North Bridge Venture Partners was founded in 1994 and is based in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, with an additional office in Palo Alto, California. The main office at 60 William Street, Suite 350, hosts a group led by founder Edward Anderson alongside general partners Richard D’Amore and Jeffrey McCarthy. The firm offers funding from seed rounds through growth stages, concentrating on entrepreneurs whose ideas can reshape how people live and work. Over thirty years, North Bridge has built a portfolio featuring hundreds of companies spanning technology, healthcare and industrial sectors.
The firm deploys capital across software, communications and infrastructure, materials science, healthcare, digital media and data analytics. With hundreds of investments to date, North Bridge maintains partnerships across North America and beyond. It takes a hands-on approach, working alongside founders on product development, customer acquisition and expanding market reach. Investments span multiple stages and include both early seed rounds and later growth funding. Portfolio companies include Lyra Therapeutics, a mental health platform; Couchbase, a database technology provider; Markforged, a 3D printing specialist; Nasuni, a file data services company; and Clarity Software Solutions, a tax compliance software firm.
In the clean technology arena, North Bridge has backed companies in solar energy, energy efficiency and advanced manufacturing linked to clean energy innovation. Its involvement stretches across deals in solar silicon, material production and manufacturing processes that support energy transition efforts. One example is 1366 Technologies, which produces cost-efficient silicon wafers for solar panels, a component that feeds directly into battery storage systems by lowering production costs. While the firm does not focus exclusively on battery chemistry or grid-scale storage, its investments in solar and related manufacturing reflect a broader interest in energy storage technologies and clean energy supply chains.
