Polaris Partners
American investment firm
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Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm active in the field of healthcare and biotechnology companies. The company has offices in Boston, Massachusetts, New York, New York and San Francisco, California.[3]
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture Capital |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Products | Investments |
| AUM | $5.0 billion[1] |
Number of employees | 35+[2] |
| Website | www |
History
Polaris Partners was founded in 1996 by Jon Flint, Terry McGuire, Steve Arnold.[4][5]
The firm has over $5 billion in committed capital and is now making investments through its tenth fund.[1] The current managing partners are Amy Schulman, and Brian Chee.[1][6]
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.[7][8] 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.[9][10][11]
In 2012, Polaris Partners joined New Enterprise Associates as partners of The Experiment Fund of Harvard University.[12]