Polaris Partners

United States

Polaris Partners has over 20-year history partnering with repeat entrepreneurs and innovators who are improving the way people live and work. The multibillion-dollar firm invests in healthcare and technology companies across all stages, from founding to profitable growth. Polaris has offices in Boston and San Francisco. Polaris Partners wasfounded in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Founded:1996

Firm Location:United States • Massachusetts • New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Boston, Massachusetts • Athens-Clarke County, Georgia • Cambridge, Massachusetts • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina • Waltham, Massachusetts • Atherton • San Francisco Bay Area

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Polaris Partners Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Dave Barrett Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +45
Marissa Bertorelli Polaris PartnersPrincipal	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +16
Jannah Boudreaux Polaris PartnersAnalyst	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Athens-Clarke County (GA)	Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists) +3
Alexandra Cantley Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +13
Darren Carroll Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A) +5
Brian Chee Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A) +17
Sabrina Chiasson Polaris PartnersPrincipal	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B) +12
Isaac Ciechanover Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in United States, Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B) +5
Jon Flint Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists) +5
Mark Jacobson Polaris PartnersVice President	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists) +3
Dan Lombard Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B) +6
Ellie McGuire Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +5
Terry McGuire Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Massachusetts, Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +12
Pat Mulach Polaris PartnersAssociate	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +9
Amir Nashat Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Cambridge (MA), Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A) +21
Amy Schulman Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Mount Pleasant (SC), Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +25
Maureen St. Pierre Polaris PartnersAnalyst	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Boston (MA), Investors in Waltham (MA)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +9
Gary Swart Polaris PartnersGeneral Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Atherton, Investors in Boston (MA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Future of Work (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +98
Sharif Vakili Polaris PartnersAssociate	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +17
Bryce Youngren Polaris PartnersManaging Partner	n/a	$500K ($300K - $2.0M)	Investors in Waltham (MA), Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B) +7
Mark Augenstern Polaris PartnersAssociate	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists)
Alan Crane Polaris PartnersPartner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +2
Paulina Hill Polaris PartnersPrincipal	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists)
Pat Kinsel Polaris PartnersVenture Partner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists)
Noel Ruane Polaris PartnersVenture Partner	n/a	($0 - $0)	Investors in Boston (MA)	Investors in Boston / New England (Other Lists)