Polaris Partners — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$2.5M Checks)
Polaris Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Waltham, MA investing in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 150 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$2.5M
- Portfolio
- 150 companies on record
- Partners
- 15 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Fintech, Other, Developer Tools, SaaS, Consumer, Marketplace, Healthcare
- HQ
- Waltham, MA
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-08-31
Pre-Seed, Seed
$500K – $2.5M
150+ companies
15 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on early-stage companies transforming highly regulated industries using technology.
How Polaris Partners invests
Polaris Partners is a vc firm based in Waltham, MA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, Developer Tools, SaaS, Consumer. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.
Polaris Partners typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment.
Polaris Partners has backed 150 companies in our records, including Acceleron, 65LAB, Amunix Pharmaceuticals.
Partners & Team
David Barrett
Partner
Amir Nashat
Director
Bob Langer
Co-founder
Co-founder of 20+ Polaris-backed companies
Jenn Adams
CEO
CEO, August Biosciences
Jo Viney
CEO
CEO, Seismic Therapeutic
Ameet Nathwani
Collaborative
Dewpoint Therapeutics
Nicoletta Tessler
CEO
CEO, BeMe Health
Ron Belldegrun
Co-Founder
Co-Founder, ByHeart
Mia Funt
Co-Founder
Co-Founder, ByHeart
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (150)
Other
Acceleron
65LAB
Amunix Pharmaceuticals
Ankyra
Arsenal Medical
Arsia Therapeutics
Ascend Health
Aspect Medical Systems
Asthmatx
Athenix Corporation
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Gary Swart, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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