# HigherMe funding: rounds and investors

> HigherMe has raised $120K across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Y Combinator, MassChallenge and Bossa Invest. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *HigherMe*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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.

HR Tech

Y Combinator: W15

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$120K** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

- **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2021
- **Biggest round:** $120K Seed · Dec 2014
- **Investors:** 7

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.

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$120K** Seed

**?** Seed

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $120K
- **Biggest round:** $120K
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *4 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [TSVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsv-capital) Source recorded
- **Aug 2015** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) [Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2014** Seed **$120K** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15K sold, first sale Aug 2014

## Founders and team

From HigherMe's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Brittney Wilganowski** Head of Revenue
- **Ash Moradi Rad** Product Manager
- **John Hokeness** Account Manager
- **Mary Paxson** Director of Finance and Accounting
- **Mindy Heffner** Client Support Team Lead

## 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Seed** 2015 **Venture** 2021 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) [TSVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsv-capital) [Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds

[MassChallenge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/masschallenge) Accelerator **1** round

[Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) VC firm **1** round

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

[TEEC Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teec-angel-fund) VC firm **1** round

[TSVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tsv-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Ryan Holmes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-holmes) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list HigherMe as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

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

[Forefront Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forefront-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site

[Pareto Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-capital) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about HigherMe

### Who invested in HigherMe?

HigherMe's investors include Y Combinator, MassChallenge, Bossa Invest, FundersClub and TEEC Angel Fund, and 2 more on record.

### How much has HigherMe raised?

HigherMe has raised $120K across 3 rounds since 2014. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did HigherMe last raise?

HigherMe's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2021.

### What was HigherMe's biggest round?

HigherMe's largest round on record is $120K (Seed), in Dec 2014.

### Who backed HigherMe first?

HigherMe's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Y Combinator.

### What stage is HigherMe at?

HigherMe's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2021.

### Where is HigherMe based?

HigherMe is based in the United States.

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