Aaref Hilaly

Aaref Hilaly is a Partner at Bain Capital Ventures in the Bay Area. His investment focus centers on small teams building AI-native software and applications. His official profile describes his founder background, including co-founding CenterRun and Clearwell, and says he later spent seven years as a partner at Sequoia before joining BCV in 2020. He emphasizes close post-investment work with founders, including recruiting, organization design, strategy, and helping companies think ahead. His profile frames generative AI as a major platform shift and highlights interest in new AI-native applications as models, interfaces, and user behaviors evolve.