# Highnote funding: rounds and investors > Highnote has raised $93M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Precursor Ventures, Ridge Ventures and Z Venture Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/highnote (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Highnote* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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. Entertainment Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$93M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources **$2.5M** Venture **$90M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $90M Jan 2025 - **Step-up i:** 36× - **Investors:** 8 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 **$2.5M** Venture **$90M** Series B - **First round:** Venture, $2.5M - **Biggest round:** $90M - **Between rounds:** 3 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2025** Series B **$90M** *4 new* [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) Source recorded - **Oct 2024** Venture **$2.5M** *4 new* [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Highnote's own website: 3 on the team. - **John MacIlwaine** CEO - **Kin Kee** CTO - **Nicola Morris** COO ## 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. **Venture** 2024 **Series B** 2025 [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Precursor Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/precursor-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Z Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/z-venture-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) VC firm **1** round [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) VC firm **1** round [XYZ Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xyz-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Brooklyn Bridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brooklyn-bridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=highnote). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Highnote 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. [Omega Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/omega-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Highnote ### Who invested in Highnote? Highnote's investors include Precursor Ventures, Ridge Ventures, Z Venture Capital, Adams Street Partners and Costanoa Ventures, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Highnote raised? Highnote has raised $93M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Highnote last raise? Highnote's most recent round was a Series B of $90M in Jan 2025. ### What was Highnote's biggest round? Its most recent round, $90M in Jan 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Highnote first? Highnote's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by Precursor Ventures, Ridge Ventures and Afore Capital and 1 others. ### What stage is Highnote at? Highnote's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2025. ### Where is Highnote based? Highnote is based in the United States. ## Companies like Highnote In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Pika** $216M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pika)[**Clueso** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/clueso)[**Notey** $3.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/notey)[**Gardens Interactive** $35M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardens-interactive)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**CreatorFi** $85M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatorfi) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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