Highland Europe Raises €1.1B Fund VI to Continue Backing Exceptional Founders at the Growth Stage
- Karan Bhatia
- 3 hours ago
- 2 min read
Highland Europe, a growth-stage specialist investor, has announced its sixth fund of €1.1B and promoted two new Partners, on the back of generating over €1 billion of liquidity in 2026. The firm will continue backing Europe’s next generation of technology leaders.
Founded in 2012, Highland has raised €3.75 billion across six funds, backed more than 80 companies, and completed 30 exits. Notable outcomes include the $3 billion sale of Nexthink, Huel's agreed acquisition by Danone, the $7.5 billion merger of EGYM and Playlist, and the public listing of Bending Spoons (NASDAQ: BSP).
Fund V focuses on high-growth consumer and enterprise companies, with investments including Nothing, 9fin, Nabla, and n8n. Recent deals include Wordsmith, Unframe, and Ecorobotix.
Highland has promoted Helena Richardson and Jacob Bernstein to Partner. Richardson, who joined in 2016, has backed companies including Ffern, ME+EM, Modulr and Huel. Bernstein joined in 2017 and focuses on enterprise investments, including Unframe, Zero Networks, Oritain and Descartes Underwriting.
Sam Brooks, Partner at Highland Europe, said:
"We are grateful to our Limited Partners for their continued trust and support of Fund VI, enabling us to back Europe's most ambitious founders as AI reshapes every industry. Helena and Jacob have each spent nearly a decade helping build Highland Europe, and their promotions reflect the exceptional investors and leaders they have become."
Highland Europe will continue backing growth-stage entrepreneurs building category-defining global businesses. The firm operates as an equal partnership from offices in London and Geneva, with a team of 36, including 20 investment professionals.
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