About Horizon
Horizon, established in 2004, is a private debt fund primarily based in Farmington, United States. It specializes in financing Venture Debt round of companies based in United States. Its portfolio includes 126 firms, spanning the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences sectors.
As of Oct 2026, Horizon has 2 unicorns under its belt and has witnessed 55 portfolio exits so far. Its most notable investments include companies like Getaround, HealthEdge and Samba.
Its latest investment was a $15M Conventional Debt round in Bioness Medical on Sep 04, 2026.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2004
Location
Farmington, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Venture Debt, Conventional Debt & 7 more
Locations of Investment
Horizon's List of Top Investments
Horizon has a portfolio of 126 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Bioness Medical and SavingStar.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, High Tech and 27 other sectors, across stages such as Venture Debt, Conventional Debt and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by Horizon:1. Getaround
App-based peer-to-peer carsharing platform. The platform enables car owners to rent their cars to a community of drivers using their smartphones. Drivers can find the car using an app and reserve it through the app for using the car. Their app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Getaround
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $736M
- Employee Count: 255 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Reinvent Capital and 72 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 24, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. HealthEdge
HealthEdge provides a suite of software products for the healthcare payer market. Suite platform HealthRules is delivered to customers via the HealthEdge Cloud or on-site deployment. The suite includes claims and benefits administration, care management, business intelligence, and portal solutions designed to empower healthcare payers to capitalize on innovations and opportunities that await them in the new healthcare economy.
Key facts about HealthEdge
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Burlington (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $108M
- Employee Count: 2,537 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Golub Growth, Ardan Equity Partners and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Jul 11, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Samba
Provider of television viewership data and advertising and measurement solutions. The company offers a technology stack that includes a television panel. It provides advertising and measurement solutions. The company states that it complies with privacy laws.
Key facts about Samba
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $46.3M
- Employee Count: 408 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: August Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Dec 08, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick

4. Primary
Internet first brand offering multi-category kids apparel. The product catalog includes tees, tanks, swimwear, leggings, bedding, loungewear, blankets, footies, sweatshirts, sleep sacks, rash guards, baby gits, etc.
Key facts about Primary
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $80M
- Employee Count: 452 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Harrison Metal and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 26, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of neurotoxin aesthetic and therapeutic products for skin treatments. It focused on developing innovative products in the aesthetic medicine and personal wellness categories. It has developed a platform technology that enables the delivery of large macromolecules and other potent molecules across the skin. Its aesthetics pipeline includes RT001 for lateral canthal lines and RT002 for glabellar lines. It has the same products as therapies for Hyperhidrosis and Cervical Dystonia.
Key facts about Revance Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Newark (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $155M
- Employee Count: 724 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Athyrium Capital Management, Vivo Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Oct 22, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Horizon's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Horizon has invested in 126 companies over the last 22 years, with an average of 7 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Bioness Medical and most recent follow-on round was in Nexii.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2022 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2021 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
2020 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2017 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Horizon's Investments by Stage
Horizon has made 96 investments in Venture Debt stage with an average round size of $14.8M, 15 investments in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $19.2M and 4 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $15.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Venture Debt | 96 |
Conventional Debt | 15 |
Series C | 4 |
Series D | 2 |
PE | 1 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horizon's Investments by Sector
Horizon has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, High Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 108 Tech companies, 99 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 53 Software companies and at least 25 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 48 |
Life Sciences | 39 |
High Tech | 28 |
Vertical SaaS | 12 |
Consumer | 11 |
Others | 124 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horizon's Investments by Geography
Horizon has made most investments in United States (116), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 116 |
Canada | 3 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Horizon's recent investments
Horizon has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Bioness Medical and Stellar Cyber are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Horizon:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 04, 2026 | - | Conventional Debt | 2290 | - | |
Apr 17, 2026 | United States | Conventional Debt | 1408 | - | |
Feb 12, 2026 | Israel | Conventional Debt | 6186 | ||
Dec 08, 2025 | United States | Venture Debt | 3874 | - | |
May 21, 2025 | United States | Venture Debt | 9982 | - |
Unicorns in Horizon's Portfolio
Horizon has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Nexii and Divergent. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Nexii. It became a unicorn in 2022.Here is a list of unicorns in Horizon's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 | Provider of prefabricated panel systems for commercial and industrial building construction | 2018 | Vancouver | Series C | e{glloi | ||
51 | Manufacturer of complex metal structures using software defined production systems | 2014 | Torrance | Series E | fvokxam |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Horizon's Portfolio
8 of Horizon's portfolio companies have become public. Kodiak Robotics got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Sep 2025 and Ceribell got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $578M.Here are Horizon's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 25, 2025 | Oct 12, 2022 | Conventional Debt | 7648 | |
Oct 11, 2024 | May 01, 2020 | Venture Debt | 3010 | |
Sep 24, 2021 | Aug 22, 2021 | Venture Debt | 9661 | |
Apr 14, 2017 | Apr 01, 2019 | Conventional Debt | 6861 | |
Oct 01, 2015 | Aug 25, 2022 | Conventional Debt | 6135 |
Acquired companies in Horizon's Portfolio
47 companies from Horizon's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Mirantis in May 2026 by IREN for $*****.Here are Horizon's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 05, 2026 | Oct 11, 2023 | Venture Debt | 5067 | |
Apr 29, 2026 | Jun 03, 2020 | Venture Debt | 5298 | |
Jun 25, 2025 | Oct 05, 2020 | Venture Debt | 4590 | |
Mar 06, 2025 | Mar 27, 2013 | Venture Debt | 6167 | |
Feb 08, 2025 | - | - | 2907 |
Team profile of Horizon
Horizon has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States.Here is a list of all team members in Horizon:
Name | Designation | Location | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Farmington | ||
Partner | - | - | |
Partner | Pleasanton | ||
Principal | Portland | - |
Co-investors of Horizon
Over the past 22 years, 768 investors have co-invested in Horizon's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Horizon: National Science Foundation, HHS and 567 others have invested in rounds before Horizon. There are 7 companies where National Science Foundation has invested before Horizon and 5 companies where HHS has invested before Horizon.
- Top Co-investors of Horizon: 44 investors entered a company along with Horizon. These include investors like SVB (5 companies).
- Invested after Horizon: A total of 155 investors have invested in Horizon's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Morgan Stanley (3 companies) and RA Capital Management (2 companies).
Recent News related to Horizon
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Bioness Medical Secures $15M Credit Facility Led by Horizon Technology FinanceFinSMEs•Sep 04, 2026•Bioness Medical, Horizon
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Horizon Technology Finance Announces Second Quarter 2026 Financial ResultsBusiness Wire•Aug 05, 2026•Horizon
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Horizon Technology Finance to Announce First Quarter 2026 Financial ResultsBusiness Wire•Apr 22, 2026•Horizon
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Stellar Cyber Receives $25M Loan Facility from Horizon Technology FinanceFinSMEs•Apr 21, 2026•Stellar Cyber, Horizon
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Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims on Behalf of Investors of Horizon Technology Finance Corporation - HRZNGlobeNewswire•Apr 07, 2026•Pomerantz, Horizon
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Horizon Technology Finance Provides $40 Million Loan Facility to HyperfineBusiness Wire•Mar 23, 2026•Hyperfine, Horizon
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Horizon & CR Financial Form New $100MM Joint VentureEquipment Finance Advisor•Mar 20, 2026•Horizon, CR Financial Group
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Monroe Capital Shareholders Approve Asset Sale and MergerTipRanks•Mar 14, 2026•Monroe Capital, Horizon