When was Highnote founded?

Highnote was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Highnote located?

Highnote is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Is Highnote a funded company?

Highnote is a funded company, having raised a total of $173M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 15, 2020.

How much is Highnote worth?

The latest valuation of Highnote is $***** as of Apr 24, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Highnote?

Highnote's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Dec 16, 2024, with participation from 5 investors.

Where does Highnote rank among its competitors?

Highnote ranks 14th amongst 238 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Silverflow, which secured $40M in Mar, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Highnote?

Highnote's top competitors include FSS, Elavon and Monavate. Among them, Silverflow secured the most recent funding round in March, 2026.

Highnote - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Card issuing processing solution for businesses. Provides an all-in-one card issuer processor and program management platform that gives digital-first organizations the ability to issue and process payment cards that accelerate business growth.

Website: highnote.com
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Email ID: *****@highnote.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$173M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Dec 16, 2024, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Apr 24, 2025

Investors

Oak HC/FT & 9 more

Ranked

14^th among 238 active competitors

Similar Companies

FSS & 301 more

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Highnote is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Highnote Platform, Inc. CIN: 85-2922649 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2019	-	-	-

Highnote has raised a total funding of $173M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 15, 2020. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 16, 2024 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Highnote has 8 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Highnote:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 16, 2024	3354650	Series B	9407973	3819199	7387113	4165441
Sep 28, 2021	1935075	Series A	7914236	2586629	7356949	Oak HC/FT
Apr 27, 2021	3965407	Series A	1748674	3045944	Oak HC/FT	Costanoa & 3 more

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The founders of Highnote is Kin Kee.

Here are the details of Highnote's key team members:

Kin Kee: Co-Founder & CTO of Highnote and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

Highnote's Board of Directors

Highnote's board has 5 active members. Kin Kee, Matt Streisfeld, Gregory Sands, Nicola Morris and John MacIlwaine are independent board members.

Here is the list of Highnote's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Kin Kee	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 10m
bkakvqu	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 5m
oaltwrc	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 8m
qxezewv	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 8m
leoxhqu	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 3m

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Top competitors of Highnote include FSS, Elavon and Monavate. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Highnote, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	FSS 1991, Chennai (India), Series C	Provider of payment technology solutions for card issuance and management	$127M	Premji Invest, New Enterprise Associates & 7 others	64/100
2nd	Elavon 1991, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Global payment processing solutions for businesses of all sizes and industries	-	-	63/100
3rd	Monavate 2019, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Online payment and issuer processing solution for businesses	$6.89M	-	63/100
4th	TSYS 1982, Columbus (United States), Acquired	Issuer processing solutions	-	-	61/100
5th	EVO Payments 1989, Atlanta (United States), Acquired	Merchant acquiring and payment processing solutions	-	Ranger Investments, MDP	61/100
6th	Paysera 2004, Vilnius (Lithuania), Series A	Banking channels and issuer processing solutions	$8.62M	-	59/100
7th	CPI Card Group 1995, Littleton (United States), Public	Payment card and issuer processing solutions	-	Demtech, Parallel49 Equity	59/100
8th	Silverflow 2019, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series B	Issuer processor providing payment processing solution for businesses	$76.4M	Picus Capital, Coatue & 6 others	58/100
9th	i2c 2001, Redwood City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of issuer processing, fraud risk management, and core banking services	-	-	58/100
10th	Enfuce 2016, Espoo (Finland), Series C	Provider of open banking API solutions	$74.2M	Vitruvian Partners, Maki & 5 others	58/100
14th	Highnote 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Card issuing processing solution for businesses	$173M	Adams Street Partners, Spring Creek Partners ... & 8 others	56/100