About us
Established in 2015, Bain Capital Double Impact invests in companies that deliver both competitive financial returns and measurable social and environmental impact.
We bring Bain Capital’s proven value-added approach, deep industry expertise, and extensive network to help companies reach their full potential and create transformational change. Our focus on operational excellence helps enable our portfolio companies to scale their impact results alongside financial returns.
Double Impact by the numbers
Our investment themes
We invest across three themes where we believe there is significant opportunity to drive demonstrable impact while delivering competitive returns to our investors.
Access and outcomes
Double Impact invests in companies that expand access to high-quality care and promote well-being and healthy lifestyles for all.
Opportunity and achievement
Double Impact invests in companies that address gaps in skills and achievement and aim to improve economic mobility through training, education, and economic growth in underserved communities.
Preserve and restore
Double Impact invests in companies that support the energy transition and reduce and reverse the environmental impacts of modern society, while also catalyzing economic growth and prosperity.
2024 in numbers
2024 featured awards and accolades
Branching Minds wins CODiE Awards for Best Personalized Learning Solution and Best Customer Experience
The CODiE Awards, established in 1986, are the premier program for recognizing the best technology products. Their rigorous evaluation process validates market-leading innovation, vision, and impact.
BW Fusion earns Certified Biostimulant label for ENVIRONOC 401
The certification confirms that ENVIRONOC 401—Biodyne’ s premier biostimulant product—meets rigorous industry efficacy, safety, and composition standards.
Cotopaxi gear is recognized as “best bag” by leading industry reviewers
Wirecutter, National Geographic and Outside Magazine all named Cotopaxi’s backpack as best in the industry for travel and carry-on luggage.
Meteor Education is named 2024 Power Partner Award Winner by Inc.
Inc.’s third annual Power Partner Awards list honors B2B organizations nationwide with proven track records helping companies and organizations grow and thrive.
Sparq is named Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion
The Disability Equality Index has become the leading independent, third-party resource benchmarking corporate disability inclusion policies and programs annually.
Double Impact receives Platinum rating on BlueMark’s new FundID tool
The FundID methodology evaluates Double Impact’s impact approach across four key pillars: strategy, governance, management, and reporting. 1Rating was completed by BlueMark in June 2024. Double Impact paid BlueMark to complete the rating process.
Portfolio value creation
We are spotlighting three portfolio companies that span our investment themes and value creation life cycle in 2024 to showcase the ways we partner and scale impact.
Delivering returns for investors and impact for special education students
