Highland Europe

Quick read

Highland Europe is a growth-stage VC founded in 2012, headquartered in London with a presence in Geneva. It backs European software and consumer internet companies with over €10M in annualised revenues, investing from its fifth fund — a €1B vehicle closed recently, bringing total AUM to approximately €3B. The firm has backed eight unicorns including Wolt and GetYourGuide across its portfolio.

Key facts

Founded

2012

Founders

Fergal Mullen

Employees

16-24

Sectors

saas, consumer, enterprise

Website

www.highlandeurope.com

Investment thesis

Highland Europe backs European-rooted, growth-stage software and consumer internet companies with over €10M in annualised revenues, providing capital to founder-led teams to accelerate growth and scale internationally.

Recent activity

• Jul 2026fundraise
  Highland Europe closed Fund VI at €1.1bn ($1.25bn), its largest fund to date. The close followed a year in which the firm returned more than €1bn to its LPs. The announcement included the promotion of two investors to partner. thenextweb.com
• Jun 2026investment
  Highland Europe participated in a funding round for Wordsmith. highlandeurope.com
• May 2026investment
  Highland Europe led Unframe's $50 million Series B. Unframe, an AI platform, surpassed $100M in total contract value within 12 months of launch. highlandeurope.com
• May 2026press
  Portfolio company n8n saw its valuation double to $5.2bn after SAP made a strategic investment and announced plans to embed the Berlin-based automation platform into Joule Studio. highlandeurope.com
• 2025investment
  Highland Europe led a $60 million round for n8n, a Berlin-based workflow automation platform, at the growth stage. techfundingnews.com
• Jun 2026investment
  Highland Europe participated in LemFi's Series B follow-on round, closed 9 June 2026, according to CB Insights data. cbinsights.com
• May 2026investment
  Unframe raised $50M from Highland Europe, bringing total capital raised to $100M within 12 months. cbinsights.com
• Mar 2026press
  Co-founder and partner Fergal Mullen was named an Exit of the Year finalist, per a Highland Europe LinkedIn post. linkedin.com
• Mar 2026press
  IMD's Capital Conversations podcast published part one of an interview with Fergal Mullen. He confirmed Highland Europe is investing from its fifth fund, sized just over €1bn, with total AUM of approximately €3bn. imd.org
• Jan 2026investment
  Portfolio company EGYM exited on 15 January 2026, marking Highland Europe's most recent portfolio exit recorded by CB Insights. cbinsights.com
• May 2026investment
  Highland Europe led Unframe's $50M Series B, bringing the AI delivery platform's total funding to $100M across 14 months. Returning investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Craft Ventures, TLV Partners, Third Point Ventures, Cerca Partners, and Vintage Investment Partners. Highland Europe principal Jacob Bernstein led the deal. thenextweb.com
• May 2026press
  n8n's valuation doubled to $5.2bn following a strategic investment from SAP, which plans to embed the workflow automation platform into Joule Studio. Highland Europe is an existing investor in n8n. highlandeurope.com

Notable investments

• UnframeSeries BMay 2026highlandeurope.com
• WordsmithSeries BJun 2026tracxn.com
• n8nGrowth2025techfundingnews.com
• TractiveUnknownUnknownpitchbook.com
• LemFiSeries BJun 2026cbinsights.com
• UnframeGrowthMay 2026cbinsights.com
• Cellular OriginsSeries A2025tracxn.com
• OritainSeries C2023linkedin.com
• 9finSeries CJan 2026linkedin.com
• Titan OSGrowthDec 2025highlandeurope.com
• Wordsmith.aiUndisclosedDec 2025highlandeurope.com
• FundmentUndisclosedUndisclosedlinkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Fergal Mullen · Co-founder & Partner
• David Blyghton · Partner
• Stan Laurent · Partner
• Abhishek Lahoti · Head of Platform
• Helena Prokhorenko · Investor
• Harry Williams · Investor
  LinkedIn
• Irena Goldenberg · Partner
• Sam Brooks · Partner
• Tony Zappala · Partner
• David Heron · Partner

Sources

• Highland Europe announces €1 billion fund
• Challenging dogmatic narratives in venture capital, with Fergal Mullen – IMD
• Highland Europe closes €1B fund — TFN
• Highland Europe – Tracxn Investor Profile
• Highland Europe – Crunchbase
• Unframe raises $50M Series B led by Highland Europe – Techmeme
• https://thenextweb.com/news/unframe-50-million-highland-europe-enterprise-ai-delivery
• https://www.highlandeurope.com/news/
• https://www.highlandeurope.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/gajanrajanathan/
• https://www.highlandeurope.com/highlights/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanlaurent/
• https://www.cbinsights.com/investor/highland-europe
• https://www.linkedin.com/posts/highland-europe_exit-of-the-year-finalist-fergal-mullen-activity-7327677237103648769-YIv_
• https://thenextweb.com/news/highland-europe-1-1bn-fund-vi
• https://techfundingnews.com/highland-europe-1-25b-fund-vi-growth-startups/

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