# Highland Capital Partners

> Highland Capital Partners is a Cambridge-based venture capital firm established in 1987. It invests in consumer and enterprise technology businesses, combining equity capital with help building companies. Its investment history includes Malwarebytes, Rent the Runway, 2U, nuTonomy and Vecna Robotics.

- **Founded:** 1987
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, United States
- **Founders:** Paul Maeder (Co-founder), Robert "Bob" Higgins (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Venture capital investment, Company-building support, Private fund management
- **Notable:** Financed Malwarebytes’ first institutional round in 2014., Investment history includes public-market businesses such as 2U and acquisition targets such as nuTonomy., Continued participating in portfolio financing, including Vecna Robotics in September 2026.

## Products & services

- **Venture capital investment** — Equity investment in technology businesses, including seed, early and growth stages; consumer and enterprise technology are recurring areas of focus.
- **Company-building support** — Strategic and network support for portfolio companies; Malwarebytes reported seeking Highland’s help with a finance leadership hire.
- **Private fund management** — Manages venture capital funds for limited partners, including institutional investors. These are investment vehicles rather than operating-company fundraising rounds.

## Achievements

- Financed Malwarebytes’ first institutional round in 2014.
- Investment history includes public-market businesses such as 2U and acquisition targets such as nuTonomy.
- Continued participating in portfolio financing, including Vecna Robotics in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Vecna Robotics announced a $31 million round led by Unless; Highland participated as an existing investor. The entire round is not Highland’s individual check.
- **2024-09** — Historical portfolio company 2U emerged from Chapter 11 on September 13; its existing common stock was cancelled without consideration.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hcp.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/highland-capital-partners/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HighlandCapital
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HighlandCapitalPartners

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Last updated: 2026-10-25