what you started.
Joe DiMento and Miranda Cornejo Piatt cover when to hire, who to target, and how to get it right.
👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Joe DiMento and Miranda Cornejo Piatt cover when to hire, who to target, and how to get it right.
👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
September 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hiring your first Head of Sales? It’s easy to overhire or overthink it. Find the builder who can scale what you started.
Joe DiMento and Miranda Cornejo Piatt cover when to hire, who to target, and how to get it right.
👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Joe DiMento and Miranda Cornejo Piatt cover when to hire, who to target, and how to get it right.
👉 baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
In Bain Capital’s earliest days, even Mitt Romney wondered if it was a mistake.
The history of innovation often starts that way — uncertainty first, conviction before consensus.
What pushed our founders forward? Betting on themselves when no one else would.
The history of innovation often starts that way — uncertainty first, conviction before consensus.
What pushed our founders forward? Betting on themselves when no one else would.
September 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In Bain Capital’s earliest days, even Mitt Romney wondered if it was a mistake.
The history of innovation often starts that way — uncertainty first, conviction before consensus.
What pushed our founders forward? Betting on themselves when no one else would.
The history of innovation often starts that way — uncertainty first, conviction before consensus.
What pushed our founders forward? Betting on themselves when no one else would.
In the late ’90s, CEOs rushed to modernize with the internet — writing $10M+ checks for software.
Today, the same thing is happening with AI.
As Ajay Agarwal shares on TBPN, the best startups are selling vision—and they’re selling it straight to the CEO.
Today, the same thing is happening with AI.
As Ajay Agarwal shares on TBPN, the best startups are selling vision—and they’re selling it straight to the CEO.
September 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In the late ’90s, CEOs rushed to modernize with the internet — writing $10M+ checks for software.
Today, the same thing is happening with AI.
As Ajay Agarwal shares on TBPN, the best startups are selling vision—and they’re selling it straight to the CEO.
Today, the same thing is happening with AI.
As Ajay Agarwal shares on TBPN, the best startups are selling vision—and they’re selling it straight to the CEO.
Cafe Compute is making its NYC debut on September 18 ☕🍩🧠
Snacks, serendipity & late-night hacking energy — the late-night pop-up coffeeshop + coworking space for AI builders, dreamers & tinkerers.
RSVP: https://lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm_source=BCV
Snacks, serendipity & late-night hacking energy — the late-night pop-up coffeeshop + coworking space for AI builders, dreamers & tinkerers.
RSVP: https://lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm_source=BCV
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Cafe Compute is making its NYC debut on September 18 ☕🍩🧠
Snacks, serendipity & late-night hacking energy — the late-night pop-up coffeeshop + coworking space for AI builders, dreamers & tinkerers.
RSVP: https://lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm_source=BCV
Snacks, serendipity & late-night hacking energy — the late-night pop-up coffeeshop + coworking space for AI builders, dreamers & tinkerers.
RSVP: https://lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm_source=BCV
A great Chief of Staff can change your company. A bad one can waste everyone’s time.
From multiple startup CoS tours, Natalie Coletta shares:
🔹 The 4 CoS archetypes
🔹 How to hire for your stage
🔹 How to unlock their potential
Read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
From multiple startup CoS tours, Natalie Coletta shares:
🔹 The 4 CoS archetypes
🔹 How to hire for your stage
🔹 How to unlock their potential
Read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
September 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A great Chief of Staff can change your company. A bad one can waste everyone’s time.
From multiple startup CoS tours, Natalie Coletta shares:
🔹 The 4 CoS archetypes
🔹 How to hire for your stage
🔹 How to unlock their potential
Read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
From multiple startup CoS tours, Natalie Coletta shares:
🔹 The 4 CoS archetypes
🔹 How to hire for your stage
🔹 How to unlock their potential
Read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
B2B support didn’t need another ticketing tool. It needed to be reimagined.
As Slack/Teams became the frontline & AI unlocked faster workflows, Marty, Robert & Advith launched Pylon.
Now, Pylon is redefining customer support & engagement.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
As Slack/Teams became the frontline & AI unlocked faster workflows, Marty, Robert & Advith launched Pylon.
Now, Pylon is redefining customer support & engagement.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
B2B support didn’t need another ticketing tool. It needed to be reimagined.
As Slack/Teams became the frontline & AI unlocked faster workflows, Marty, Robert & Advith launched Pylon.
Now, Pylon is redefining customer support & engagement.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
As Slack/Teams became the frontline & AI unlocked faster workflows, Marty, Robert & Advith launched Pylon.
Now, Pylon is redefining customer support & engagement.
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/the-...
AI agents are now on *both* sides of the cybersecurity battle.
BCV partner and former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem shares what founders + CISOs need to win in 2025:
🔒 Invisible
🛡️ Invincible
💸 Inexpensive
3 battle-tested principles, one urgent read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-a...
BCV partner and former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem shares what founders + CISOs need to win in 2025:
🔒 Invisible
🛡️ Invincible
💸 Inexpensive
3 battle-tested principles, one urgent read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-a...
September 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
AI agents are now on *both* sides of the cybersecurity battle.
BCV partner and former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem shares what founders + CISOs need to win in 2025:
🔒 Invisible
🛡️ Invincible
💸 Inexpensive
3 battle-tested principles, one urgent read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-a...
