Ajay Agarwal

Managing Director, Palo Alto

Ajay joined Bain Capital Ventures in 2003 and focuses on early stage mobile, internet, and software investments. Prior to Bain Capital Ventures, Ajay spent over seven years as a senior executive at Trilogy Software, a privately-held enterprise software company based in Austin, Texas. As head of sales and marketing, Ajay grew Trilogy’s annual revenues to $300 million and led Trilogy’s product expansion into new areas such as enterprise pricing and enterprise incentive management. Prior to Trilogy, Ajay was a consultant with the Los Angeles office of McKinsey & Company.

Ajay has a BS in electrical engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.  Ajay also holds a patent for the “Method and Apparatus of Configuration Solutions.” 

In addition to his firm and portfolio company responsibilities, Ajay serves as the National Board Chair for BUILD, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping underprivileged high school students attend college.

Ajay grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a die-hard Steelers fan. Ajay lives in Palo Alto, CA with his wife and three daughters. To read his blog, please click here.