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Venture Capital Intelligence
Firms, funds, partners, companies and rounds from sworn filings, firm sites and announcements, kept as a graph with a date and a source on every edge. Facts, inferences and estimates are labelled as such. A fund target is never a close, GAV is never dry powder, and a round size is never an investor’s check.
Firms / Polaris Partners
Polaris Partners
Institutional venture firm · probableBoston, MApolarispartners.comSEC exempt reporting adviserfundraising evidenceone firm, 3 filing advisers
This firm files as 3 advisers on polarispartners.com: LS Polaris Innovation Fund Management, L.L.C., Polaris Growth Management, LLC. Each keeps its own CRD, funds and filings; the grouping is the website each swore to on Form ADV and is recomputed every pass.
venture manager, reported GAV $515M across 14 vehicles
Importance
44
elevated
Active deployment
35
elevated
Emerging
0
low
Completeness
75
high
Freshness
100
high
Research priority
14
low
Identity and regulatory footprint
- Headquarters
- Boston, MAadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- ONE MARINA PARK DRIVE, 10TH FLOOR, Boston, MA, 02210adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- 781-290-0770adviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC adviser type
- exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- unknown
- Latest Form ADV
- Nov 12, 2018
- Private funds reported
- 23 (23 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets
- $2.5Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
- Owners on Schedule A
- North Star Venture Management 2010, L.L.C. (Sole Member), E
- business email
- partnership@polarispartners.compolarispartners.compublished by the subject
- business phone
- 781-290-0770adviserinfo.sec.govpublished by the subject
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
1 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
- Sectors
- healthcare, biotech, consumer, industrial
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- boston, new york, singapore
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
Biotechnology 100%
lead rate n/afollow-on rate n/anew logos, 12 months 0
Funds and vehicles
14 reported
| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Partners Viii (aiv), L.P. | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Harvest | $12.8M Nov 12, 2018 | 48 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Partners Viii (aiv II), L.P. | Fund | 2018 adv first reported | Harvest | $6.4M Nov 12, 2018 | 48 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Partners VII (aiv II), L.P. | Fund | 2017 adv first reported | Harvest | $23.0M Nov 12, 2018 | 44 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Entrepreneurs' Fund Viii, L.P. | Fund | 2017 form d first sale | Harvest | $2.6M Nov 12, 2018 | 36 | $14.5M of $14.5M | May 12, 2017 |
| Polaris Partners VII (aiv), L.P. | Fund | 2016 adv first reported | Harvest | $60.5M Nov 12, 2018 | 44 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Venture Partners VI (aiv), L.P. | Fund | 2014 adv first reported | Harvest | $81.0M Nov 12, 2018 | 58 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Entrepreneurs' Fund VII L.P. | Fund | 2014 form d first sale | Harvest | $32.2M Nov 12, 2018 | 44 | $26.0M of $30.0M | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Fund 5404 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $247M Nov 12, 2018 | 119 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 8233 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $33.7M Nov 12, 2018 | 27 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 9961 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $9.1M Nov 12, 2018 | 3 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Venture Partners Founders Fund V, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $6.2M Nov 12, 2018 | 16 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Venture Partners Founders Fund III, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $750,111 Nov 12, 2018 | 29 | unknown | unknown |
| Fund 7950 | Fund | unknown | Unknown | $105,430 Nov 12, 2018 | 39 | unknown | unknown |
| Polaris Partners XI, L.P. | Fund | unknown | Fundraising | unknown | unknown | $0 of $500M | Oct 21, 2025 |
GAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.
Investment team
8 current, 2 departed
Amir H Nashat
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
Brian E Chee
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
Bryce David Yougren
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
David E Barrett
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
Jonathan a. Flint
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
Terrance G Mcguire
Managing partnerManaging Member · since Jan 1, 2015
Harold Scot Friedman
Platform and operationsChief Financial Officer · since Aug 1, 2017
MAX Benjamin Eisenberg
Platform and operationsGeneral Counsel · since Aug 1, 2016
2 departed (kept with end dates)
- John Joseph Gannon · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2015 to Mar 30, 2016 Inference
- Mary Teresa Blair · Chief Financial Officer · Jan 1, 2016 to Mar 30, 2018 Inference
Investments on record
1 edges, 1 companies, 1 partner-attributed
| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jnana Therapeutics Inc. | board seat | unknown · board | Terrance G Mcguire (strongly supported) | unknown | unknown | Jan 26, 2024 | Inference SEC EDGAR Form D data sets (quarterly) |
“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.
Co-investors
3 relationships from shared deals, counted for the whole firm
Limited partners
1 disclosed
- Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board amount undisclosed mapension.com
Timeline
32 dated events
- Jun 30, 2025Mass PRIM lists Polaris Growth Fund among its private equity managers
- Jun 30, 2025Mass PRIM lists Polaris among its private equity managers
- Mar 30, 2018Mary Teresa Blair (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Polaris Partners
- Mar 30, 2018Polaris Entrepreneurs' Fund Viii, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,583,704Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Entrepreneurs' Fund Viii, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Polaris Partners Viii (aiv), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $12,815,750Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners Viii (aiv), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2018Polaris Partners Viii (aiv II), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $6,436,334Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners Viii (aiv II), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Aug 1, 2017Harold Scot Friedman joined Schedule A of Polaris Partners as Chief Financial Officer
- Mar 29, 2017Polaris Partners Viii, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $374,174,242Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners Viii, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2017Polaris Partners VII (aiv II), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $10,018,581Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners VII (aiv II), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Aug 1, 2016MAX Benjamin Eisenberg joined Schedule A of Polaris Partners as General Counsel
- Mar 30, 2016Polaris Partners VII (aiv), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund)Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners VII (aiv), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2016John Joseph Gannon (Chief Financial Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Polaris Partners
- Jan 1, 2016Mary Teresa Blair joined Schedule A of Polaris Partners as Chief Financial Officer
- Mar 30, 2015Polaris Entrepreneurs' Fund VII L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $34,737,426Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Entrepreneurs' Fund VII L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 30, 2015Polaris Partners VII, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $426,867,369Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Partners VII, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 27, 2014Polaris Venture Partners VI (aiv), L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,723,947Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners VI (aiv), L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Oct 1, 2012Brian E Chee joined Schedule A of Polaris Venture Partners as Executive Officer
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 5983 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $9,515,612Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners Founders Fund V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 2355 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $24,712,025Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs Fund V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 7950 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $2,755,036Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 7950SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 5404 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $44,534,186Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 5404SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 2957 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,017,161Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners Founders Fund III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 4550 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $351,645,293Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners VI, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 8233 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $21,129,692Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 8233SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 9961 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $13,891,514Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 9961SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 9025 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $288,999,502Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 0173 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $728,313,146Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 1149 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $13,561,714Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs Fund IV, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 8380 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $1,223,401,668Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners V, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 2344 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $74,325,763Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactFund 2344SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Fund 4985 first reported on Form ADV by Polaris Venture Partners (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $7,354,598Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsFactPolaris Venture Partners Entrepreneurs Fund III, L.P.SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
- Mar 29, 2012Polaris Venture Partners first filed Form ADV (ERA, venture capital fund adviser exemption)First SEC adviser filingOrganizationFactSEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (every filing, Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B)
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $515M across 14 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%, cls-1)venture manager, reported GAV $508M across 12 vehicles
Evidence
30 observations from 2 sources