Bob
Have a question related to this hub?
Alice
Got something to say related to this hub?
Share it here.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2019) |
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][4]
Polaris Partners was founded in 1996 by Jon Flint, Terry McGuire, Steve Arnold.[5][6][7]
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][8]
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.[9][10] 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.[11][12][13][14]
History of private equity and venture capital |
---|
![]() |
Early history |
(origins of modern private equity) |
The 1980s |
(leveraged buyout boom) |
The 1990s |
(leveraged buyout and the venture capital bubble) |
The 2000s |
(dot-com bubble to the credit crunch) |
The 2010s |
(expansion) |
The 2020s |
(COVID-19 recession) |