David Barrett - Managing Partner @ Polaris Partners

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Overview

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

CB Rank (Investor)

69,198

Primary Job Title Managing Partner
Primary Organization
Polaris Partners

Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Regions Greater Boston Area, East Coast, New England
Gender Male
Also Known As Dave Barrett

Investor Type
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Website about.me/davebarrett
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20 yr operating exec & entrepreneur. Mentor, coach & partner to innovators, entrepreneurs & technology start-ups. 14 yr early & growth-stage investor focusing on SaaS, data/analytics, cloud infrastructure and healthcare technologies.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Cohere Health	Polaris Partners	—	Series C - Cohere Health	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cohere Health	Polaris Partners	—	Series C - Cohere Health	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tausight	Polaris Partners	Yes	Venture Round - Tausight	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Simon AI	Polaris Partners	—	Series D - Simon AI	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sonrai Security	Polaris Partners	—	Series C - Sonrai Security	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	OM1	Polaris Partners	—	Series D - OM1	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Cohere Health	Polaris Partners	Yes	Series B - Cohere Health	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Tausight	Polaris Partners	Yes	Series A - Tausight	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Armorblox	Polaris Partners	—	Series B - Armorblox	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Sonrai Security	Polaris Partners	—	Series B - Sonrai Security	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs

Number of Past Jobs

David Barrett

has

current jobs as

Managing Partner

Polaris Partners

and

General Partner

Polaris Partners

. Additionally,

David Barrett

has had

past jobs including

COO

Calico Commerce

Polaris Partners Managing PartnerOct 2008
Polaris Partners General PartnerApr 2000

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Calico Commerce	COO	Apr 1, 1998	Apr 1, 2000
Rational Software	SVP WW Operations	Jun 1, 1996	Apr 1, 1998
Lotus Development Corporation	VP/GM Sales & Services	Feb 1, 1985	Jun 1996

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

David Barrett

holds

board and advisor roles including

Member of the Board of Directors

Imprivata

Member of the Board of Directors

Logentries

, and

Member of the Board of Directors

Phytel

Imprivata Member of the Board of Directors
Logentries Member of the Board of Directors
Phytel Member of the Board of Directors
Vhoto Member of the Advisory Board
OM1 Board Of Director
Cohere Health Board Member
Egnyte Board Member
Lob Board Advisor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Member of the Board of Trustees
Bitium Member of the Board of Directors

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Recurly	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
InsideSales	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
MarkMonitor	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Automattic	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Archivas	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—
Upland Localytics	Member of the Advisory Board	—	—
GoTo (formerly LogMeIn)	Member of the Board of Directors	—	—

Related Hubs

Hub Name	CB Rank (Hub)
United States Investors with Funds Raised in 1998	66,707
New England Investors	9,351
Lucasfilm Alumni Founded Companies	79,329
Greater Boston Area Late Stage Venture Investors	77,298
East Coast Venture Stage Investors	30,898
Massachusetts Investors with Funds Raised in 2019	78,449
Greater Boston Area Investors with Funds Raised in 2023	81,848
Northeastern US Private Equity Firms	8,944
Seed Stage Investors with Investments in New England	6,261
Greater Boston Area Seed Stage Investors	70,290

Education

David Barrett

studied at

University of Rhode Island

and

University of Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island BSunknownMay 1978
University of Rhode Island Bachelor's Degree