Act One Ventures

AuditBoard provides AI-first software for audit, compliance, and risk management, enabling organizations to mitigate risks and enhance operational efficiency.

Optimal AI is an AI agent platform designed to automate code reviews and compliance without retaining data, enhancing engineering productivity and security.

Gail is an AI platform dedicated to financial services, providing specialized solutions for sales, marketing, and customer support across insurance, banking, and finance.

Chord Commerce is a data platform and AI company that unifies and enriches customer data to enable real-time commerce decisions. Founded in 2021 by former Glossier executives, the company focuses on providing clean, connected data for commerce brands, creating a trusted context layer for their operations.

Metatate is a platform focused on improving customer service and user experience through personalized interactions and efficient information processing.

AcquiOS is an AI-native Acquisition OS that enhances M&A processes through various purpose-built modules, enabling faster deal execution and improved value realization.

Track Royalty is a real-time payment network for recorded music. It facilitates instant payments to artists.

Nearfleet unlocks the speed and cost savings of hubless, fully-mobile logistics, creating a new class of regional, time-definite ground delivery that behaves like air. Their software-defined delivery infrastructure enables packages to move from vehicle to vehicle, bypassing fixed hubs and eliminating unnecessary dwell time.

Finix provides payment solutions designed to scale with businesses of all sizes, enabling them to embed payments into their platforms and manage various payment and payout use cases.

Latii revolutionizes window & door sourcing and installation for all stakeholders by simplifying the specification process, automating workflows, and ensuring quality and alignment across the lifecycle of the project.

AI-powered revenue cycle management solutions that transform healthcare organizations.

Flossy is an AI-powered receptionist for dental practices, designed to handle patient conversations and appointment bookings, allowing dental teams to focus on patient care.

Later-stage investor offering multi-asset access to private equity, credit and capital-markets expertise, plus hands-on operator-led growth support from a Hive team specialized in regulated fintech. BCV operates as part of Bain Capital's multi-asset platform, giving portfolio companies access to private equity, credit expertise, and later-stage capital that most standalone VCs cannot provide, while their "Hive" platform team of ex-operators from companies like Dropbox and Stripe works hands-on with founders using a formalized growth methodology rather than ad-hoc support. The firm has built a strong reputation as a fintech specialist with category-defining investments in regulated financial technology companies like GoCardless and Flywire, combining both operating expertise and capital-markets sophistication for complex fintech plays.

Invests globally in exceptional B2B/SaaS companies and prioritizes inclusive investment regardless of founders race, national origin, or gender.

Backs exceptional founders building automation in traditional industries using ML/AI to enhance security, productivity tools for distributed work, and upskilling for the future.

Solo-GP, conviction-driven seed investor where Ullas Naik applies 25+ years crossover experience and provides intensive early operational support, structured tools, and candid guidance to help outlier founders scale.