When was HighQ founded?

HighQ was founded in 2001 and raised its 1st funding round 14 years after it was founded.

Where is HighQ located?

HighQ is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Who is the current CEO of HighQ?

Ajay Patel of HighQ. They are also an angel investors in 1 startup.

Which legal entities is HighQ associated with?

HighQ is associated with OXFORD HIGHQ LTD and 1 other.

How many employees does HighQ have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at HighQ is 126.

Is HighQ a funded company?

HighQ is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series C round on Dec 2015.

When was the latest funding round of HighQ?

HighQ's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Dec 2015, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does HighQ rank among its competitors?

HighQ ranks 12th amongst 828 active competitors, of which 27 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Clio, which secured $500M in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of HighQ?

HighQ's top competitors include Clio, Filevine and Litify. Among them, Clio secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

HighQ - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

HighQ is a privately owned cloud-based SaaS (Software as a Service) company. It provides secure file sharing and social networking software for the legal, banking and corporate industries as well as for government and the life sciences. HighQ Collaborate combines document management and file sharing with leading-edge enterprise social collaboration, productivity and knowledge sharing tools that allow users to securely share information with internal and external users in one unified space, from any desktop or mobile device.

Website: highq.com
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Founded Year

2001

Location

Toronto, Canada

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$50M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Dec 2015, $*****

Investors

Goldman Sachs & 3 more

Ranked

12^th among 828 active competitors

Employee Count

126 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Legal Anywhere

Similar Companies

Legalstart & 68 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Thomson Reuters (Jul 18, 2019)

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HighQ is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
OXFORD HIGHQ LTD CIN: 11002764 , United Kingdom, Active	Oct 08, 2017	-	17 (As on Jan 31, 2021)
Highq Solutions Limited CIN: 4191903 , Germany, Active		£10M - £50M (As on Apr 30, 2019)	-

HighQ got acquired by Thomson Reuters on Jul 18, 2019.

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HighQ has raised a total funding of $50M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 2015 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. HighQ has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of HighQ:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 2015	8459542	Series C	7471245	4804790	5044187	3725554

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The founders of HighQ are Veenay Shah, Ajay Patel and Saviz Izadpanah.

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

Veenay Shah: Founder of HighQ. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.
Ajay Patel: Founder & CEO of HighQ. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup and serve on the board of 1 company.
Saviz Izadpanah: Co-Founder of HighQ. They serve on the board of 1 company.

HighQ's Board of Directors

HighQ's board has 3 active members. Sarah Goudy, Kimberley Major and Wayne David Rowell are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
tsuw{yt	Team	-	Past	3y 6m
vsbifik	Team	-	Past	2y 6m
jyceexn	Team	-	Past	1y 9m
dxkzjm{	Team	-	Past	9y 5m
cjgozck	Team	-	Past	9y 3m
Sarah Goudy	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 10m
eqgvwti	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 8m
kexzwlw	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 9m
stdgmlo	Independent board member	-	Past	3y 8m
iptakto	Independent board member	-	Past	1y 4m
h{ntiqr	Independent board member	-	Past	8y 7m
orswjt{	Independent board member	-	Past	6y 5m

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HighQ's employee count trend

HighQ has 126 employees as of May 26. Here is HighQ's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of HighQ include Clio, Filevine and Litify. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of HighQ, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Clio 2008, Vancouver (Canada), Series G	Platform offering legal practice management software	$1.79B	T. Rowe Price, TCV & 21 others	80/100
2nd	Filevine 2014, Provo (United States), Series E	Provider of legal practice management software with integrated AI capabilities	$548M	StepStone Group, Insight Partners & 11 others	67/100
3rd	Litify 2016, New York City (United States), Acquired	Cloud based enterprise legal management software	$78.6M	Fortress, Tiger Global Management & 1 others	65/100
4th	Dye & Durham Corp. 1874, New Westminster (Canada), Public	Developer of software for legal practice management and financial transactions	$25M	-	63/100
5th	Eve 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Developer of AI legal software for plaintiff law firms	$164M	Spark Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners ... & 2 others	62/100
6th	Darrow 2020, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series B	Developer of software identifying legal risks from public data sources	$63M	Georgian, F2 Capital & 5 others	61/100
7th	Elite 1980, Culver City (United States), Acquired	Provider of financial, time, invoice, and data management software solutions	-	-	60/100
8th	Litera 1995, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Online practice management software for law firms	-	Hercules Capital, HgCapital Trust & 1 others	59/100
9th	Smokeball 2010, Chicago (United States), Series B	Cloud based legal practice management software	$30M	-	59/100
10th	Case Status 2018, Charleston (United States), Series B	Provider of client intelligence platform for law firms and clients	$33.6M	Panoramic Ventures, Grayhawk Capital & 11 others	58/100
12th	HighQ 2001, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Cloud collaboration platform for multiple industries	$50M	Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley & 2 others	54/100