Jon Flint
VCFounding Partner, Polaris Partners
Polaris co-founder with entrepreneurial roots
Boston, MA
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
HealthcareConsumerEnterprise SaaS
Background
Jon Flint is a Founding Partner of Polaris Partners, which he co-founded in 1996 with Terry McGuire and Steve Arnold. He served on the Nixon Impeachment Inquiry and Watergate Special Prosecution Force, then became a litigation attorney before entering venture capital at BEDCO in 1984 as General Partner. In 2005, he co-founded Living Proof with Bob Langer and Amir Nashat, which was acquired by Unilever in 2017. He founded the MIT $10K Entrepreneurship Competition (now MIT $100K).
Investment Thesis
Entrepreneurial companies at the intersection of technology and life sciences with potential for significant societal impact.
Investment Focus
Stages
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Sectors
HealthcareConsumerEnterprise SaaS
Based in: Boston, MA (North America)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026