Highland Europe Overview
Highland Europe is a growth-stage investment firm located in London and Geneva, focusing entirely on European-rooted scale-ups. Established in 2012, the firm has raised over €2.75 billion across multiple funds, with its fifth fund closing at €1 billion in January 2023. Highland Europe backs exceptional, founder-led teams aiming to build category-defining businesses, providing strategic capital and expertise to support promising businesses at critical phases of development.
Is Highland Europe the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Highland Europe, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Highland Europe
Investment focus
Invest in
- Baltics
- Nordics
- Western Europe
- Southern Europe
- Central Eastern Europe
- North America 2 / 5
Product type
- Software
- Consumer goods
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Series B or later
First ticket size
€20,000,000 - €80,000,000
Contact information
Growth Investor
Efosa Ayanru
Principal
Jacob Bernstein
Partner
David Blyghton
Partner
Sam Brooks
Growth Investor
Eoghan Dorman
How to approach funds like Highland Europe
When reaching out to Highland Europe, founders should highlight strong traction metrics, a clear path to category leadership, and evidence of scalable, repeatable growth. Demonstrate how your team’s vision and execution have already positioned you as a standout in your market, and be prepared to discuss how additional capital will accelerate your trajectory. Highland Europe values data-driven decision-making and looks for founders who can articulate both their operational excellence and their ambition to dominate a European or global market.
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