About HIGHLINE
HIGHLINE is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of Toronto, Canada. As of Aug 2020, HIGHLINE has invested in 51 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Canada based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Angel round of Hub Overall, HIGHLINE portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 18 acquisitions including key companies like Meta, Andela and Finn. A lot of funds co-invest with HIGHLINE, with names like BDC sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. HIGHLINE has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Angel
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
HIGHLINE's List of Top Investments
HIGHLINE has a portfolio of 51 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investmentis in AmbitionTheir portfolio spans across Canada, United States and United Kingdom. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Angel stages. Here is the list of top investments by HIGHLINE:
1. Meta
Developer of social media, messaging, and virtual reality technology platforms. Offers digital platforms enabling communication, content sharing, and community interaction through social networking applications. Provides messaging services supporting real-time communication across devices. Develops augmented and virtual reality technologies for immersive digital experiences. Also delivers tools and infrastructure supporting online content distribution and user engagement.
Key facts about Meta
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 27,865 as on Oct 31, 2026
- Investors: Alcor Fund, Access Industries and 6 Others
- Highlight: Public
2. Procurify
Developer of procurement software for managing organizational spend and workflows. This platform automates the full purchasing lifecycle, including intake, approval routing, purchase order generation, invoice matching, and payment processing. It integrates with financial systems to provide real-time visibility into expenditures and budget tracking. The software utilizes automated agents to draft requests, code invoices, and perform three-way matching based on organizational data. Finance and operations teams use these tools to enforce spending policies, maintain audit trails, and reduce manual administrative tasks throughout the procurement process.
Key facts about Procurify
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $82.5M
- Employee Count: 181 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Information Venture Partners and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Nov 04, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. KOHO
Koho is an internet-first bank for individuals. It offers services such as savings & deposit accounts, NFC-enabled prepaid cards for online/offline purchases, and more. It enables users to track spendings and savings. It categorizes expenses made through the card. It features savings module that automatically puts money aside and helps users save. It provides an app-based platform that is available on iOS & Android devices.
Key facts about KOHO
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Vancouver (Canada)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $461M
- Employee Count: 472 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Savano Capital Partners, Sagard and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jun 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Andela
Tech talent training and employment solutions provider. The platform allows candidates to learn, develop skills and create a talent pool. It provides services for employers such as sourcing, assessment, matching candidates to the jobs, and more.
Key facts about Andela
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $381M
- Employee Count: 1,306 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Generation Investment Management and 55 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Ambition
Platform offering software for sales analytics and gamification software. The platform integrates the sales funnel data and build performance metrics to create scores, analytics, and tools to drive perpetual progress. It enables managers to engage reps in sales contests, compete on TV leaderboards, and celebrate success via user highlight feeds and Sales Anthems. Key Customers include Access America, iCracked, Claytons, Deal.com, and Dropbox.
Key facts about Ambition
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Chattanooga (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $24.6M
- Employee Count: 68 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Gen 1 Capital and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
HIGHLINE's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
HIGHLINE has invested in 51 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Hub and most recent follow-on round was in Hub.HIGHLINE's Investments by Stage
HIGHLINE has made 9 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.47M and 1 investment in Angel stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 9 |
Angel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HIGHLINE's Investments by Sector
HIGHLINE has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Auto Tech, EdTech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 47 Tech companies, 29 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 26 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 23 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Consumer | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HIGHLINE's Investments by Geography
HIGHLINE has made most investments in Canada (8), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Canada | 8 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
HIGHLINE's recent investments
HIGHLINE has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by HIGHLINE:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 12, 2020 | Canada | Angel | 4167 | - | |
Jun 01, 2016 | Canada | Seed | 3264 | ||
May 18, 2016 | Canada | Seed | 5248 | - | |
Nov 2015 | Canada | Seed | 5737 | [+3] | |
May 28, 2015 | Canada | Seed | 7468 |
Unicorns in HIGHLINE's Portfolio
HIGHLINE has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Andela. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Andela which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before HIGHLINE first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in HIGHLINE's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Tech talent training and employment solutions provider | 2014 | New York City | Series E | rnoy{lz |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in HIGHLINE's Portfolio
1 of HIGHLINE's portfolio company became public - Meta. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2012.Here are HIGHLINE's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2012 | - | - | 1512 |
Acquired companies in HIGHLINE's Portfolio
18 companies from HIGHLINE's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Lighthouse Labs in Jan 2025 by Uvaro for $*****.Here are HIGHLINE's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 14, 2025 | - | - | 5166 | |
Dec 05, 2023 | - | - | 3466 | |
Nov 10, 2022 | - | - | 7764 | |
Jun 23, 2022 | - | - | 4878 | |
Mar 15, 2022 | - | - | 3638 |
Team profile of HIGHLINE
HIGHLINE has a team of 1 member located in United States. HIGHLINE's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of HIGHLINE
Over the past 12 years, 98 investors have co-invested in HIGHLINE's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before HIGHLINE: Lamp Post Group and Y Combinator have invested in rounds before HIGHLINE. There is 1 company where Lamp Post Group has invested before HIGHLINE and 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before HIGHLINE.
- Top Co-investors of HIGHLINE: 31 investors entered a company along with HIGHLINE. These include investors like BDC (2 companies).
- Invested after HIGHLINE: A total of 65 investors have invested in HIGHLINE's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Eldridge Industries (1 company), Drive Capital (1 company) and TTV Capital (1 company).
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