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Highland Europe
Venture Capital · Founded 2012 · London, United Kingdom
News
Adaptyv raises $40M Series A to automate lab work for AI-designed proteins
Aug 26, 2026
News
Alice raises $140M Series D at $800M valuation to secure AI models
Aug 25, 2026
Analysis
European VCs are raising new funds at close to the 2022 record pace
Aug 14, 2026
News
Highland Europe raises €1.1B Fund VI to back growth-stage tech
Jul 30, 2026
Highland Europe’s biggest current holdings.
Highland Europe is a named shareholder in 7 companies. Dealroom estimates those stakes are worth about $1.9B in total — the disclosed percentage × each company’s latest valuation. The 7 biggest are below, each sized by that estimate.
N8n
$780M
15% of $5.2B
ContentSquare
$616M
11% of $5.6B
9fin
$167M
12.82% of $1.3B
GetYourGuide
$150M
7.5% of $2.0B
Nothing
$98M
7.5% of $1.3B
Hyperexponential
$91M
20.83% of $438M
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N8n
15%
$5.2B
$780M
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ContentSquare
11%
$5.6B
$616M
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9fin
12.82%
$1.3B
$167M
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GetYourGuide
7.5%
$2.0B
$150M
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Nothing
7.5%
$1.3B
$98M
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Hyperexponential
20.83%
$438M
$91M
- 7 11.25% $300M $34M
1 company hidden on this public profile. Estimated value = Highland Europe’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying shareholder registers on Dealroom →
Highland Europe’s biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Highland Europe’s transaction record.
Where Highland Europe’s portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 76 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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UK28
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France11
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Germany11
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USA11
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Finland4
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Israel3
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Spain2
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Switzerland2
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Brazil1
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Canada1
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Denmark1
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Ireland1
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Enterprise Software25
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Marketing15
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Fintech10
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Security10
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Fashion9
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Media8
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Food6
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Health4
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Jobs Recruitment4
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Education3
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Gaming3
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Legal3
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Series B+55
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Series A19
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Seed2
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Late Growth42
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Breakout Stage35
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Early Growth1
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Mature1
Inside Highland Europe’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 76 tracked.
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JeWhere Highland Europe’s portfolio founders come from.
145 founders across the 80 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United Kingdom46
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France22
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United States12
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Germany11
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Finland7
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Denmark6
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Israel6
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Switzerland6
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Spain4
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Lithuania3
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University of Cambridge6
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École Polytechnique - IP Paris5
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ETH Zurich4
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HEC Paris4
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The University of Manchester4
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Aalto University3
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Harvard Business School3
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Harvard University3
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University of Bristol3
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Bar-Ilan University2
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Boston Consulting Group5
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Bridgewater Associates3
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JP Morgan3
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McKinsey & Company3
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OnePlus3
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SimilarWeb3
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Aalto University2
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Bain & Company2
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Carat2
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Credit Suisse2
Similar investors.
Peers the API surfaces as most similar by portfolio shape, with Dealroom investor rank and portfolio scale.
Key people at Highland Europe.
