Ellie McGuire is a managing partner at Polaris Partners in Boston, overseeing the Polaris Innovation Fund. She serves on multiple boards and previously held business development roles at life science companies.
What Ellie can write
Polaris Partners writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
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- XTuit Pharmaceuticals · leadership and consulting positions
- Lyndra · head of business development
- XTuit Pharmaceuticals
- SQZ Biotechnologies
- Arsia Therapeutics
- Polaris Innovation Fund
- Volastra Therapeutics · founding president
- Polaris Partners · Managing PartnerNow
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Who is Ellie McGuire?
Ellie McGuire is a managing partner at Polaris Partners in Boston, overseeing the Polaris Innovation Fund. She serves on multiple boards and previously held business development roles at life science companies.
How much does Ellie McGuire invest?
Ellie McGuire invests through Polaris Partners, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.
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A warm intro from a founder Polaris Partners backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.
What did Ellie McGuire do before Polaris Partners?
leadership and consulting positions at XTuit Pharmaceuticals; head of business development at Lyndra; XTuit Pharmaceuticals; SQZ Biotechnologies; Arsia Therapeutics; Polaris Innovation Fund; founding president at Volastra Therapeutics.
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