# Highland Capital Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Highland Capital Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 356 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Highland Capital Partners

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 356 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $21M, Dec 2020 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B B2B Big Data & Analytics Computer

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**60%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 356 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$31M** Cheque size, as they say **$1.0M – $10M** Rounds led **2 of 356** Sole investor **29 rounds** Exits **55 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 94%**

Pitch Highland Capital Partners

## Highland Capital Partners highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 54% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 29 rounds, median $6.0M
- 04 55 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> 39 years of putting the Entrepreneur first, 200 Exits, 50+ IPOs, 40 Unicorns, $7B AUM From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $1.0M – $10M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** B2B Big Data & Analytics Computer
- **Based in:** Cambridge, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **356 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Vecna Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vecna-robotics)** Venture · US **$31M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[F2 AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/f2-ai)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$14M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Stellar Cyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellar-cyber)** Debt · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Xometry](https://millionrounds.com/company/xometry)** Debt · US **$250M** With 2 others
- **2024** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Vecna Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/vecna-robotics)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$15M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[LineLeap](https://millionrounds.com/company/lineleap)** Venture · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Howl](https://millionrounds.com/company/howl)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2023** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[ArmorCode](https://millionrounds.com/company/armorcode)** Series B · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Podimo](https://millionrounds.com/company/podimo)** Venture · DK **$48M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Teal Drones](https://millionrounds.com/company/teal-drones)** Grant · US **$750K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Paint Nite](https://millionrounds.com/company/paint-nite)** Crowdfunding · US **$100K** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Unchained](https://millionrounds.com/company/unchained)** Series B · US **$60M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Placemakr](https://millionrounds.com/company/placemakr)** Series C · US **$65M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[LovePop](https://millionrounds.com/company/lovepop)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **2022** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Cloudbrink](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudbrink)** Series A · US **$25M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Fairmarkit](https://millionrounds.com/company/fairmarkit)** Series C · US **$36M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[ZeroFox](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerofox)** US **$170M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[BastionZero](https://millionrounds.com/company/bastionzero)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[FreeWill](https://millionrounds.com/company/freewill)** Series B · US **$30M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[ConcertoCare](https://millionrounds.com/company/concertocare)** Series B · US **$105M** With 2 others
- **2021** 4 rounds
- **Oct** **[Enjoy](https://millionrounds.com/company/enjoy)** US **$80M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Reachdesk](https://millionrounds.com/company/reachdesk)** Series B · US **$43M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[High Beauty](https://millionrounds.com/company/high-beauty)** US **$4.2M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[vArmour](https://millionrounds.com/company/varmour)** Venture **$58M** With 2 others
- **2020** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/spot)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[WhyHotel](https://millionrounds.com/company/whyhotel)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Remote Year](https://millionrounds.com/company/remote-year)** US · Pulse2 **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[EverlyWell](https://millionrounds.com/company/everlywell)** US · FinSMEs **$50M** *Led*
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Insignia Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/insignia-technologies)** Venture **$107K** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Trilogy Education](https://millionrounds.com/company/trilogy-education)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 4 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Catalant](https://millionrounds.com/company/catalant)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$41M** With 6 others
- **2016** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[Freshly](https://millionrounds.com/company/freshly)** **$21M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Remote Year](https://millionrounds.com/company/remote-year)** FinSMEs **$12M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[SessionM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)** US · FinSMEs **$35M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Blackstorm Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/blackstorm-labs)** **$34M** With 7 others
- **2015** 26 rounds
- **Dec** **[ZeroFOX](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerofox)** Series B · US **$27M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[GetYourGuide](https://millionrounds.com/company/getyourguide)** Series C **$50M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[Xometry](https://millionrounds.com/company/xometry)** Venture · US **$8.8M** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Handy](https://millionrounds.com/company/handy)** Series C · US **$50M** With 4 others
- **Nov** **[ClearSky Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearsky-data)** Series B · US **$27M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **9 named**

CM **Corey Michael Mulloy** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CA **Craig A. Driscoll** Executive Officer i Form ADV

DJ **Daniel J. Nova** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DJ **Daniel Joseph Nowiszewiski** Member i Form ADV

JH **Jessica Healey** Chief Financial Officer i Form ADV

MG **Manish G. Patel** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

PA **Paul Albert Maeder** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

RJ **Robert J. Davis** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

SM **Sean Macmillan Dalton** Member i Form ADV

We also hold **27** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$997M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Highland Capital Partners LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 161205