BCV partner and former Symantec CEO Enrique Salem shares what founders + CISOs need to win in 2025:
🔒 Invisible
🛡️ Invincible
💸 Inexpensive
3 battle-tested principles, one urgent read → baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-a...
NYC — meet your new late-night coworking spot. Cafe Compute is coming to NY this month!
We’re teaming up with Cerebras Systems, Haize Labs, SF Compute, Structify & FLORA to bring you the late-night pop-up coffee shop where collabs start and ideas don’t sleep. ☕💡
RSVP here: lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm...
We’re teaming up with Cerebras Systems, Haize Labs, SF Compute, Structify & FLORA to bring you the late-night pop-up coffee shop where collabs start and ideas don’t sleep. ☕💡
RSVP here: lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm...
September 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
NYC — meet your new late-night coworking spot. Cafe Compute is coming to NY this month!
We’re teaming up with Cerebras Systems, Haize Labs, SF Compute, Structify & FLORA to bring you the late-night pop-up coffee shop where collabs start and ideas don’t sleep. ☕💡
RSVP here: lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm...
We’re teaming up with Cerebras Systems, Haize Labs, SF Compute, Structify & FLORA to bring you the late-night pop-up coffee shop where collabs start and ideas don’t sleep. ☕💡
RSVP here: lu.ma/79m3ny1l?utm...
Epic dropped its own AI scribe. A bold move that raises the question: is the EMR eating AI?
To win, founders need to build what the EMR can’t:
📊Proprietary data
🔀 Workflow beyond the EMR
🤝 A product users love
In short: Be the secret sauce. 🍜
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-i...
To win, founders need to build what the EMR can’t:
📊Proprietary data
🔀 Workflow beyond the EMR
🤝 A product users love
In short: Be the secret sauce. 🍜
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-i...
September 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Epic dropped its own AI scribe. A bold move that raises the question: is the EMR eating AI?
To win, founders need to build what the EMR can’t:
📊Proprietary data
🔀 Workflow beyond the EMR
🤝 A product users love
In short: Be the secret sauce. 🍜
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-i...
To win, founders need to build what the EMR can’t:
📊Proprietary data
🔀 Workflow beyond the EMR
🤝 A product users love
In short: Be the secret sauce. 🍜
Read more: baincapitalventures.com/insight/ai-i...
The CRO role is being rewritten amid AI, tighter budgets and expanding scopes.
That's why we launched the BCV CRO Advisory Board, bringing together 20+ revenue leaders to share insights & build tomorrow's playbooks.
That's why we launched the BCV CRO Advisory Board, bringing together 20+ revenue leaders to share insights & build tomorrow's playbooks.
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The CRO role is being rewritten amid AI, tighter budgets and expanding scopes.
That's why we launched the BCV CRO Advisory Board, bringing together 20+ revenue leaders to share insights & build tomorrow's playbooks.
That's why we launched the BCV CRO Advisory Board, bringing together 20+ revenue leaders to share insights & build tomorrow's playbooks.
Hiring your first Head of Sales? Find the builder who can scale what you started.
Our latest piece breaks down:
✅ When to hire
✅ Who to target
✅ How to run a process that surfaces real capability
✅ And more
Read the full piece: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Our latest piece breaks down:
✅ When to hire
✅ Who to target
✅ How to run a process that surfaces real capability
✅ And more
Read the full piece: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
September 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Hiring your first Head of Sales? Find the builder who can scale what you started.
Our latest piece breaks down:
✅ When to hire
✅ Who to target
✅ How to run a process that surfaces real capability
✅ And more
Read the full piece: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Our latest piece breaks down:
✅ When to hire
✅ Who to target
✅ How to run a process that surfaces real capability
✅ And more
Read the full piece: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Today’s AI apps? Same energy as late 90s enterprise software.
Big-ticket sales. Executive storytelling. Custom demos.
Back to the future. https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/what-s-old-is-new-ai-apps-go-back-to-the-future/
Big-ticket sales. Executive storytelling. Custom demos.
Back to the future. https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/what-s-old-is-new-ai-apps-go-back-to-the-future/
August 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today’s AI apps? Same energy as late 90s enterprise software.
Big-ticket sales. Executive storytelling. Custom demos.
Back to the future. https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/what-s-old-is-new-ai-apps-go-back-to-the-future/
Big-ticket sales. Executive storytelling. Custom demos.
Back to the future. https://baincapitalventures.com/insight/what-s-old-is-new-ai-apps-go-back-to-the-future/
Think you're ready to hire your first VP of Engineering? Ensure your timing is right and you know what to look for with our Field Guide for Hiring VPEs: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
June 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Think you're ready to hire your first VP of Engineering? Ensure your timing is right and you know what to look for with our Field Guide for Hiring VPEs: baincapitalventures.com/insight/bcv-...
Meet Crosby Legal: the AI-first, full-stack law firm built for speed, with contracts turned in minutes, not days. We're happy to partner with them as they reimagine legal services as sales enablement.
June 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Meet Crosby Legal: the AI-first, full-stack law firm built for speed, with contracts turned in minutes, not days. We're happy to partner with them as they reimagine legal services as sales enablement.