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Highnote
San Francisco, US · Founded 2020 · 9 known investors
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Highnote is a payments platform that lets companies launch and scale financial products including card issuing, acquiring, credit programs, money movement, and real-time ledgering from a single system. It serves businesses embedding or operating payment products, with solutions for areas such as supplier payments, spend management, fleet, travel payouts, and embedded finance.
Founders & leadership
Board
Investors · 9
How we know: Oak HC/FT's portfolio page · board seat on SEC Form D · paymentsdive.com · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · oakhcft.com · Not right? Tell us
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Also in the syndicate · 3
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$179.1M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2020–2025
- Undisclosed amountSeries BFeb 2025
Adams Street Partners (lead), Costanoa, Oak HC/FT, Pinegrove Venture Partners, WestCap
Source ↗
▶$125MraisedMar 2026 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Gregory SandsDirector
- Kin KeeExecutive Officer
- Matt StreisfeldDirector
- John MacIlwaineExecutive Officer, Director
- Nicola MorrisExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $125M
- Amount sold
- $125M
- First sale
- Dec 2024
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$42.6MraisedAug 2021 · 17 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Greg SandsDirector
- Kin KeeExecutive Officer
- Matt StreisfeldDirector
- John MacIlwaineExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $42.6M
- Amount sold
- $42.6M
- First sale
- Apr 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$11.5MraisedOct 2020 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- John MacIlwaineExecutive Officer, Director
- Matt StreisfeldDirector
- Greg SandsDirector
- Kin KeeExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $11.5M
- Amount sold
- $11.5M
- First sale
- Oct 2020
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Highnote do?
- Highnote is a payments platform that lets companies launch and scale financial products including card issuing, acquiring, credit programs, money movement, and real-time ledgering from a single system. It serves businesses embedding or operating payment products, with solutions for areas such as supplier payments, spend management, fleet, travel payouts, and embedded finance.
- Who are Highnote's investors?
- Highnote's investors include Oak HC/FT, Omega Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners, Afore Capital, Costanoa Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital.
- How much funding has Highnote raised?
- Highnote has disclosed $179.1M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Highnote headquartered?
- Highnote is headquartered in San Francisco, US.