Highway 12 Ventures
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Team · 1 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 3 of 7 portfolio companiesMarketing Tech ×2SaaS ×2Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1Fintech ×1Media & Entertainment ×1Retail Tech ×1
HQs:United States×4
Investments · 7 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2015 · 12010 · 22009 · 32005 · 17 dated
Balihoo provides a digital marketing platform designed for franchise businesses, enabling coordination between franchisors and franchisees through localized paid search, location marketing, and brand collaboration tools.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaSBoise, US
Peter Gombert(Executive Officer, Director)Shane Vaughan(Executive Officer)Andrew Piron(Executive Officer)Ron Clevenger(Executive Officer)Paul Price(Executive Officer)
BoardMichael Browner(Director)
Co-investorsMultiplier Capital
Co-investorsCrawley VenturesEscalate Capital PartnersRally Ventures Management, Llc
SendGrid provides email delivery and marketing infrastructure via APIs and SMTP services for developers and marketers to send emails at scale.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSDenver, US
Isaac Saldana(Founder)inJose Lopez(Founder)inTim Jenkins(Founder)Yancey Spruill(Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer)Michael Tognetti(Executive Officer)James H. Franklin(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investors500 GlobalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersDecibel PartnersGraph VenturesK2 Global+6 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
OpenLogicTechMediaNetworkVico Software
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSendGrid · en.wikipedia.org · Sep 2, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 3
as of Sep 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway 12 Venture Fund II-B, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho | 2006 | — | 11.6% | 2.30x | 2.30x |
| Highway 12 Venture Fund II, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho | 2006 | — | 8.6% | 1.88x | 1.88x |
| Highway 12 Venture Fund, L.P.LPs: Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho | 2001 | — | -6.8% | 0.64x | 0.64x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Highway 12 Ventures made?
- Highway 12 Ventures has 7 tracked investments.
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Co-investors · 2
Rally Ventures is an investment firm focused on business technology companies, backing a select group of high-potential startups to help them grow market impact and value.
Building Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in companies transforming how the built environment is designed, built, operated, and experienced.
Firms observed investing alongside Highway 12 Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Highway 12 Ventures's recorded portfolio.












