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Highland Europe

Growth equityoperating company · company profile

London · Series B–Growth · 36 people tracked

Also known as HIGHLAND EUROPE (GENEVA) S.A.R.L.

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Investment thesis

Highland Europe focuses on backing high-growth software and internet-enabled companies in Europe that have achieved enough scale to confirm the validity of their business model and unit economics. The firm values capital efficiency and disciplined founders, and remains obsessed with growth as a key value driver, helping companies scale their teams and organizations. Its approach is mentorship-oriented and collaborative, with partners acting first as trusted advisors and board-level mentors, then as shareholders. The firm emphasizes an equal partnership culture built around founder support, integrity and long-term relationships.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Series B–Growth
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$10.8M – $54M
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2012
Last 12 months
7 investments
AUM
$1.1B
VC funds
13
Tracked investments
111
Unicorns
5
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
16

Team · 36 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Hannah Meehan· Finance Directorin
Daniel Jhoolun· Reception / Team Assistant
Amy Hodgson· Financial Accountantin
Aude Flecchia· Associatein
Audrey Koenig· Office Manager Geneva & EAin
Eleanor Courteney-Harris· EAin
John Wallwork· Senior Portfolio & Fund Financial Controller
Rachel Barbour-Fowles· Legal Counselin
Rachel Marcinek· Talent Managerin
Ruby Swann· Reception / Office Assistant
Tyrone Tee· Associatein

What they invest in

from 88 of 111 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×38SaaS ×38Enterprise Software ×29Consumer ×22E-commerce ×13Cybersecurity ×12Data & Infrastructure ×12Marketplaces ×11

HQs:United Kingdom×16United States×10Germany×8France×6Finland×2Argentina×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 71 portfolio companies
20%
solo founders
14 of 71 mapped founding teams
36%
repeat founders
of 66 founders with career history
~6 yrs
old at investment
median across 15 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×233 founders×114+ founders×23

Where their founders studiedfrom 62 founders with education data

DTU - Technical University of Denmark ×4Università degli Studi di Padova ×3CentraleSupélec ×2Columbia Business School ×2École Polytechnique ×2EPFL ×2ESCP ×2ETH Zürich ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 61 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×25Engineering ×14Business & Management ×12Finance & Accounting ×7Law ×3Life Sciences ×3Economics ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 66 founders with career history

Bridgewater Associates ×3Schneider Electric ×3Catlin ×2DTU Fotonik ×2Evertale ×2IBM ×2iGEM Competition ×2McKinsey & Company ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

1 founders hold a PhD · 4 hold an MBA (of 68 with degree data)

Investments · 111 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 102023 · 32022 · 82021 · 22020 · 52019 · 32018 · 22017 · 240 dated

Bending Spoonsbendingspoons.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BSP

Bending Spoons acquires established digital products—including Vimeo, Evernote, WeTransfer, Meetup, and Brightcove—to own and operate them long-term, developing new features and AI capabilities across them.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSMilan (Mi), IT

Luca Ferrari(Founder)inLuca Querella(Founder)inMatteo Danieli(Founder)inFrancesco Patarnello(Founder)inTomasz Greber(Founder)inDavide Giorgio Andrea Scarpazza(Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsCox EnterprisesEndeavor CatalystKearny JacksonNimble PartnersPositive Sum CapitalSocium Ventures+2 more

Farewillfarewill.com✓ verified

Farewill offers online services for dealing with death in the UK, including will writing, probate support, and direct cremations with prepaid funeral plans.

ConsumerInsurTechLegalTechMaidenhead, GB

Dan Garrett(Founder)inTom Rogers(Founder)

Co-investorsAugmentum FintechDMG VenturesKindred CapitalSAATCHiNVESTKeen Venture PartnersVenture Founders

Oritainoritain.comin𝕏Jul 2023 · $57M✓ verified

Oritain provides supply chain traceability and verification services using forensic analytical techniques to authenticate products and combat fraud, serving organizations across industries seeking to verify supply chain integrity and sustainability claims.