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **55 in all**

**[Oyster](https://millionrounds.com/company/oyster)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Predilytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/predilytics)** Bought by Welltok **Undisclosed** May 2015

**[SHIFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/shift)** Bought by Brand Networks **$50M** May 2015

**[Hyperion Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperion-therapeutics)** Bought by Horizon Pharma **$1.1B** Mar 2015

**[Melon](https://millionrounds.com/company/melon)** Bought by DAQRI **Undisclosed** Feb 2015

**[Answers Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/answers-corporation)** Bought by [Apax Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apax-partners) **Undisclosed** Aug 2014

**[Yoga Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/yoga-works)** Bought by [Great Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-hill-partners) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[SmartThings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smartthings)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **$200M** Jul 2014

**[Zoove](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoove)** Bought by Mblox **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[iPierian](https://millionrounds.com/company/ipierian)** Bought by [Bristol-Myers Squibb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bristol-myers-squibb) **$175M** Apr 2014

**[SetMedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/setmedia)** Bought by Conversant **Undisclosed** Feb 2014

**[Impermium](https://millionrounds.com/company/impermium)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

**[Aviate](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviate)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$80M** Jan 2014

**[FanSnap](https://millionrounds.com/company/fansnap)** Bought by SeatGeek **Undisclosed** Dec 2013

**[Desktone](https://millionrounds.com/company/desktone)** Bought by [VMware](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vmware) **Undisclosed** Oct 2013

**[Violin Memory](https://millionrounds.com/company/violin-memory)** Listed **Undisclosed** Aug 2013

**[StreamBase Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/streambase-systems)** Bought by TIBCO Software Inc. **Undisclosed** Jun 2013

**[Gigamon](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigamon)** Listed **$128M** Jun 2013

**[Pixable](https://millionrounds.com/company/pixable)** Bought by [SingTel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/singtel) **$27M** Sept 2012

**[Digg](https://millionrounds.com/company/digg)** Bought by [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) **$500K** Jul 2012

The latest 20 here. An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$21M**

raised in Dec 2020

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$31M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$6.0M**

Led 2 of 356 rounds **1%**

- **Said size:** $1.0M – $10M
- **Sole investor:** 29 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 55 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *88*
- Series A said *85*
- Series C *51*
- Venture *50*
- Series D *29*
- Seed said *17*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 22
- [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity) 19
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 18
- [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) 17
- [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) 15
- [Flybridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge) 13

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Highland Capital Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **22** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity** VC firm **19** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-bridge-venture-partners-and-growth-equity)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **18** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Bessemer Venture Partners** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners)[**CRV** VC firm **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv)[**Flybridge** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flybridge)[**Redpoint** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint)[**Sigma Partners** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sigma-partners)[**Atlas Venture** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Polaris Partners** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Highland Capital Partners put money into.

[**Vecna Robotics** $31M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vecna-robotics)[**Stellar Cyber** $25M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellar-cyber)[**Xometry** $250M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/xometry)[**LineLeap** $10M · Aug 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/lineleap)[**Howl** $4.0M · Jul 2024](https://millionrounds.com/company/howl)[**ArmorCode** $40M · Dec 2023](https://millionrounds.com/company/armorcode)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Highland Capital Partners in their description, not their title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Mar 2018 · 35 min 20VC: Lightspeed's Alex Taussig on VC Risk Mentality, The Current State of Retail & The Mechanics of Cash Flow With [Alex Taussig](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-taussig) Mentions [Highland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital)[Highland Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital-partners)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 18 Jan 2017 · 31 min 20VC: How To Test The Strength Of Co-Founder Relations, The Dangers Of Raising A Large Series A & Why The Biggest Challenge For Consumer Companies Is Finding The Second Big Hit with Rishi Garg, Partner @ Mayfield Fund With [Rishi Garg](https://millionrounds.com/person/rishi-garg) Mentions [Mayfield Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mayfield)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Highland Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-capital) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Highland Capital Partners

### What does Highland Capital Partners invest in?

Highland Capital Partners invests most often at Series B and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2B, Big Data & Analytics and Computer.

### How active is Highland Capital Partners?

356 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

### What has Highland Capital Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vecna Robotics (Venture, Sept 2026), F2 AI (Seed, Jun 2026) and Stellar Cyber (Debt, Apr 2026).

### How big are Highland Capital Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $10M.

### Does Highland Capital Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 356 investments on record (1%).

### Where does Highland Capital Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%).

### Is Highland Capital Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Highland Capital Partners invest alongside?

Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (22 rounds together), North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity (19 rounds together) and General Catalyst (18 rounds together).

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