Ajay Agarwal (@ajay

Ajay Agarwal

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Ajay Agarwal

@ajay_bcv

partner with bain cap ventures. investor at Bloomreach, ShipBob, SendGrid, Vention, Kiva, Iodine, Homebase, Gainsight, Actively, Lightsource, Cofactr, FourKites

medium.com/@ajay.agarwal

Joined May 2007

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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Jan 30, 2025
CEOs of every large company in the world are demanding AI. The resulting opportunity for AI Apps companies is unprecedented! Here is my latest post on how AI Apps companies can seize this opportunity and win: baincapitalventures.com/insight/what-s…. .
What’s Old Is New: AI Apps Go Back to the Future
From baincapitalventures.com
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Mar 12, 2023
We at @BainCapVC are providing our companies with loans from our mgmt co for payroll. In many cases we’ve shared responsibility with co-investors. In other cases, we are doing entire thing. Regardless we want to eliminate unnecessary stress on our founders and their teams.
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
May 20, 2021
1/ We are so excited to announce our latest fund with $1.3B of capital to fund the next generation of founders
Bain Capital Ventures
@BainCapVC
May 20, 2021
Today we’re thrilled to announce $1.3B in fresh capital to back exceptional early-stage #founders building industry-defining #tech companies. Our partner @ajay_bcv talks more about @BainCapVC Fund 2021 👇 medium.com/ideas-from-bai…
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Apr 5, 2024
Love @ycombinator !!! We consistently find that their founders operate with higher velocity, are more hands-on and in the details, are more frugal, and are more commercial. This leads to faster momentum and steeper revenue ramp, less likelihood of false product market fit, and
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Jan 27, 2021
1/ founders always ask me what are "best practices" for board meetings especially during zoom environment. here are some thoughts:
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Jun 5, 2024
The winners in application software are founders who understand a domain/workflow and build software to support that workflow. In some cases, these are new workflows that didn't exist before (CS before @GainsightHQ ) and in some cases, they are workflows that are reimagined
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Nov 14, 2018
Very grateful to our founders, leadership teams, and limited partners for their support of @BainCapVC over so many years.
Bain Capital Ventures
@BainCapVC
Nov 14, 2018
Today we announce $1 billion in new funding to continue to partner with entrepreneurs at all stages of the startup journey while they work to redefine major industries. Our partners share more about this exciting milestone on our blog: medium.com/ideas-from-bai…
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
May 16, 2024
At @BainCapVC we have been actively investing in the physical world for over 20 years starting with our initial investment in @KivaSystems. Today we are on the verge of an Industrial Renaissance driven by a confluence of new AI technologies, a massive need to upgrade and
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Feb 4, 2019
My 23 year journey with @spdholakia . Congrats to him and entire @sendgrid @twilio team. @BainCapVC @trilogyalumni medium.com/ideas-from-bai…
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Nov 15, 2017
Great day today @NYSE with team @SendGrid and @spdholakia @BainCapVC $SEND
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Apr 23, 2020
During covid crisis, every b2b sales leader should start each and every account review with their AEs with one simple question: Why now? What’s the call to action? Why does customer need our software now? If the AE can’t articulate that, don’t bother with rest of review.
Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
May 14, 2024
@BainCapVC (BCV) was formed over 20 years ago with the launch of BCV’s $250M fund in 2001. Over the course of the last two decades, we are fortunate to have backed many household names: @LinkedIn, @solarwinds, @SurveyMonkey, @rapid7, @Dynatrace, @Docusign and @sendgrid. Today,
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Jan 23, 2024
Replying to @ThePoniExpress
Can we look outside for DC also?
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Ajay Agarwal
@ajay_bcv
Jul 11, 2024
In the world of AI applications, companies are automating jobs vs. providing workflow tools for existing information workers. This has led to a set of companies (including in our portfolio) with extremely high ASPs and extraordinary growth rates. Companies are willing to pay a
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