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Investments

630

Portfolio Exits

167

Funds

28

Partners & Customers

1

Service Providers

3

About Highland Capital Partners

Highland Capital Partners is focused on building great companies. Since inception in 1988, the firm has invested in over 200 seed, early and growth stage companies – 90 of which have gone public or been acquired to date. Highland emphasizes a team-oriented approach in providing the right mix of strategic guidance, hands-on leadership and deep industry domain expertise in helping entrepreneurs and their teams to become market-leading organizations.

Headquarters Location

One Broadway 16th Floor

Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02142,

United States

617-401-4500

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Latest Highland Capital Partners News

Unchained: Bitcoin Financial Services Company Raises $60 Million

Apr 21, 2023

Unchained – a leader in financial services for bitcoin holders – announced its $60 million Series B funding round led by Valor Equity Partners. The initial close of the funding round included participation from existing investors NYDIG, Trammell Venture Partners, Ecliptic Capital, and Highland Capital Partners. And the Series B funding round builds further momentum following a $15 million financing led by Ten31 that was completed last fall. The company’s collaborative custody model uses Bitcoin’s native multi-signature capabilities to provide the benefits of self-custody while mitigating its risks. And the clients share control of their Bitcoin between private keys they hold themselves and private keys held by Unchained and other financial services companies. This not only eliminates single points of failure, through loss or theft of keys but also mitigates counterparty risk by sharing it between multiple people and companies. And the underlying causes of recent collapses at FTX or BlockFi cannot happen to Unchained’s clients because the company is not able to singularly move or rehypothecate client funds and clients can verify this for themselves at any time. Unchained’s collaborative custody platform secures more than $2 billion in Bitcoin across thousands of keys around the globe. And the company has originated more than $500 million in bitcoin-collateralized loans since 2017 while experiencing zero loan losses. And the Unchained trading desk allows clients to buy bitcoin directly to cold storage, and its IRA offering allows clients to hold keys to their bitcoin within tax-advantaged retirement accounts – an industry first. How the funding will be used: Unchained plans to use the new funding to grow its client base and improve upon its core suite of financial services delivered through collaborative custody, as well as expand its product offerings. And Unchained believes that while Bitcoin continues to grow in adoption, there is a tremendous opportunity for products that bridge into the traditional dollar ecosystem around credit, trading, investment, and other financial services. KEY QUOTES: “Using this fresh capital investment to expand our reach and suite of services. We hope to enable new entrants to bitcoin to leapfrog centralized custodians into our safer collaborative custody model.” – Unchained CEO Joe Kelly “In the midst of market chaos, Unchained has emerged as a highly trusted provider of bitcoin custody and financial services through superior technology, risk management, regulatory compliance, and client service. Particularly in lending, the company has differentiated itself by minimizing risk to both the lender and the borrower, leading to resilience and an extraordinary opportunity to capture market share.” – Vivek Pattipati, a Partner at Valor who will be joining Unchained’s Board of Directors

Highland Capital Partners Investments

630 Investments

Highland Capital Partners has made 630 investments. Their latest investment was in Hallow as part of their Series C on May 5, 2023.

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Highland Capital Partners Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

5/18/2023

Series C

Hallow

$50M

Yes

3

4/18/2023

Series B

Unchained Capital

$30M

Yes

5

3/21/2023

Series D

Placemakr

$65M

No

6

1/24/2023

Series A - IV

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$99M

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10

12/15/2022

Series A

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$99M

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10

Date

5/18/2023

4/18/2023

3/21/2023

1/24/2023

12/15/2022

Round

Series C

Series B

Series D

Series A - IV

Series A

Company

Hallow

Unchained Capital

Placemakr

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Amount

$50M

$30M

$65M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

Yes

No

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Co-Investors

Sources

3

5

6

10

10

Highland Capital Partners Portfolio Exits

167 Portfolio Exits

Highland Capital Partners has 167 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was vArmour Network on April 18, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Acquirer

Sources

4/18/2023

Acq - Fin

$99M

2

4/5/2023

Acquired

$99M

23

8/4/2022

Reverse Merger

$99M

4

2/8/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

10/27/2021

IPO

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$99M

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10

Date

4/18/2023

4/5/2023

8/4/2022

2/8/2022

10/27/2021

Exit

Acq - Fin

Acquired

Reverse Merger

Acquired

IPO

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

2

23

4

10

10

Highland Capital Partners Acquisitions

3 Acquisitions

Highland Capital Partners acquired 3 companies. Their latest acquisition was J.McLaughlin on November 22, 2011.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Total Funding

Note

Sources

11/22/2011

Debt

$99M

Acq - Fin

3/24/2008

Private Equity

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$99M

$99M

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0

6/5/2003

Other Venture Capital

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$99M

$99M

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0

Date

11/22/2011

3/24/2008

6/5/2003

Investment Stage

Debt

Private Equity

Other Venture Capital

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

$99M

$99M

Note

Acq - Fin

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Sources

0

0

Highland Capital Partners Fund History

28 Fund Histories

Highland Capital Partners has 28 funds, including Highland Capital Partners 10B.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

12/8/2020

Highland Capital Partners 10B

$21M

1

8/22/2019

Highland Private Equity & Mezzanine Fund

$15.07M

2

6/20/2019

Highland Capital Partners 10A

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Open

$6.66M

1

6/21/2018

Highland Capital Partners X

$99M

10

10/11/2013

Highland Capital Partners IX

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$99M

10

Closing Date

12/8/2020

8/22/2019

6/20/2019

6/21/2018

10/11/2013

Fund

Highland Capital Partners 10B

Highland Private Equity & Mezzanine Fund

Highland Capital Partners 10A

Highland Capital Partners X

Highland Capital Partners IX

Fund Type

Early-Stage Venture Capital

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Status

Open

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Amount

$21M

$15.07M

$6.66M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

2

1

10

10

Highland Capital Partners Partners & Customers

1 Partners and customers

Highland Capital Partners has 1 strategic partners and customers. Highland Capital Partners recently partnered with Osborne Clarke on December 12, 2017.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

12/21/2017

Vendor

United Kingdom

Osborne Clarke advises Highland Capital partners on a loan up to EUR 25 million for eGym

Osborne Clarke advises Highland Capital Partners partners on a loan up to EUR 25 million for eGym .

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Date

12/21/2017

Type

Vendor

Business Partner

Country

United Kingdom

News Snippet

Osborne Clarke advises Highland Capital partners on a loan up to EUR 25 million for eGym

Osborne Clarke advises Highland Capital Partners partners on a loan up to EUR 25 million for eGym .

Sources

1

Highland Capital Partners Service Providers

3 Service Providers

Highland Capital Partners has 3 service provider relationships

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Counsel

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Provider Type

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Highland Capital Partners Team

31 Team Members

Highland Capital Partners has 31 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

Robert F. Higgins

Harvard Business School, CRV, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Military Academy

Founder

Current

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Robert F. Higgins

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Work History

Harvard Business School, CRV, U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Military Academy

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