Headnote
San Francisco, US · Founded 2017 · 1 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors
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Headnote offers payment processing and billing software built for law firms. Its tools handle client invoicing, online payments, and accounts receivable in ways that account for legal industry trust accounting rules.
Founders & leadership
Headnote was founded in 2017 by Sarah Schaaf.
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Sarah SchaafCEO and Cofounder (Acquired by Paradigm / Alpine Investors)2014–2022Sarah Schaaf is a former attorney who studied law and worked as a litigator and at Google before founding Headnote, a payments and billing software company for law firms that was acquired by Alpine Investors in 2019 and subsequently by Francisco Partners in 2021. She has since founded and led Rivet, a fintech company focused on payments infrastructure and transaction data.
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T. Thornton SchaafExecutiveT. Thornton Schaaf is the Executive Officer at Headnote, a fintech company providing payment processing and billing software for law firms. He has founded and led multiple ventures in the payments and financial services sector, with prior experience scaling operations and managing high-performing teams.
Board
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Stephanie PalmeriBoard directorGeneral Partner at Uncork Capital
Investors · 4
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2017
▶$2.6MraisedMar 2017 · 15 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2.6MraisedMar 2017 · 15 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Stephanie PalmeriDirector
- T. Thornton SchaafExecutive Officer
- Sarah SchaafExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $3.2M
- Amount sold
- $2.6M
- First sale
- Feb 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2017
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Headnote do?
- Headnote offers payment processing and billing software built for law firms. Its tools handle client invoicing, online payments, and accounts receivable in ways that account for legal industry trust accounting rules.
- Who founded Headnote?
- Headnote was founded by Sarah Schaaf in 2017.
- Who are Headnote's investors?
- Headnote's investors include Kima Ventures, NFX, Silicon Badia, Uncork Capital.
- How much funding has Headnote raised?
- Headnote has disclosed $2.6M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Headnote headquartered?
- Headnote is headquartered in San Francisco, US.



