# HighByte funding: rounds and investors

> HighByte has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Maine Technology Institute and Momenta. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/highbyte (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *HighByte*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Big Data & Analytics

Raised 4 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$17M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$12M** Series A **$4.7M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $4.7M Jul 2026
- **Biggest round:** $12M Series A · Apr 2024
- **Investors:** 2

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2025 2026

**$12M** Series A

**$4.7M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $12M
- **Biggest round:** $12M
- **Between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Round **$4.7M** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $4.7M sold, first sale Jul 2026
- **Apr 2024** Series A **$12M** *2 new* [Maine Technology Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maine-technology-institute) [Momenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/momenta) Source recorded SEC filing: $9.0M sold, first sale Apr 2024

## Founders and team

From HighByte's own website: 3 founders, 6 on the team.

**Tony Paine** Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

**John Harrington** Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

**Torey Penrod-Cambra** Co-Founder & Chief Communications Officer

- **Steven Curtis** Vice President of Sales
- **Aron Semle** Chief Technology Officer
- **Ben Sampson** Board Director
- **Megan Buntain** Board Director
- **Scott Harden** Board Director
- **Seth Lawry** Board Chair

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2024 **Round** 2026 [Maine Technology Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maine-technology-institute) [Momenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/momenta)

## Everyone who backed them

[Maine Technology Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maine-technology-institute) Government **1** round

[Momenta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/momenta) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists HighByte as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Maine Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maine-angels) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about HighByte

### Who invested in HighByte?

HighByte's investors include Maine Technology Institute and Momenta.

### How much has HighByte raised?

HighByte has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did HighByte last raise?

HighByte's most recent round, $4.7M, was in Jul 2026.

### What was HighByte's biggest round?

HighByte's largest round on record is $12M (Series A), in Apr 2024.

### Who backed HighByte first?

HighByte's first round on record, in Apr 2024, was backed by Maine Technology Institute and Momenta.

### What stage is HighByte at?

HighByte's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2024.

### Where is HighByte based?

HighByte is based in the United States.

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