# Highlighter funding: rounds and investors

> Highlighter has raised $730K across 4 rounds since 2010. Investors include Techstars, Founders' Co-op and Walt Winshall. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Highlighter*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$730K** raised across 4 rounds since 2010, from 4 sources

**$100K** Seed **$300K** Seed **$330K** Seed

- **Latest round:** Venture Jun 2023
- **Biggest round:** $330K Seed · Dec 2011
- **Investors:** 11

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.

2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

**$100K** Seed

**$300K** Seed

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $100K
- **Biggest round:** $330K
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months

## The rounds

- **Jun 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) Source recorded
- **Dec 2011** Seed **$330K** *2 new* *4 returning* [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) [Walt Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walt-winshall) [Dave Carlson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-carlson) [Todd Warren](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-warren) [Kristopher B. Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kristopher-b-jones) From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2011** Seed **$300K** *3 new* *1 returning* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) [Walt Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walt-winshall) [Todd Warren](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-warren) Reported by geekwire.com
- **Oct 2010** Seed **$100K** *3 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Kristopher B. Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kristopher-b-jones) [KBJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbj-capital) Reported by krisjones.com

## 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** 2010 **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Venture** 2023 [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) [Walt Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walt-winshall) [Todd Warren](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-warren) [Kristopher B. Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kristopher-b-jones) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Bossa Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bossa-invest) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) [David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) [Dave Carlson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-carlson)

## Everyone who backed them

[Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **3** rounds

[Founders' Co-op](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-co-op) VC firm **2** rounds

[Walt Winshall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walt-winshall) Angel **2** rounds

[Todd Warren](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-warren) Angel **2** rounds

[Kristopher B. Jones](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kristopher-b-jones) VC firm **2** rounds

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round

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

[Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) VC firm **1** round

[David Cohen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cohen) Angel **1** round

[Dave Carlson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-carlson) Angel **1** round

[KBJ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbj-capital) VC firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=highlighter).

## Quick answers about Highlighter

### Who invested in Highlighter?

Highlighter's investors include Techstars, Founders' Co-op, Walt Winshall, Todd Warren and Kristopher B. Jones, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Highlighter raised?

Highlighter has raised $730K across 4 rounds since 2010. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Highlighter last raise?

Highlighter's most recent round was a Venture in Jun 2023.

### What was Highlighter's biggest round?

Highlighter's largest round on record is $330K (Seed), in Dec 2011.

### Who backed Highlighter first?

Highlighter's first round on record, in Oct 2010, was backed by Techstars, Kristopher B. Jones and KBJ Capital.

### What stage is Highlighter at?

Highlighter's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2023.

### Where is Highlighter based?

Highlighter is based in the United States.

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