# HigherMe: Software Development, Toronto, Canada

> HigherMe: HigherMe uses data and video to help retail and service employers find, screen, and hire better employees faster. Based in Toronto, Canada.

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

Canada · [Software Development startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# HigherMe

HigherMe uses data and video to help retail and service employers find, screen, and hire better employees faster.

Funding reported Last round: Private equity

Software Development Toronto, Canada

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2014 12 years old
- **Team:** 11 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** 2M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Private equity Jan 2021

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for HigherMe has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say HigherMe raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **2M** in the source's currency

Rounds **6**

Last round **Private equity**

Last round date **Jan 2021**

Investors listed **19**

Y Combinator **W15**

## 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

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Forefront Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forefront-venture-partners)
- [Walnut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walnut-ventures)
- [SideCar Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sidecar-angels)
- [Pareto Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-capital)
- [Saltoun Capital Partners Management LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saltoun-capital-partners-management-llc)

Each firm lists HigherMe on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Software Development in Canada

Startups like it

- [**Blockstream** Montreal · founded 2014 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockstream)
- [**TealBook** Toronto · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tealbook)
- [**Salesfloor** Montreal · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/salesfloor)
- [**Aimsio Field Service Management Software** Calgary · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/aimsio-field-service-management-software)
- [**ReadyMode** Vancouver · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/readymode)
- [**nGUVU** Montreal · founded 2014](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nguvu)
- [**Yocale** North Vancouver · founded 2013](https://millionrounds.com/startup/yocale)
- [**Keycafe** Vancouver · founded 2012](https://millionrounds.com/startup/keycafe)

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