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Bain Capital Ventures taps ex-Affirm exec as its newest partner to focus on early-stage fintech and commerce

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Since BCV’s first fund in 2001, the firm has invested over $4.5 It was that passion that drew her to angel investing about five years ago — and ultimately to BCV. The move to VC felt like a natural transition,” Melas-Kyriazi said. billion to fund young startups, and young VC firms, too.

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Venture Capital Q&A Session

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@tevye2009 , Q: “can you briefly explain why it’s best to get a small valuation when getting investment.&# People assume that I’m biased because I’m a VC and think you should always get the highest valuation possible. But if you do this early (pre VC) then the price points are pretty low. This is wrong.