Where is Highway1's headquarters located?

Highway1's headquarters is located in San Francisco (United States).

How many companies has Highway1 invested in?

Highway1 has invested in 62 companies, including Molekule & Cloudastructure.

Which companies has Highway1 invested in lately?

Loop & Roxy are the latest investments by Highway1.

How many exits has Highway1 been involved in?

Highway1's portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 7 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Highway1's portfolio?

There is 1 unicorn in Highway1's portfolio.

Highway1 - 2026 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends

Highway1, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2013, is based in San Francisco, United States. With a presence in 8 countries, it has supported around 62 startups in sectors like High Tech, Retail. As of Apr 2026, Highway1 has 1 unicorn under its belt and has witnessed 9 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in its portfolio include Molekule, Cloudastructure and Mashgin. The program is backed by a team of 1 people who primarily support Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in Loop on 2019.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

San Francisco, United States

Portfolio Companies

Molekule, Cloudastructure & 60 more

Sectors of Investment

High Tech, Retail & 24 more

Stages of Investment

Seed

Locations of Investment

United States, Canada & 6 more

Unicorn in Portfolio

Mashgin

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Highway1 has a portfolio of 62 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in CourtMatics and Roxy.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada, United Kingdom and 5 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Retail, HealthTech and 23 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Highway1:

1. Molekule

Manufacturer of air purification and humidification devices with filtration technology. The company offers air purifiers utilizing PECO technology alongside HEPA filtration. These devices aim to remove pollutants, allergens, and other particles from indoor air. The company also provides humidifiers designed to maintain comfortable humidity levels. Replacement filters for the air purification devices are available for purchase.

Key facts about Molekule

Founded Year: 2014
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Annual Revenue: $1 - $1M
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $97.9M
Employee Count: 92 as on Mar 31, 2022
Investors: Founders Circle Capital, Trinity Capital and 17 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 02, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Public

2. Cloudastructure

Provider of cloud and AI-based integrated video analytics systems. It offers integrated building automation solutions for video monitoring and surveillance as a Service (VSaaS), door Access Controls as a Service (ACaaS), as well as integration with sensors to support IoT initiatives. the solution centralizes the management of access control with video monitoring and allows customers to scale geographically to multiple locations.

Key facts about Cloudastructure

Founded Year: 2013
Location: San Mateo (United States)
Annual Revenue: $1.36M as on Dec 31, 2024
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $31.3M
Employee Count: 27 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Root Ventures, BVA and 9 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 21, 2025, $*****
Highlight: Public

3. Mashgin

Developer of an AI-powered platform for streamlining retail checkout processes. The platform employs multiple cameras and artificial intelligence to identify items. It integrates with existing point-of-sale, payment, and loyalty systems. The company provides support and implementation services to ensure successful deployment.

Key facts about Mashgin

Founded Year: 2013
Location: Palo Alto (United States)
Valuation: $*****
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $75M
Employee Count: 117 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investors: Catapult, IOVC and 16 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 09, 2022, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Spinn

Provider of smart coffee makers for homes. It uses centrifugal force to brew coffee eliminating the need for filters, pods, or capsules that reduces the amount of waste produced. The user can brew the coffee of their choice by sending the command to the device using the companion app. The application also allows users to order beans from a list of roasters.

Key facts about Spinn

Founded Year: 2014
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Series B
Total Funding till date: $42.3M
Employee Count: 48 as on Jul 01, 2024
Investors: Spark Capital, Alexa Fund and 8 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 18, 2023, $*****
Highlight: Editors' Pick

5. Flic

The wireless button that creates a shortcut to users favorite actions on their phone.Raised $800K on Indiegogo.

Key facts about Flic

Founded Year: 2014
Location: Stockholm (Sweden)
Stage: Seed
Total Funding till date: $466K
Employee Count: 16 as on Dec 05, 2025
Investors: Highway1, HCVC and 4 Others
Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 20, 2016, $*****

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Highway1 has invested in 62 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Loop and most recent follow-on round was in Cloudastructure.

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Highway1 has made 15 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $890K.

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Highway1 has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Consumer, Internet of Things - Industry Applications, Retail and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 56 Tech companies, 43 Consumer (B2C) companies, 36 Tech hardware companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Software.

Here are Highway1's investments by sector:

Sector	No. of Investments
High Tech	7
Consumer	6
Internet of Things - Industry Applications	6
Retail	5
HealthTech	4
Others	13

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

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Highway1 has made most investments in United States (15).

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Highway1 has not made any investment in 2026 so far.

Here are the most recent investments by Highway1:

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Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
2019	Loop	United States	Seed	5580	-
Nov 15, 2017	Roxy	United States	Seed	5691	Genesis Capital [+3]
May 18, 2016	CourtMatics	United States	Seed	4951	-
2016	Okio	United States	Seed	1372	-
Nov 2015	Lily Grey	United States	Seed	6558	-

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Highway1 has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Mashgin. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Mashgin which became a unicorn in 2022, 3 years before Highway1 first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Highway1's portfolio:

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Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
63	Mashgin	Developer of an AI-powered platform for streamlining retail checkout processes	2013	Food and Agriculture Tech [+2]	Palo Alto	Series B	lkzceul

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2 of Highway1's portfolio companies have become public. Cloudastructure got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 2025 and Molekule got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of undefined.

Here are Highway1's portfolio companies that went public:

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Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Cloudastructure	Jan 30, 2025	-	-	1382
Molekule	Nov 24, 2021	-	-	5879

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7 companies from Highway1's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Blumio in Nov 2022 by CardieX.

Here are Highway1's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

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Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Blumio	Nov 15, 2022	-	-	8850
RecoverX	Jan 27, 2021	-	-	2179
MailHaven	Oct 29, 2019	-	-	8742
Roxy	May 09, 2019	Nov 15, 2017	Seed	6021
Buoy	Mar 28, 2019	-	-	1367

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Highway1 has a team of 1 member located in United States. Highway1's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.

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Over the past 13 years, 21 investors have co-invested in Highway1's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.

Invested before Highway1: Alchemist Accelerator, Stanford Biodesign and 3 others have invested in rounds before Highway1. There is 1 company where Alchemist Accelerator has invested before Highway1 and 1 company where Stanford Biodesign has invested before Highway1.
Top Co-investors of Highway1: 7 investors entered a company along with Highway1. These include investors like Genesis Capital (1 company).
Invested after Highway1: A total of 9 investors have invested in Highway1's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Spark Capital (1 company) and Alexa Fund (1 company).