Aaref Hilaly
Investing Profile
Sweet spot: $10M
Range: $1M–$100M
About Aaref Hilaly
First a Founder, then a CEO, now @BainCapVC focused on AI seed & Series A. Helping out at @cognition, @DecagonAI, @evenuplaw, @krea_ai, @simile_ai & others.
Sector and stage focus
- Seed: Hardware, SMB Software, Analytics, Social Networks, Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Enterprise, Marketplaces, SaaS
- Series A: Analytics, Cloud Infrastructure, Hardware, SMB Software, AI, Marketplaces, Enterprise, Social Networks, SaaS
- general: San Francisco Bay Area
Recent investments by Aaref Hilaly
Aaref Hilaly has 8 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:
| Company | Stage | Date | Round size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition | Series C | Sep 2025 | $400M |
| Echelon AI | Seed | Oct 2025 | $5M |
| EvenUp | Series E | Oct 2025 | $150M |
| Sunday | Series B | Mar 2026 | $170M |
| Decagon | Series C | Jun 2025 | $130M |
| Charta Health | Series A | Jul 2025 | $22M |
| Felt | Series Unknown | Jul 2025 | $15M |
| Krea | Series B | Apr 2025 | $47M |
Frequent co-investors
Aaref Hilaly has co-invested with: Stephanie Zhan, Sarah Guo, Sebastian Duesterhoeft, Arif Janmohamed, Peter Thiel, bill weathersby.
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