AgTechCircular EconomyDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechImpact & Social GoodLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSDunedin, NZ

Russell Frew(Founder)inDr. Helen Darling(Founder)Grant Cochrane(Founder)Helen Darling(Founder)Prof. Russell Frew(Founder)

Co-investorsLong Ridge Equity Partners

Plentificplentific.comin𝕏✓ verified

Plentific operates a property operations platform that connects housing providers and contractors to manage property maintenance, from work order creation and contractor sourcing to invoicing.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesPropTechSaaS

Cem Savas(Founder)inEmre Kazan(Founder)inLemi Cittone(Chief Operating Officer)in

Co-investorsTarget GlobalBrookfield Asset ManagementnoaPi Labs

Red Siftredsift.com𝕏Feb 2022 · $54M✓ verified

Red Sift is a cybersecurity company whose founders previously built email security and mobile products.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rahul Powar(Founder)inRandal Pinto(Founder)

Co-investorsSands Capital VenturesEntrée CapitalIn-Q-TelMMC VenturesSalica InvestmentsWhite Star Capital

SoSafesosafe-awareness.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $73M✓ verified

SoSafe provides security awareness training powered by behavioral science to help organizations reduce human risk and build resilient security cultures.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Dr. Niklas Hellemann(Co-Founder & CEO)Lukas Schaefer(Founder)inFelix Schürholz(Founder)Niklas Hellemann(Founder)

Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalActon CapitalLa Famiglia

Wordsmith AIwordsmith.aiin𝕏Aug 2026✓ verified

Wordsmith is a legal operations platform that consolidates legal requests from teams like sales, finance, and HR into a single system, routing and resolving matters based on how a legal team handles work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Abhished Reddy(Founder)Marc Baghdadi(Founder)Robbie Falkenthal(Founder)Volodymyr Giginiak(Founder)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesFELIX CAPITALKinnevikYellow

Yoobicyoobic.comin𝕏Jul 2021✓ verified

YOOBIC builds a mobile digital workplace for frontline employees, combining team communication, mobile learning, and digitized task management in one app.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkRetail TechSaaSNew York City, US

Avi Haiat(Founder)inFabrice Haiat(Founder)inGilles Haiat(Founder)inIain Chidgey(CRO)inNoreen Allen(CMO)inScott Beech(CFO)in

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALInsight Partners

9fin9fin.comin𝕏Mar 2026

9fin is an AI-native intelligence platform that provides data extraction, analytics, and workflows for credit and debt capital markets teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPropTechLondon, GB

HussHuss E.(Founder)inHuss EL-Sheikh(Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder)inSteven Hunter(Founder)inHuss El-Sheikh(Founder)

Co-investors500 GlobalAI SeedFly VenturesLiquidity CapitalCPP InvestmentsLondon Co-Investment Fund+2 more

Abaskabask.comin

ABASK is an e-commerce platform connecting customers with artisanal makers and designer objects from around the world, focusing on handcrafted items and preservation of traditional craftsmanship skills.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Tom Chapman(Founder)

ActiveFenceactivefence.comin𝕏

ActiveFence (trading as Alice) provides AI safety and security research, red teaming services, and governance tools for organizations deploying generative AI and agentic systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Alon Porat(Founder)Eyal Dykan(Founder)Iftach Orr(Founder)Noam Schwartz(Founder)

Co-investorsResolute VenturesSamsung NextClaltechCRV (Charles River Ventures)

Adaptyvadaptyvbio.comin𝕏Aug 2026

Adaptyv Bio develops technologies for protein engineering that enable the design and testing of new proteins for applications in medicine, industrial enzymes, and functional materials.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechLausanne, CH

Julian Englert(Founder)inDaniel Nakhaee-Zadeh Gutierrez(Founder)inRobert KapturinGerard AntouninSam BurnsinDaniel Nakhaee-Zadeh(CTO)in

