Good Growth Capital

We’re founders and builders here to help others create and scale transformative companies. We built the team that we wish we had in our corner when we founded our first companies. Venture is an antiquated industry, so we’re using software to scale the un-scaleable parts of our business in order to better help our founders and make best use of our all-star team’s time. Our partners - leveled up through software - are a hive mind to serve founders, who in turn help us see the future. We've helped more founders build startups at the earliest possible stage than most anyone you'll meet Initialized’s founder and managing partner, Garry Tan, evaluated more than 6,000 startups as an early partner at Y Combinator. He was part of Y Combinator as it grew from a little-known entrepreneurial program into Silicon Valley’s best-known and regarded network for early-stage technology startups. He also built their internal software system, Bookface, and conceptualized Continuity, their late-stage funding program. Garry then built Initialized Capital into a standalone San Francisco-based early-stage venture capital firm, which now has $3.2B assets under management and more than 200 active companies in the portfolio. We've helped more founders build startups at the earliest possible stage than most anyone you'll meet, and that means we can help startups avoid the 1,000 landmines that can cause certain failure. A lot of great investors, advisors, founders, and friends have helped us along the way.

Core was founded on a simple conviction: the greatest returns come from the most overlooked markets where businesses outperform because they create value. Born out of the Financial Health Network and inspired by pioneers like Grameen and ShoreBank, we’ve spent over a decade investing in fintech and use that experience to invest where others won’t - massive, regulated, and operationally complex sectors that are broken and overdue for reinvention. We don’t chase what’s shiny. We deliver top-tier venture returns through disciplined focus on technology that can create step-function improvements in cost, access, and outcomes. We stay focused on what’s essential: rebuilding the core systems that shape American life - financial services, healthcare, real estate, insurance, and work. We invest $1-5 million primarily in Seed to Series A companies. We take meaningful positions, offer hands-on partnership, and provide founders with the strategic guidance needed to navigate complex, high-barrier industries. Our Values The core principles that guide us forward. Intrepid Investors: We make bold bets that will reinvent financial empowerment. Alignment Ambassadors: We back the most mission driven companies whose financial success aligns with creating value for their customers. Collaborative Colleagues: We are collaborative, low ego, and always willing to share our time, networks, and knowledge without quid pro quo. Compassionate Confidants: We are empathetic while direct, and engage others with integrity and confidentiality. Perpetual Pupils: We are always willing to change our minds, learn from our mistakes, and embrace new ideas. Disciplined Dealmakers: We are selective in the founders we back and win deals as the best partners, not the highest price.

We believe the next wave of high-performing ventures will be built by operators with deep domain insight and a bias for execution. We focus on models with clear unit economics, paths to early profitability, and the potential to scale with discipline. HOW WE BUILDWhat we bring to the table Our Ideas: 2-3 Cases that (i) we have ideated, (ii) we have a strong believe in and (iii) that are ready to being validated together Our Capital: We invest our own money to provide you with the required pre-seed investment + our network of Angels, Investors and Family Offices for potential follow-up investment Our Hands: We support from day 0. We co-build. We get our hands dirty. We are on the ground with you What you bring to the table Your Heart: Dedication, drive and the desire to build a profitable business with us over the next 5-10 years Your Brain: A proven track record in building and operating at the highest standards in a high pressure environment Your Attitude: You fully own the case even if we bring in the initial idea. You have the confidence to challenge everything we say and do and proof us wrong WHAT WE BUILD Capital efficiency and sharp execution beat hype and burn. We invest early and support relentlessly. Profitability matters: Most startups we back aim for operational profitability early.Capital efficiency isn’t optional. It’s a mindset. Execution over narrative: Too many founders raise on vision. We back those who execute – shipping, selling, scaling. VC is broken: Too much capital follows the same playbook. We invest in overlooked markets, underfunded verticals, and founder archetypes the industry ignores. Outdated verticals, low competition: We focus on unloved industries where execution is key and competition is weak. Think: old problems, solved with new precision. Positive Unit Ecos from day 1: Our ventures are designed to become CM3-positive with a lean, capital-efficient setup - often after a single seed round. AAA+ operator teams only: We only work with founders who build and operate at the highest standards. No tourists, no pitch decks - just proven operators.

