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Highland Europe

Venture Capital · Founded 2012 · London, United Kingdom

Growth-stage technology fund with deep sector expertise we work with great entrepreneurs to build great companies

76 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $7.8B invested · 122 investments · Investor rank #352 · Last investment 6/2026
Portfolio companies 76 ↑ 43% 5y
Decacorns 0
Thoroughbreds 14 ↑ 8% 5y
01 · Biggest holdings

Highland Europe’s biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Highland Europe still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Highland Europe directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 ContentSquareUnicorn · Marketing · France 11% $5.6B $616M
  2. 2 N8nUnicorn · Enterprise Software · Germany 15% $5.2B $780M
  3. 3 GetYourGuideUnicorn · Travel · Germany 7.5% $2.0B $150M
  4. 4 NothingUnicorn · Consumer Electronics · UK 7.5% $1.3B $98M
  5. 5 9finUnicorn · Fintech · UK 12.82% $1.3B $167M
  6. 6 ZwiftUnicorn · Gaming · USA $1.0B
  7. 7 JellysmackUnicorn · Media · USA $1.0B
  8. 8 MalwarebytesSecurity · USA $200M
  9. 9 SpartooFashion · France $30M

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 cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

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.

$8.1B acquisition · 2021
Entered Series B+Food
$1.1B acquisition · 2026
Entered Series AHealth
$1.0B acquisition · 2021
Entered Series B+Marketing
$1.0B acquisition · 2017
Entered Series AFashion
03 · Portfolio analysis

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.

By countryCount
  1. UK28
  2. France11
  3. Germany11
  4. USA11
  5. Finland4
  6. Israel3
  7. Spain2
  8. Switzerland2
  9. Brazil1
  10. Canada1
  11. Denmark1
  12. Ireland1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software25
  2. Marketing15
  3. Fintech10
  4. Security10
  5. Fashion9
  6. Media8
  7. Food6
  8. Health4
  9. Jobs Recruitment4
  10. Education3
  11. Gaming3
  12. Legal3
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+55
  2. Series A19
  3. Seed2
By growth stageCount
  1. Late Growth42
  2. Breakout Stage35
  3. Early Growth1
  4. Mature1
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Highland Europe’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 76 tracked.

ContentSquare
Marketing · Unicorn
$5.6B
GetYourGuide
Travel · Unicorn
$2.0B
Wolt
Food · Unicorn
$8.1B
Nothing
Consumer Electronics · Unicorn
$1.3B
Zwift
Gaming · Unicorn
$1.0B
EGYM
Wellness Beauty · Unicorn
$1.2B
Nexthink
Jobs Recruitment · Unicorn
$3.0B
Signal AI
Media
$660M
9fin
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.3B
Adjust
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.0B
N8n
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$5.2B
Domino Data Lab
Enterprise Software
$400M
Podimo
Media
$429M
Advanced Manufacturing Control Systems
Energy
$198M
Modulr
Fintech
$438M
Ecorobotix
Food
$420M
Malwarebytes
Security
$200M
Deepki
Real Estate
$660M
NewVoiceMedia
Marketing
$350M
Plentific
Real Estate
$400M
Descartes Underwriting
Fintech
$480M
Photobox Group
Media
$528M
PVcase
Energy
$400M
Camunda
Enterprise Software
$361M
Privalia
Fashion
$550M
Oritain
Food
$228M
Finbourne
Fintech
$370M
Wordsmith AI
Legal
$350M
Nabla
Health
$280M
Featurespace
Security
$158M
MyOptique Group
Fashion
$154M
Zero Networks
Security
$220M
Alice
Security
$500M
TalentSoft
Education
$200M
Hyperexponential
Fintech
$292M
LemFi
Fintech
$212M
LoveCrafts
Fashion
$172M
YOOBIC
Marketing
$200M
JobTeaser
Jobs Recruitment
$238M
Le Collectionist
Travel
$264M
ME+EM
Fashion
$290M
SoSafe
Security
$292M
Goodlord
Marketing
$143M
Bitmovin
Media
$100M
RedSift
Security
$216M
Brandwatch
Marketing
$450M
Fundment
Fintech
$330M
WeTransfer
Enterprise Software
$154M
Wirepas
Telecom
$91M
Titan OS
Media
$220M
Reachdesk
Marketing
$172M
Outfittery
Fashion
$88M
Spot
Security
$100M
Spartoo
Fashion
$30M
Combo
Food
$180M
Alkemics
Marketing
$92M
Huel
Health · Unicorn
$1.1B
Supermetrics
Marketing
$176M
Social Point
Gaming
$253M
Jellysmack
Media · Unicorn
$1.0B
05 · Portfolio founders

Where 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.

LocationCount
  1. United Kingdom46
  2. France22
  3. United States12
  4. Germany11
  5. Finland7
  6. Denmark6
  7. Israel6
  8. Switzerland6
  9. Spain4
  10. Lithuania3
UniversityCount
  1. University of Cambridge6
  2. École Polytechnique - IP Paris5
  3. ETH Zurich4
  4. HEC Paris4
  5. The University of Manchester4
  6. Aalto University3
  7. Harvard Business School3
  8. Harvard University3
  9. University of Bristol3
  10. Bar-Ilan University2
Previous companyCount
  1. Boston Consulting Group5
  2. Bridgewater Associates3
  3. JP Morgan3
  4. McKinsey & Company3
  5. OnePlus3
  6. SimilarWeb3
  7. Aalto University2
  8. Bain & Company2
  9. Carat2
  10. Credit Suisse2