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Highland Capital Partners portfolio
Highland Capital Partners has 15 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 1 investment in the last 12 months.
About this page
It is a venture capital firm based in Cambridge, US, founded in 1985. It led 3 of the 11 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is Vecna Robotics's $31M Series B+ round in September 2026, alongside Drive Capital, Tectonic Ventures, Tiger Global Management and 1 other. By category, its portfolio leans toward Health and bio (4) and Developer tools and cloud (4). It has co-invested with Tiger Global Management, Drive Capital and Tectonic Ventures, most often Tiger Global Management (3 rounds).
About Highland Capital Partners
Fund returns
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Consumer Fund I | 2007 | — | -3.5% | 0.76x | 0.76x | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Highland Capital Partners VII, L.P. | 2006 | — | 6.4% | 1.60x | 1.53x | Jun 30, 2024 |
| Highland Credit Ops | 2006 | — | -2.1% | 0.80x | 0.85x | Sep 30, 2025 |
| [OE] Highland Crusader Fund⁴ | 2003 | — | 4.9% | — | 1.33x | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Highland Crusader Fund | 2003 | — | 4.3% | 1.27x | 1.22x | Mar 31, 2018 |
| Highland Capital Partners VI, L.P. | 2001 | — | 12.0% | 1.65x | 1.64x | Jun 30, 2024 |
What Highland Capital Partners invests in
- Health and bio · 4 · 27%
- Developer tools and cloud · 4 · 27%
- Consumer and social · 3 · 20%
- Logistics and mobility · 2 · 13%
- Cybersecurity · 2 · 13%
- Data and analytics · 2 · 13%
- Commerce and retail · 2 · 13%
- Fintech · 2 · 13%
Highland Capital Partners recent investments
| Company | Round | Date | Alongside |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B+ · $31M | Drive Capital, Tectonic Ventures, Tiger Global Management +1 | ||
| Series B+ · $100M | General Motors, Drive Capital, Proficio Capital Partners +4 | ||
| Series B+ · $41M | LG Technology Ventures, What If Ventures, ARTIS Ventures +4 | ||
| Series B+ · $60M | TVP, NYDIG, Ironwood Ventures +3 | ||
| Series B+ · $65M | Gaw Capital Partners, Bernstein Management Corporation, Harbert Growth Partners +2 | ||
| Series A · $25M · lead | Qualcomm Ventures, The Fabric (lead), BluePointe Ventures +4 | ||
| Series B+ · $65M | Blackhorn Ventures, Drive Capital, Proficio Capital Partners +6 | ||
| Series B+ · $100M | Great Hill Partners (lead), Coatue, Nvidia +2 |
How Highland Capital Partners invests
Highland Capital Partners portfolio companies
VVecna Robotics$31MSeries B+ · Sep 2026
EEko Health$41MSeries B+ · Jun 2024
UUnchained$60MSeries B+ · Apr 2023
PPlacemakr$65MSeries B+ · Mar 2023
CCloudbrink$25MSeries A · Nov 2022
DDomino Data Lab$100MSeries B+ · Oct 2021
FFreshly$77MSeries B+ · Jun 2017
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| Company | Round with Highland Capital Partners | Total raised | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|
Robotics and hardware |
Series B+ · $31M | $210.5M | Sep 10, 2026 Series B+ |
Health and bio |
Series B+ · $41M | $133.8M | Jul 18, 2024 Series B+ |
Lending and credit |
Series B+ · $60M | $60M | Jun 24, 2026 Pre-seed |
Health and bio |
Series B+ · $65M | $65M | Mar 21, 2023 Series B+ |
Cybersecurity |
Series A · $25M · lead | $25M | Jan 17, 2023 Series A |
Health and bio |
Series B+ · $100M | $223.5M | Oct 14, 2025 Series B+ |
Commerce and retail |
Series B+ · $77M | $86M | May 26, 2025 Pre-seed |
Legal and compliance |
backer · source | $40M | May 28, 2024 Series B+ |
Data and analytics |
backer · source | $235.9M | Jul 2, 2026 Series A |
| backer | $19.5M | Sep 28, 2026 Seed | |
Insurance |
backer | $105M | Feb 3, 2022 Series B+ |
Fintech |
backer | undisclosed | — |
In-person and live experiences |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Developer tools and cloud |
backer | undisclosed | — |
Voice and audio AI |
backer | $159.3M | Sep 14, 2022 Series B+ |
Most frequent co-investors
TTiger Global Management3 shared rounds · last Sep 10, 2026
DDrive Capital3 shared rounds · last Sep 10, 2026
TTectonic Ventures3 shared rounds · last Sep 10, 2026
PProficio Capital Partners2 shared rounds · last Jun 20, 2024
IImpulse VC2 shared rounds · last Jun 20, 2024
FFontinalis Partners2 shared rounds · last Jun 20, 2024
AARTIS Ventures2 shared rounds · last Jun 1, 2024
NNTT Venture Capital2 shared rounds · last Jun 1, 2024
QQuesta Capital Management2 shared rounds · last Jun 1, 2024
SSequoia2 shared rounds · last Oct 5, 2021
CCoatue2 shared rounds · last Oct 5, 2021
UUnless1 shared round · last Sep 10, 2026
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Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Health and bio).
How this is counted
Net returns as reported by the public-pension and foundation LPs invested in each fund.
Firm profile and fund returns: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-11, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.
Share is of the 11 rounds on Recent Funding that name Highland Capital Partners. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.
Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Highland Capital Partners, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/highland-capital-partners (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.