Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm active in the field of
healthcare
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and
biotechnology
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companies. The company has offices in
Boston, Massachusetts,
New York, NY
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and
San Francisco, California
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.
History
Polaris Partners was founded in 1996 by
Jon Flint
Jonathan A. Flint is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur who co-founded the venture capital firms Polaris Partners and Polaris Founders Capital, as well as the companies Living Proof, and Icelandic Provisions.
Early career
Flint graduated w ...
,
Terry McGuire
Terry McGuire is a co-founder and general partner of Polaris Partners based in the Boston office. McGuire focuses on life sciences investments.
Career
Prior to starting Polaris, McGuire spent seven years as a partner at the venture capital firm ...
,
Steve Arnold.
The firm has over $5 billion in committed capital and is now making investments through its tenth fund.
The current managing partners are Brian Chee, Amy Schulman, and Darren Carroll.
Polaris Partners also has two affiliate funds. Polaris Growth Fund targets investments in profitable, founder-owned technology companies and is led by managing partners Bryce Youngren and Dan Lombard. Polaris Innovation Fund focuses on the commercial and therapeutic potential of early-stage academic research and is led by managing partners Amy Schulman and Ellie McGuire.
See also
Polaris Growth FundPolaris Innovation Fund
References
*Gupta, Udayan.
Done Deals: Venture Capitalists Tell Their Stories
2000
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20081019003600/http://www.ta.com/news/news_detail.asp?id=45 "The Thrill of Defeat" The Boston Globe, February 2001
Cocktails & Conversation with Bill Egan, Alta Communications
Wharton School of Business
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, 2006.
External links
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