Polaris Partners
Polaris Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1996, specializing in healthcare and biotechnology investments. With offices in Boston, New York, and San Francisco, the firm has nearly 30 years of experience in supporting entrepreneurs and operators in building transformational companies. Formerly known as Polaris Venture Partners, it operates as a multistage investor, providing financial backing and strategic guidance across various stages of company development. The firm focuses on sectors such as healthcare, technology, and consumer markets, investing in early-stage and growth-stage
Investing activity
Polaris Partners appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $18M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $18M. The most recent is UpDoc (Seed, $18M, Jun 2026).
Polaris Partners most often invests alongside American Diabetes Association, Lilly Ventures, Oxeon Partners and S32, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Polaris Partners
What AI companies has Polaris Partners invested in?
Polaris Partners's AI investments include UpDoc. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Polaris Partners based?
Polaris Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
What stage does Polaris Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Polaris Partners has invested at Seed, with a median round of $18M.
Who does Polaris Partners co-invest with?
Polaris Partners's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are American Diabetes Association (1 deal), Lilly Ventures (1 deal), Oxeon Partners (1 deal), S32 (1 deal) and Pear (1 deal).
How can founders reach Polaris Partners?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Polaris Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Polaris Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.