Highland Europe

Highland Europe is a Geneva-based growth equity fund and investor in 9fin, the London-based debt markets data platform that achieved unicorn status in early 2025. The firm focuses on European technology companies at the growth stage, typically writing cheques of $20m to $100m into Series B through D rounds.

Founded in 2012 as the European arm of the US firm Highland Capital Partners, Highland Europe became independent and manages capital of approximately $1bn across its funds. It has backed companies including Photobox, Malwarebytes, and WeTransfer. The firm operates from Geneva and London, focusing exclusively on European technology companies rather than taking a global mandate.

For 9fin, Highland Europes participation in the unicorn round adds a European growth equity specialist to a cap table that also includes CPPIB and other institutional investors, providing the geographic coverage and B2B software expertise that the company needs as it scales its debt data platform across European capital markets.