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Highland Capital Partners

USGBFRCACNDEDKB2B SaaSAI/MLFintechHealthtechCybersecurityConsumerMarketplacesEnterprise

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Investment thesis

Highland Capital Partners has spent 39 years 'putting the Entrepreneur first,' acting as the first institutional investor in category-defining businesses across consumer and enterprise technology. With over $7B AUM, 200+ exits, 50+ IPOs, and 40 unicorns, the firm backs passionate founders from seed through growth stages, concentrating on commerce, consumer, cybersecurity, and SaaS. Highland's approach is rooted in deep partnership with founders — providing not just capital but hands-on operational support — and targets companies with the potential to become dominant players in multibillion-dollar markets.

Notable quotes

We find great entrepreneurs and great people to build stuff, and then we stand back and say, 'Wow, what a great job.'

Bob Davis · The Boston Globe, 'Lycos founder seeks new breed of Web pioneers' · 2012-04-07

An early-stage-focused firm, Highland makes bets on young ideas with massive potential, with an average investment length of nine years.

Bob Davis · Boston College Heights, 'Veteran Investor Bob Davis Talks Venture Capital at Lunch With A Leader'

The opportunity to help passionate entrepreneurs build next generation companies of consequence was exciting and fulfilling.

Bob Davis · The Org / LinkedIn bio

Team

Bob Davis

General Partner

ConsumerEnterpriseB2B SaaS

Corey Mulloy

General Partner

ConsumerMarketplaces

Dan Nova

Partner

EnterpriseConsumer

Paul Maeder

Chair and General Partner

EnterpriseConsumer

Seth Berry

Managing Partner

B2B SaaSEnterprise

William Su

Partner

EnterpriseB2B SaaS

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
ArmorCodeSeries B$16m2026-03-04
Eko HealthSeries D$9m2024-06-05
TranscendSeries B$3m2024-05-28
RapidSOSSeries C$75m2022-10-01
HallowSeries C$50m2023-05-01
EverlywellSeries D$175m2020-12-01
ScopelyGrowth$340m2020-10-01
ThredUPGrowth$100m2019-08-01
Rent the RunwaySeries D$20m2014-01-01
Lululemon AthleticaSeries A2005-01-01

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