Highland Europe raises €1.1B Fund VI to Continue Backing Exceptional Founders at the Growth Stage

30 JULY 2026.
Growth-stage specialist Highland Europe announces its sixth fund of €1.1B and promotes 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.

Since 2012, Highland has raised €3.75 billion across six funds, invested in more than 80 companies, and guided 30 exits. Recent successes include the $3 billion sale of Nexthink to a private equity sponsor, the agreed sale of Huel to Danone, the $7.5 billion merger of EGYM and Playlist and the listing of Bending Spoons (NASDAQ: BSP) with a market capitalization of over $18 billion.

Fund V spans consumer and enterprise scale-ups, from smartphone designer Nothing and credit intelligence firm 9fin to healthcare AI assistant Nabla and AI orchestration platform n8n. Highland recently led the $70 million Series B for in-house legal AI platform Wordsmith, the $50 million Series B for enterprise AI delivery platform Unframe, and the $105 million Series D for precision-agriculture company Ecorobotix.

Highland investors Helena Richardson and Jacob Bernstein have been promoted to Partner. Helena joined Highland in 2016 and has backed companies including Ffern, ME+EM, Modulr and Huel. Jacob joined in 2017, and invests in enterprise companies including Unframe, Zero Networks, Oritain and Descartes Underwriting.

Sam Brooks, Partner at Highland Europe, said:
“We are deeply grateful to our Limited Partners for their long-standing trust and commitment to Fund VI. Their support enables us to continue backing Europe’s most ambitious founders at a uniquely transformational moment, as AI reshapes every industry. We founded Highland Europe in 2012 as an enduring, equal partnership. Helena and Jacob have each spent the past decade helping build the firm, and their promotions reflect the exceptional investors, leaders and partners they have become.”

Highland will continue backing European growth-stage entrepreneurs who are determined to build category-defining global businesses. The firm operates as an equal partnership, with offices in London and Geneva, and a team of 36, including 20 investment professionals.

About Highland Europe

Highland is a growth-stage technology investment firm headquartered in London and Geneva. Since 2012, the firm has raised €3.75 billion across six funds and backed over 80 companies, including 9fin, AMCS, Bending Spoons, Camunda, EGYM, Featurespace, GetYourGuide, Huel, hyperexponential, ME+EM, Nexthink, n8n, Wolt and Zwift. Highland partners with founders building global category leaders.