Foresite Capital is a multi-stage healthcare and life sciences investment firm with ~ $4B in assets under management. The firm aims to address areas of great unmet need by funding promising healthcare and life sciences businesses at all stages of their life cycles. Foresite Capital uses a data science-driven approach to invest in companies that leverage biology and big data to transform healthcare, including 10x Genomics, Relay Therapeutics, Element Biosciences, Inscripta, as well as companies developing next generation therapeutics. Founded in 2011, Foresite Capital is based in San Francisco.

Overton Venture Capital is a woman led fund that invests in seed and early stage, revenue generating companies whose entrepreneurs break the world’s confines and reimagine it with transformational solutions for next-generation businesses. THE OPPORTUNITY: Technology continues to power rapid digital transformation, so much so that consumers are shifting their behaviors and preferences in how they discover, shop and buy in a next-gen commerce world. We invest in companies that capitalize on this transformation and seek to ultimately transform their sectors. COMPANIES WITH OUR SHARED DNA:Founders and Teams We identify and invest in outstanding teams that are on the cusp of disrupting legacy industries. We are inspired by the people who create innovative products that answer consumer needs. Diversity We believe that teams comprised of diverse backgrounds and different perspectives generate powerful solutions that shape tomorrow’s world. We are committed to backing companies with diverse leadership and balanced teams. Integrity This is a partnership after all. We only work with teams of the highest integrity and those who are unwavering in their commitment to running their businesses. We, in turn, will always be open, honest, and transparent with our portfolio companies and partners. Performance We are motivated to partner with companies that have generated rapid growth through fiscal prowess, product differentiation, and competitive advantage. We look for companies that develop scalable, differentiated and defensible products that outperform the market. HOW OUR TEAMS WORK TOGETHER: As founders and operators ourselves, we seek opportunities where we can create value and a sustainable advantage for our companies. Our team plays an active, hands-on role with each portfolio company to help fill the gaps where they need it most to amplify growth.

We are a partnership of business builders and domain experts, in search of like kind: passionate visionaries who simply see the world differently than everyone else. Because that’s how we understand our work, too. At Bain Capital Ventures, we are in the business of recognizing - and then making real - world-shifting potential that is not yet obvious to everyone else. And that not-yet-obvious potential we look for is - you. You, the deep thinker, the tenacious builder, the expert of your own world, looking to reimagine the very foundations of how our world works. When you work with us, we do everything we can to make your vision a reality. That means being your first call in both good times and bad. Being in your corner for the life of your company (and beyond). Investing from seed to growth, deploying stage-specific support to help you get to what comes next. Putting the full strength of Bain Capital behind you, rallying the institutional network, resources, and access you need to bring your idea into reality. We look forward to partnering with you to turn not-yet-obvious potential into undeniable fact. What sets our founders apartIntellectual Curiosity: You ask the hard questions and aren’t satisfied with easy answers. You always want to know more, delve deeper, and truly understand, even when others merely skim. Tenacious Drive: You do the hard work, day in, day out - and nights too. You know even the best ideas require perfect execution, and you are ready to dig in for the long haul. Visionary Influence: You see the future you’re building with clarity and confidence - and have the ability to instill that vision in those around you. You can rally people to the cause with passion. Resilient Flexibility: You understand that to grow is to change. You are open and dedicated to growing alongside your company, knowing when to pivot and when to hold fast, where to learn and where to ask for help. Unmatched advantages in partnering with BCVDeep Domain Focus Hands-on Partnership Dedicated Talent Team Proprietary Customer Development Bain Capital Network Our team is your team We are far more than investors or board members. We strive to be both coach and cheerleader, as well as your calmest counsel in the midst of a storm - and the first ones to push you when you need it most. And once you are a part of our community, we all rally behind you: every investment partner, our expansive team of subject matter experts offering specialized support, members of the global Bain Capital network. To be a part of BCV is to continually discover all the ways we are all on your team.