Scott Friend

Overview

Scott Friend is a Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, focusing on application software companies. He joined the firm in 2006 and has been instrumental in its growth and success. Scott splits his time between Boston and New York City. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Scott was Chairman of the Executive Advisory Board and VP of Marketing and Science for Oracle Retail. Before its acquisition by Oracle in 2005, he was the President and co-founder of ProfitLogic. In 2005, Scott was named a winner of the Ernst & Young 'Entrepreneur of the Year Award' in New England. He was also honored in 2004 as one of Chain Store Age’s '40 Under 40' most influential executives in the retail industry and, in 2006, received the Extended Retail Industry 'Lifetime Achievement Award.' Prior to ProfitLogic, Scott held positions at Cognitive Arts, an early pioneer in the e-learning space, The Parthenon Group, a management consulting firm, and IBM, where his customers were major retailers. Scott received an MBA, with distinction, from Harvard Business School and a BA magna cum laude in electrical engineering and economics from Brown University.

Investment Focus

• Strong founder-led teams
• Innovative business models
• Scalable growth potential
• Clear market differentiation
• Ability to disrupt existing markets

Portfolio Companies