Investments
630Portfolio Exits
167Funds
28Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
3About 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.

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Apr 18, 2023
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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.

Highland Capital Partners Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/18/2023 | Series C | Hallow | $50M | Yes | Colin Moran, Goodwater Capital, Highland Capital Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | 3 |
4/18/2023 | Series B | Unchained Capital | $30M | Yes | 5 | |
3/21/2023 | Series D | Placemakr | $65M | No | Bernstein Management Corporation, Camber Creek, Gaw Capital Partners, Harbert Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | 6 |
1/24/2023 | Series A - IV | |||||
12/15/2022 | Series A |
Date | 5/18/2023 | 4/18/2023 | 3/21/2023 | 1/24/2023 | 12/15/2022 |
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Round | Series C | Series B | Series D | Series A - IV | Series A |
Company | Hallow | Unchained Capital | Placemakr | ||
Amount | $50M | $30M | $65M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Colin Moran, Goodwater Capital, Highland Capital Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | Bernstein Management Corporation, Camber Creek, Gaw Capital Partners, Harbert Venture Partners, Highland Capital Partners, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 3 | 5 | 6 |
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 |
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4/18/2023 | Acq - Fin | 2 | |||
4/5/2023 | Acquired | 23 | |||
8/4/2022 | Reverse Merger | 4 | |||
Date | 4/18/2023 | 4/5/2023 | 8/4/2022 | ||
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Exit | Acq - Fin | Acquired | Reverse Merger | ||
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Sources | 2 | 23 | 4 |
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 |
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11/22/2011 | Debt | Acq - Fin | ||||
3/24/2008 | Private Equity | |||||
6/5/2003 | Other Venture Capital |
Date | 11/22/2011 | 3/24/2008 | 6/5/2003 |
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Investment Stage | Debt | Private Equity | Other Venture Capital |
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Total Funding | |||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources |
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 |
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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 | ||||
10/11/2013 | Highland Capital Partners IX |
Closing Date | 12/8/2020 | 8/22/2019 | 6/20/2019 | 6/21/2018 | 10/11/2013 |
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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 | ||||
Status | Open | ||||
Amount | $21M | $15.07M | $6.66M | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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 |
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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 . | 1 |
Date | 12/21/2017 |
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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 |
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Highland Capital Partners Team
31 Team Members
Highland Capital Partners has 31 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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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 |
Name | 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 | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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