venture capital predecessor burr egan deleage & co. founded 1996 headquarters boston massachusetts united states key people managing partners david barrett brian chee amir nashat and bryce youngren products venture capital total assets 4.0 billion number of employees 35 1 website polarispartners.com polaris partners is a venture capital firm investing in technology and healthcare companies across all stages . polaris has offices in boston massachusetts san francisco california and dublin ireland . the firm has over 4 billion under management and current investments in more than 100 companies . 2 contents 1 history 2 organizational structure 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit polaris partners was founded in 1995 1996 by jon flint terry mcguire steve arnold who were partners of burr egan deleage & co. bedco . 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 v t e polaris was the first of four successors to burr egan deleage & co. bedco one of the earliest bi coastal venture capital firms in the us which dissolved in 1996 . polaris is among a small number of top tier venture organizations . the firm has roughly 4.0 billion under management and is now making investments through its seventh fund . organizational structure edit polaris hierarchy polaris is led by managing partners dave barrett brian chee amir nashat and bryce youngren . founding partners jon flint and terry mcguire also make investments on behalf of the polaris family of funds . see also edit burr egan deleage & co. alta partners alta communications focus financial partners references edit polaris venture website who we are polaris partners portfolio . a generation gap in venture capital gupta udayan . done deals venture capitalists tell their stories 2000 venture capital firms prepare for next generation of partners the thrill of defeat . the boston globe february 2001 cocktails & conversation with bill egan alta communications . wharton school of business 2006 . external links edit polaris partners v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title polaris partners & oldid 720106712 categories companies established in 1996ta associatesventure capital firms of the united stateslife sciences industry navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 may 2016 at 19 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view