B Capital Group Research
Investment Thesis
B Capital is a multi-stage global venture capital firm built around a formal strategic partnership with Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The firm's core thesis is to back extraordinary entrepreneurs and support them throughout the company-building lifecycle, from seed through late-stage growth and IPO. They believe that by combining venture capital expertise with BCG's management consulting capabilities, they can accelerate value creation for portfolio companies at every stage of growth.
Sector Focus
B Capital invests across three primary sectors: Technology & AI (enterprise software, developer tools, fintech, AI-driven solutions), Healthcare (digital healthcare, healthcare IT/SaaS, biotechnology, healthcare payments), and Climate Tech & Energy (disruptive energy technologies, resilience infrastructure). The firm explicitly invests across multiple stages and geographies.
Stage Focus
B Capital operates as a dedicated multi-stage fund: Early-Stage (Ascent Fund, $250K-$5M for Seed/Series A), Growth-Stage (Opportunities Funds, $5M-$50M+ for Series B through late-stage), with significant follow-on reserves (50%+) for existing portfolio companies.
Check Size
Early-stage: $250K-$5M. Growth-stage: $5M-$50M+, targeting 15-20% ownership at entry. Known for patient capital and significant follow-on investment capacity.
Recent Activity
B Capital has been actively deploying: Feb 5 2026 - Goodfire investment, Jan 27 2026 - PaleBlueDot AI Series B, 25 new investments in last 12 months, October 2025 - 2025 AGM with 'Venture at AI Velocity' theme, ongoing deployment from Opportunities Fund II ($750M closed March 2024). Fund Status: Actively deploying with strong AI momentum.
Portfolio Highlights
B Capital maintains 200+ companies: Technology - 6sense, Apptronik, Clari, DataRobot, Figment, Glean, Hypersonix, Labelbox, LambdaLabs, Pendo, Perplexity, Poolside, Remote, Synack, Writer. Healthcare - Aetion, Cap-Rx, Centivo, Evidation, Isaac Health, MyIA Health, Picnic Health, SilverCloud Health. Resilience Tech - Fervo Energy (geothermal), Jet Zero (sustainable aviation), Level Ten Energy, Overstory (satellite intelligence), Patch (climate). Global presence: 8 locations across North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East.
Team
Leadership includes Eduardo Saverin (Facebook co-founder), Raj Ganguly, and Howard Morgan as Chair. 13+ General Partners with sector specialists in Technology (Allen Duan, Arijit Sengupta), Resilience (Don Wood), Healthcare (Robert Mittendorff MD), and AI (Andrea Pisoni). ~96+ total team members across global locations.
Decision Process
Partnership structure with General Partners and investment committees. Collaborative approach with sector-specific due diligence. Value-add focus leveraging BCG expertise. Timeline: Seed/Early-stage 2-6 weeks, Growth-stage 4-8 weeks, Follow-ons 1-3 weeks. Prefers warm introductions.
Geographic Focus
Primary: North America (NYC, SF, LA), Asia (India, China, Southeast Asia). Secondary: Europe (UK, Germany), Middle East (Doha), Africa. 8 global offices actively sourcing across regions.
Founder Preferences
B Capital backs 'extraordinary entrepreneurs' with: visionary founders disrupting sectors, deep domain expertise, experienced operators with track records, global ambition beyond single markets, problem-solving teams leveraging external resources (BCG partnerships). Particularly attracted to founders solving transformative problems in technology.
BCG Partnership
Defining characteristic: formal strategic partnership with Boston Consulting Group. Portfolio companies gain structured access to BCG consultants and expertise, market expansion via BCG's network, operating advice (business development, strategy, organizational design, financial planning). This partnership differentiates B Capital and is actively marketed to founders.
Headquarters
Established in Manhattan Beach, California. Current HQ: San Francisco (Four Embarcadero, Floor 23, San Francisco, CA 94111). Total AUM: $9+ billion as of February 2026.
Assets Under Management
$9+ billion total AUM (updated from $6-8B in prior years). Fund composition: Ascent Fund (Early-Stage, $250M closed 2022), Opportunities Fund I (previous generation), Opportunities Fund II (Growth-Stage, $750M closed March 2024). Deployment: 25 new investments in last 12 months, 200+ active portfolio companies, 314 total investments made since founding.
Lead Tendency
B Capital leads most rounds they invest in, particularly Seed through Series A. At growth-stage, takes both lead and follow positions with strategic follow-on focus. Actively pursues secondary purchases in high-performing portfolio companies.
Founding & Track Record
Founded 2015 by Eduardo Saverin (Facebook co-founder), Raj Ganguly, with Howard Morgan as Chair. Philosophy: 'Lifecycle support' - backing founders from idea through IPO. Core differentiator: integration of venture capital with management consulting (BCG partnership). Portfolio focus: 200+ game-changing technology and healthcare innovations.
Decision Timeline
Seed/Early-stage: 2-6 weeks. Growth-stage: 4-8 weeks. Follow-ons in portfolio: 1-3 weeks (expedited). Warm introductions strongly preferred.
Typical Investor Involvement
Active involvement in portfolio companies: board seats common for growth-stage, strategic advisory via BCG partnership, proactive business development for market expansion, support with hiring and organizational scaling. Markets itself as 'value-add' rather than hands-off investor.