Founded in 1996, Polaris Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm prefers to invest in seed, early, later and expansion stage companies operating in the technology and healthcare sectors.
Polaris Partners has a 20+ year history of partnering with repeat entrepreneurs and innovators who are working to improve the way we live and work. The multi-billion-dollar firm invests in healthcare and technology companies across all stages, from founding to profitable growth. Polaris has offices in Boston and San Francisco.
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David Barrett
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Emily Mendell
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Gary Swart
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Gregg Rubin
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jonathan flint
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Matt Meeker
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Mark Terry
June 9, 2021
BioSpace
Kojin launched with a $60 million Series A to focus on oncology and cell state biology led by Polaris Partners, Newpath Partners and Cathay Health.
FinSMEs
June 5, 2021
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May 28, 2021
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BioSpace
May 27, 2021
BioSpace
August Bioservices,LLC, a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing drug discovery, development, and pharmaceutical manufacturing services, closed a $23.6 million Series A extension, led by Polaris Partners, who joined existing investor Oak HC/FT.
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May 27, 2021
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Heather Landi
April 14, 2021
FierceHealthcare
Boston-based Cohere Health has scored $36 million in its second round of funding less than a year after it launched. Startups have been developing tech-enabled ways to ease the administrative burden on physicians and have been attracting significant backing from investors.
Cohere Health
April 13, 2021
www.prnewswire.com:443
/PRNewswire/ -- Cohere Health, an emerging high growth digital health company, announced today that it has closed a $36 million Series B round led by Polaris...
Eudora Wang
March 4, 2021
DealStreetAsia
eGenesis was created in 2015 by George Church and Yang, who also launched China's Qihan Biotech in 2017.
Martin Coulter
February 25, 2021
Business Insider
The firm also won the backing of Providence Ventures and Martin Ventures.
Blake Dodge
February 24, 2021
Business Insider
Startups looking at new ways to pay for and provide care like Cityblock Health and VillageMD collectively raised $3.6 billion in 2020.
Heather Landi
December 1, 2020
FierceHealthcare
To help break down barriers to healthcare access, entrepreneur and queer health advocate A.G. Breitenstein launched Folx, a telehealth platform designed specifically for the queer and transgender community. There are a growing number of digital health companies focused on this space and these startups are increasingly attracting more funding from investors.
FinSMEs
May 11, 2020
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Sarah Buhr
June 13, 2019
TechCrunch
There are numerous challenges to finding effective treatments for mental disorders. However, BlackThorn Therapeutics, a neurobehavioral health company using machine learning to create personalized medicine for mental health, is betting its technological approach to finding drugs that work will put it ahead of the competition. Lucky for them, GV and other biotech investors have shown [...]
Fink Densford
April 12, 2019
MassDevice
The Medical Device Business Journal -- Medical Device News & Articles | MassDevice
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1 Marina Park Drive, Boston, MA 02210, United States150 W 28th St #904 New York, NY 10001Building C, 1 Letterman Dr 3rd Floor, Suite C3600, San Francisco, CA 94129, United States
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1996
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partnership@polarispartners.com
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855.787.3500
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Polaris Venture Partners
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