Co-investorsFoundersHAWKTAILNeer Venture PartnersRheingau FoundersS2S VenturesUnruly Capital+11 more

Adjustadjust.com

Christian Henschel(Founder)Manuel Kniep(Founder)Paul Muller(Founder)

Co-investorsCapnamicIris CapitalNexoHolland CapitalTarget Partners

Alicealice.ioin𝕏

Alice provides trust and safety services for communicative technologies, protecting users across social platforms and AI models from abuse and threats.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Iftach Orr(Founder)inNoam Schwartz(Founder)in

Co-investorsClaltechCRV (Charles River Ventures)Norwest Venture PartnersSilent CapitalVintage Investment Partners

Alicealice.style

Alice.style is an online shopping platform selling brand-name consumer products across categories such as beauty, fitness, kitchen, home, AV/IT, hobby, bags, baby goods, jewelry, and golf.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Co-investorsColopl NextApax DigitalCRV (Charles River Ventures)GroveResolute Ventures

Alicealice.com.brinAug 2026 · $140M

Alice is a Brazilian corporate health plan (plano de saúde empresarial) for companies, combining a curated network of doctors and hospitals with an app-based care team and a data-driven, proactive care model.

Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTech

Guilherme [Gui] Azevedo(Founder)inIsabela ChusidAndré Florence(Founder)Guilherme Azevedo(Founder)Guilherme Berardo(Founder)Matheus Moraes(Founder)

Co-investorsEndeavor CatalystGrupo Globo - Mídia e ConteúdoIKJ CapitalKaszek VenturesMAYA Capital VenturesNext Billion Capital Partners+11 more

Alkemicsalkemics.comJun 2020acquired by Salsify · May 2021

Salsify offers an Intelligent Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that turns product data into product content and experiences across physical, digital, and AI-driven "agentic" retail channels.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCathay InnovationPartech VenturesSerenaIndex VenturesSEB AllianceSerena Capital

AMCS Groupamcsgroup.comin

AMCS builds software and technology solutions for the waste management, recycling, and circular economy sectors, serving operators and logistics teams globally.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Austin Ryan(Founder)

Co-investorsInsight Partners

Bitmovinbitmovin.comin𝕏Series C · Apr 2018 · $30M

Bitmovin provides video infrastructure software including a player, encoding, and streaming capabilities for online video providers building streaming services.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Stefan Lederer(CEO)inChristian Timmerer(CIO)inChristopher Mueller(CTO)inKenneth Carter(Executive Officer)inMichael Peter(Director HR)Miljana Corovic(Recruiter)

Co-investorsAtomicoEntourage VenturesMana VenturesSpeedinvestY CombinatorZillionize+5 more

Brandwatchbrandwatch.comin𝕏acquired by Cision

Brandwatch provides social media management and marketing intelligence platforms that enable brands and agencies to monitor, analyze, and manage their digital presence and execute data-driven social strategies.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

Guy Abramo(Chief Executive Officer)inMatt Brown(President, PR Newswire)inAmy Jones(Chief Marketing Officer)inSteve Boyes(Chief Revenue Officer)Jim Daxner(Chief Product Officer)Jeff Mullins(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsAccelAnthemis VentureColumbia Lake PartnersGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNauta CapitalPartech Ventures+2 more

Camundacamunda.comin𝕏

Camunda provides a process orchestration platform enabling organizations to design, automate, and manage workflows across people, systems, and devices.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBerlin, DE

Jakob Freund(Founder)inBernd Rücker(Founder)

Co-investorsInsight Partners

Cellular Originscellularorigins.comin

Cellular Origins provides automated cell therapy manufacturing solutions through its Constellation platform, which integrates robotics and digital management to enable GMP-compliant scaling of cell therapies with minimal process modification.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechRoboticsCambridge, GB

Alex Lang(Founder)

Co-investorsNYBC VenturesTTP VenturesBusiness Growth FundJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Cobaltcobalt.ioin𝕏

Cobalt provides penetration testing as a service (PTaaS) and offensive security testing for enterprises, offering both on-demand pentests and continuous testing programs enhanced with AI-powered vulnerability detection.

CybersecurityEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US

Jacob Hansen(Founder)inChristian Hansen(Founder)inEsben Friis-Jensen(Founder)Jakob Storm(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalbyFounderseLab VenturesKima VenturesSparkland CapitalBloomberg Beta+7 more

Cobaltcobaltintl.cominAug 2020 · $29M

Cobalt International is an oil exploration, development, and production company.

Energy

Co-investorsAzimuth Capital ManagementBloomberg BetaFounders FundPromus VenturesSequoia CapitalStorm Ventures

Combohrcombohr.comin

Combo is an HR management software that provides scheduling, time tracking, and payroll integration tools for team management.

HR TechSaaSParis, FR

Olivier Severyns(Founder)

Co-investorsParis Business Angels

Contentsquarecontentsquare.cominJul 2022 · $600M

Contentsquare offers a digital experience analytics platform that uses AI to help teams understand customer behavior across websites and apps through heatmaps, zoning analysis, journey mapping, and session insights.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSParis, FR

Jonathan Cherki(Founder)in

Co-investorsBleu CapitalCanaan PartnersColumbia Lake PartnersElizabeth Street VenturesHomebrewSeed4Soft+10 more

Corsearchcorsearch.comin

Corsearch provides brand protection investigation services that map illicit networks, identify offline production sources, and prepare enforcement-ready case files for brands facing counterfeiting, diversion, and infringement.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSNew York, US

Benjamin Whitelock(Founder)Simon Baggs(Founder)

Co-investorsAstorgKarma Ventures

Deepkideepki.comMar 2022

ESG solution monitoring 1.7 million assets.

Vincent BRYANT(Founder)inEmmanuel Blanchet(Founder)Vincent Bryant(Founder)

Co-investorsAgoranovEnergetik VenturesHi InovOne PeakCitizen CapitalDemeter+1 more

Descartes Underwritingdescartesunderwriting.comin𝕏

Descartes Underwriting develops AI-powered parametric insurance products for natural perils including storms, wildfires, hail, and tornadoes, using satellite imagery, environmental data, and advanced modeling to assess risk and process claims.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechParis, FR

Tanguy Touffut(Founder)inKevin Dedieu(Founder)Sébastien Piguet(Founder)Tanguy Touffut Sebastien Piguet(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesMundi VenturesBlackFin TechSerena

Descartes Underwritingdescartes-underwriting.com

Tech-driven climate risk insurance

Tanguy Touffut(Founder)in

Co-investorsCathay InnovationMundi VenturesSerena

Domino Data Labdominodatalab.comin𝕏

Domino Data Lab provides a platform for enterprise machine learning operations that enables data scientists to experiment, build models, and deploy AI applications at scale with governance and reproducibility.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHollywood, US

Nick Elprin(Founder)inChristopher Yang(Founder)inMatthew Granade(Founder)inThomas Robinson(Chief Executive Officer)inChris Yang(Founder)

Co-investorsBloomberg BetaCoatue ManagementCowles VenturesDell Technologies CapitalIn-Q-TelSequoia Capital+7 more

Dotssocialpoint.esin𝕏acquired by Take-Two Interactive

Socialpoint creates mobile games for global audiences.

GamingBarcelona, ES

Andrés Bou(Founder)Horacio Martos(Founder)Marc Canaleta(Founder)

Co-investors83NorthGreycroftNauta Capital

ecorobotixecorobotix.comin𝕏

Ecorobotix builds the ARA UHP sprayer, an AI-powered ultra-high-precision spraying system that distinguishes weeds from crops to target plant protection products plant-by-plant.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics

Aurelien G. Demaurex(Founder)inSteve Tanner(Founder)inAurélien Demaurex(Founder)Dominique Mégret(Founder)

Co-investorsCapagroCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundMcWin Capital PartnersSICTICYara Growth Ventures+3 more

Egymegym.comin

EGYM provides an operating system for gyms and fitness clubs that connects training equipment, member data, and club management processes into one platform.

SaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness

Florian Sauter(Founder)Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer(Founder)

Co-investorsBayern KapitalHigh Tech GruenderfondsHPE GrowthHTGFJavelin Venture PartnersKreos Capital+1 more

Epturaeptura.comin𝕏

Eptura provides an integrated platform for workplace and asset management, serving facility teams, real estate managers, and enterprise operations.

Enterprise SoftwarePropTech

Paul Statham(Founder)

Co-investorsGolub GrowthJMI EquityThoma Bravo

Featurespacefeaturespace.comin

Featurespace provides an AI-powered fraud detection platform deployed across financial institutions, payment processors, and insurance companies globally.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Bill Fitzgerald(Founder)Dave Excell(Founder)

Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCambridge Capital GroupGray VenturesInsight PartnersMissionOGTTV Capital

Ffernffern.co

Ffern is a perfume house that creates seasonal scents using natural ingredients and experimental perfumery techniques, led by master perfumers trained in traditional methods.

CleantechConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB

Owen Mears(Founder)

Finanzcheckfinanzcheck.dein𝕏

FINANZCHECK.de operates an online loan comparison platform that gathers individual credit offers from over 20 partner banks in Germany, covering installment loans, car loans, debt restructuring, mortgage financing, and small loans.

FintechMarketplacesHamburg, DE

Moritz Thiele(Founder)

Co-investorsActon CapitalCoastCapECONA AGTruVenturo GmbH

Finanzcheckfinanzcheck.com

FINANZCHECK is an online credit comparison platform that lets consumers submit a free loan request and compare offers from over 20 partner banks and lenders using a SCHUFA-neutral rate inquiry.

FintechMarketplaces

Finbournefinbourne.comin

FINBOURNE is a cloud-native data management platform serving asset managers, asset owners, and asset servicers in institutional investment management.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

George Beasley(Founder)inPaul S(Founder)Thomas M(Founder)Dermot Shortt(Founder)Matthew Logue(Founder)Neil Mitchell(Founder)

Co-investorsCommerzVenturesFrontline VenturesKreos CapitalAtlantic Vantage PointAXA Venture Partners

Flippflipp.comin

Flipp operates an end-to-end digital platform that helps retailers and brands create and distribute shoppable merchandising experiences to reach over 100 million households.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechMarketplacesRetail Tech

Michael Silverman(Chief Executive Officer)inAdam Halim(Sr. Vice President, Product and Marketing)inGarrett Royds(Sr. Vice President, Business Development)inJaclyn Welsh(Chief Financial Officer)inBrendan Cone(Sr. Vice President, Engineering)inStella Fong(Vice President, People and Culture)in

Co-investorsGarage CapitalTruelink CapitalGeneral AtlanticInsight Partners

Fundmentfundment.cominJan 2025

Fundment provides a proprietary platform for financial advisers that combines custody, trading, automation, and reporting into a single workflow to implement investment advice.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Ola Abdul(Founder)in

Co-investorsETFS CapitalInnvotec Ltd.Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)

Get your guidegetyourguide.pressinNov 2017 · $75M

GetYourGuide is a global online marketplace where travelers discover and book travel experiences such as tours, attractions, and activities in over 18,000 cities.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

JohannesTao

Co-investorsG SquaredView DifferentBattery VenturesBlue Pool CapitalBNP ParibasHeartcore Capital+8 more

GetYourGuidegetyourguide.comOct 2020

Berlin-based online marketplace where travelers book tours, attraction tickets and activities from third-party operators.

