Highland Capital Partners
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Highland Capital Partners is a global venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco. Highland has raised over $4 billion in committed capital and invested in more than 280 companies, with 47 IPOs and 134 acquisitions.[1]
History
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Investments and investment funds
Highland is typically the first institutional investor in the companies they back.[2]
Since its founding in 1988, the firm has raised eleven venture capital funds:
- 1988 — Highland Capital Partners
- 1992 — Highland Capital Partners II
- 1996 — Highland Capital Partners III
- 1998 — Highland Capital Partners IV
- 2000 — Highland Capital Partners V
- 2001 — Highland Capital Partners VI
- 2006 — Highland Capital Partners VII
- 2009 — Highland Capital Partners VIII
- 2013 — Highland Capital Partners 9
- 2018 — Highland Capital Partners 10
- 2020 — Highland Capital Leaders Fund
Notable investments
The company has invested some $4 billion in more than 280 companies since its founding, including 2U,[3] Auris Health,[4] Bromium,[5] Clearbanc,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Everlywell,[6] Gigamon,[7] Imprivata[8] LevelUp,[9] Lululemon Athletica,[10] Malwarebytes,[11] Qihoo 360,[12] Quattro Wireless,[13] Rent the Runway,[14] Scopely,[15] ThredUp,[16] Turbonomic[17] and VistaPrint.[18]
Current and former employees
Notable members of the team include Bob Davis, the founder of Lycos;[19] Gaurav Tewari, the founder of Omega Venture Partners, and formerly of Highland Capital Partners;[20] and Wyc Grousbeck, owner of the Boston Celtics.[21] In February 2005, Thomas G. Stemberg, the founder and former CEO of Staples, joined Highland.[22]
Other
Highland Capital Partners is not affiliated with Highland Capital Management, the distressed investment firm, hedge fund sponsor, and mutual fund manager based in Dallas, Texas.
In November 2020, several of the senior GPs partnered with Ian Friedman, former co-head of Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (Venture Capital and Growth Equity Team) and formed Highland Transcend Partners I, a SPAC that targets disruptive commerce,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". digital media, and enterprise software. The founding team consists of Friedman (CEO), Bob Davis (executive chairman), Dan Nova (chief investment officer) and Paul Maeder (CFO).[23]
References
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- The Rebirth of Venture Capitalism. New York Times, September 24, 2006
- COMPANY NEWS; STAPLES NAMES ITS CHIEF AS CHAIRMAN. New York Times, March 12, 2005
External links
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