At a Glance
Flare Capital Partners is a venture capital firm based in Boston, MA founded in 2010. The firm focuses on Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ investments across sectors including Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other, Consumer, Fintech. The firm manages $1B in assets under management. Notable portfolio companies include Livongo, Mindstrong Health, Iodine, Appriss Health, Kyruus and PatientPing. Healthcare-focused venture capital firm investing in digital health, healthcare services, and life sciences tools companies that improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.
“Healthcare-focused venture capital firm investing in digital health, healthcare services, and life sciences tools companies that improve patient outcomes and healthcare delivery.”
SEC filings document two fully subscribed institutional funds and a newer strategy. Flare Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware partnership operating from 200 Newbury Street in Boston, offered $255 million and reported the full $255 million sold, with a first sale on August 1, 2018 and an amended Form D in July 2019. Flare Capital Partners III, L.P. offered $350 million and reported $350 million sold, with a first sale on February 10, 2022 and an amendment that April. Michael A. Greeley and William J. Geary are named as managing members of the general partner on both.
A third vehicle, Flare Capital Select Strategies I, L.P., registered in Massachusetts in 2024, points to a concentrated follow-on or secondaries strategy layered on top of the core funds. The two core funds alone account for $605 million of the roughly $1 billion the firm reports managing.
Flare Capital Partners primarily invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are at the earliest idea or prototype phase.
Flare Capital Partners is headquartered in Boston, MA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Flare Capital Partners focuses on investments in Aerospace & Defense, Digital Health, Other, Consumer, Fintech. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Flare Capital Partners's typical investment check size ranges from $1M to $10M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Flare Capital Partners manages approximately $1B in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.
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