Berlin, DE

Johannes Reck(Founder)inMartin Sieber(Founder)inTao Tao(Founder)inPascal Mathis(Founder)Tobias Rein(Founder)

Co-investorsAtlanticAtlantic LabsBattery VenturesHeartcore CapitalNGP CapitalRPS Ventures+8 more

Goodlordgoodlord.coMar 2022

Goodlord provides an AI-enhanced software platform for the UK lettings market, automating administration, referencing, identity verification, and regulatory compliance across the tenancy process.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsElevate Innovation PartnersFinch CapitalLocalGlobeOxxWalking VenturesColumbia Lake Partners+3 more

Goodlordgoodlord.com

Goodlord operates an AI-powered software platform for the UK lettings market, automating tenancy tasks such as identity verification, tenant referencing, financial data processing, fraud detection, and compliance.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Philip Mundy(Founder)Richard White(Founder)inTom Mundy(Founder)

Co-investorsFinch Capital

Huelhuel.comin𝕏Dec 2022 · $24M

Huel produces nutritionally formulated ready-to-drink beverages and powders designed to supplement daily nutrition with concentrated vitamins, minerals, and plant-based ingredients.

ConsumerFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNot stated, GB

Julian Hearn(Founder)inJames Collier(Founder)

Co-investorsA-Rod Corp

hyperexponentialhyperexponential.cominDec 2023 · $18M

HyperExponential provides a platform for actuarial teams to deploy pricing models and manage underwriting decisions outside of spreadsheets.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS

Amrit Santhirasenan(Founder)inMichael Johnson(Founder)in

BoardRichard Henry George Gunn(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBattery Ventures

Intersecintersec.comin𝕏

Intersec provides Agora, a metadata platform that processes and analyzes network signals from mobile devices to deliver real-time insights on location, movement, and mobility patterns for telecom operators and public authorities.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureGovTechSaaSParis, FR

Yann Chevalier(Founder)Jean-Marc Coïc(Founder)Olivier Guillaumin(Founder)

Co-investorsRevaiaInnovacomOmnes Capital

Jamppjampp.comin𝕏acquired by Affle

Jampp builds a programmatic advertising platform that enables mobile app developers and marketers to scale user acquisition and growth without managing their own infrastructure.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningGamingMarketing TechSaaSBuenos Aires, AR

Diego Meller(Founder)Martin Anazco(Founder)

Co-investorsNXTPEndeavor CatalystInnova

Jellysmackjellysmack.comin𝕏

Jellysmack helps social media creators grow their audiences and increase earnings across multiple platforms using AI technology, first-party data, and multi-platform expertise.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment

Swann Maizil(Founder)inRobin Sabban(Founder)inMichael Philippe(Founder)in

Co-investorsInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcOneRagtimePartech VenturesSoftBank Vision FundUnilever VenturesSoftBank Group

JobTeaserjobteaser.cominSep 2019

JobTeaser operates a career center platform integrated into the student portals of over 800 European schools and universities, listing internships, apprenticeships, and entry-level jobs.

EdTechFuture of WorkHR Tech

Adrien Ledoux(Founder)Nicolas Lombard(Founder)

Co-investorsKorelya CapitalSeventure PartnersAlvenIdinvest Partners

Juniqejuniqe.cominacquired by Myposter

JUNIQE is an online shop selling wall art, prints, and framed pictures, along with personalizable home decor and gift items such as photo collages, notebooks, mugs, cushions, and towels.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Anna Ruhland(Founder)Lea Lange(Founder)Marc Pohl(Founder)René Ruhland(Founder)Sebastian Hasebrink(Founder)

Co-investorsVorwerk VenturesGerman Startups GroupredalpineTrue Global Ventures

Le Collectionistlecollectionist.cominDec 2022 · $63M

Le Collectionist rents a curated portfolio of over 2,300 luxury villas and homes across 50 destinations, offering tiered concierge services and bespoke travel experiences.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality

Co-investorsFJ LabsOLMA Luxury HoldingsPartech VenturesRed River WestSonorcapXAnge+1 more

LemFilemfi.comin𝕏Series B · Jan 2025

LemFi provides financial services for immigrants relocating globally, enabling them to move money and access financial products across borders.

