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Jon Flint
InvestorFounding Partner at Polaris Partners
Massachusetts
Writes $300K – $2M checks · typically $500K
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About
Jon Flint co-founded Polaris Partners with Steve Arnold and Terry McGuire in 1996. He began his venture career in 1984 at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., where he became a General Partner and helped build the firm's technology portfolio, having previously worked as a litigation associate at the Boston law firm Testa, Hurwitz and Thibeault and served on research teams for the Nixon Impeachment Inquiry Staff and the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. In 2005 he conceived of and co-founded Living Proof, and in 2015 he and Terry McGuire formed Polaris Founders Capital to invest their own capital across stages and sectors.
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Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFoodTech
Investments
Board seats
Icelandic ProvisionsLiving Proof
Investor
AllaireAmerican SuperconductorAvici SystemsCaledonia Spirits (Barr Hill Gin)Centra SoftwareExchange.comEXOSJibJab Bros StudiosJibJab MediaLiving ProofMariner Health CarePowersoftRosaluna MescalSir Kensington'sSoho Natural SodaSolidworksThe FeedWatermark
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Polaris Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Flint?
- Jon Flint co-founded Polaris Partners with Steve Arnold and Terry McGuire in 1996. He began his venture career in 1984 at Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., where he became a General Partner and helped build the firm's technology portfolio, having previously worked as a litigation associate at the Boston law firm Testa, Hurwitz and Thibeault and served on research teams for the Nixon Impeachment Inquiry Staff and the Watergate Special Prosecution Force. In 2005 he conceived of and co-founded Living Proof, and in 2015 he and Terry McGuire formed Polaris Founders Capital to invest their own capital across stages and sectors.
- Where does Jon Flint work?
- Jon Flint is Founding Partner at Polaris Partners and Founding Partner at Polaris Partners.
- What does Jon Flint invest in?
- Jon Flint invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, FoodTech.
- What check size does Jon Flint write?
- Jon Flint typically writes checks of $300K – $2M.
- What boards does Jon Flint sit on?
- Jon Flint holds tracked board seats at Icelandic Provisions, Living Proof.
- What companies has Jon Flint invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Allaire, American Superconductor, Avici Systems, Caledonia Spirits (Barr Hill Gin), Centra Software, Exchange.com, EXOS, JibJab Bros Studios, JibJab Media, Living Proof, Mariner Health Care, Powersoft, and 6 more.
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