Slater Stich

Bay Area, California, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Slater Stich is a Partner at Bain Capital Ventures focused on early-stage infrastructure companies, especially tools for data teams and technical users. Before joining Bain Capital in 2022, he founded Activation Fund and worked at Valor Equity Partners and Square. He has backed companies including Black Forest Labs, Periodic Labs, Structify, Northflank and Polars.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

Black Forest LabsPeriodic LabsStructifyNorthflankPolars

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Bain Capital VenturesPartner2022 – Present
Activation FundFounder
Valor Equity PartnersInvestor and Data Science Lead
SquareData Scientist

Education

Stanford Graduate School of BusinessMBA
Princeton UniversityBachelor's degree

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