FintechLondon, GB

Ridwan Olalere(Founder)inRian Cochran(Founder)in

Co-investorsAjim CapitalEndeavor CatalystFlucas VenturesFund I, a series of Africa FinTech Collective, LPHoaQLeft Lane Capital+14 more

Lovecraftslovecrafts.comin

LoveCrafts is an online marketplace and store for crafting supplies, selling knitting and crochet yarn from brands like Lion Brand, Rowan and Paintbox, along with fabrics, cross stitch kits, embroidery supplies and tools.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces

Cherry Freeman(Founder)Edward Griffith(Founder)Nigel Whiteoak(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalTrue.

Malwarebytesmalwarebytes.comin𝕏

Malwarebytes provides consumer and small-business cybersecurity software, including antivirus and web protection, a privacy VPN, ad/tracker blocking, and identity theft monitoring with insurance.

ConsumerCybersecuritySaaS

Marcin Kleczynski(Founder)inBruce Harrison(Founder)

Co-investorsLinus VenturesHighland Capital PartnersVector Capital

ME+EMmeandem.comMar 2022

ME+EM is a direct-to-consumer womenswear brand that designs and sells flattering, functional clothing directly to consumers without wholesale middlemen.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB

Clare Hornby(Founder)inEmma Howarth(Founder)

Co-investorsAmery CapitalFreston Ventures

Meditopiameditopia.comin𝕏

Meditopia provides holistic wellbeing programs that combine psychology, technology, and wellness to support mental, emotional, and physical health.

Digital HealthMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Berk Yilmaz(Founder)inFatih Mustafa Çelebi(Founder)inAli Murat Ceylan(Founder)Berk Yılmaz(Founder)Fatih Celebi(Founder)

Co-investorsAtlanticScaleX VenturesStartersHubVela PartnersAtlantic LabsCreandum

Modulrmodulrfinance.comin𝕏

Modulr provides an embedded payments platform that lets businesses automate and manage payment flows, integrating deeply into the payments ecosystem across Europe.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Andrew Dellow(Founder)Martin Threakall(Founder)Myles Stephenson(Founder)Ritesh Tendulkar(Founder)

Co-investorsFrog CapitalGeneral Atlantic

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AMCSComboCondecoCondecosoftwareIncoproKeli NetworkMatchesfashionNewVoiceMediaOroCommerceSpotThreads

Exits · 17

1 IPOs · 16 acquisitions · showing 16

Bending SpoonsNASDAQ: BSPAlkemicsacq. by SalsifyBrandwatchacq. by CisionCondecoacq. by Thoma BravoDotsacq. by Take-Two InteractiveIncoproacq. by CorsearchJamppacq. by AffleJuniqeacq. by MyposterMatchesfashionacq. by Apax PartnersMyOptique Groupacq. by EssilorPrivalia (VeePee) Leading online-fashion outletacq. by Vente-PriveeSpotacq. by NetAppTalentsoftacq. by CegidThreadsacq. by Chalhoub GroupWeTransferacq. by Bending Spoonswoogaacq. by Playtika

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Highland Europe made?
Highland Europe has 111 tracked investments, 17 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Highland Europe invest at?
Highland Europe invests at the Series B, Growth stages.
What is Highland Europe's typical check size?
Highland Europe typically writes checks of $10.8M – $54M.
What sectors does Highland Europe focus on?
Highland Europe focuses on Cloud Computing, Consumer, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Highland Europe located?
Highland Europe is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Highland Europe lead rounds?
Yes, Highland Europe leads investment rounds.
Who does Highland Europe co-invest with?
Highland Europe most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, 83North, Cathay Innovation, among 247 tracked co-investors.

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Tony Zappalà - Partner, Highland Europe - S6 E2

FutureTech · Tony Zappalà

Tech Tour 2017 Growth Forum Interview with Fergal Mullen, Co-Founder & Partner, Highland Europe

Tech Tour · Fergal Mullen

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