Highlight

Backed byAfore Capital
Total raised$8.0M
StageSeed
Founded2024
Team size1-10
HQSan Francisco, United States
IndustriesTechnologyInformation TechnologyInternetAI/MLSaaSProductivity Software

About Highlight

No company description available.

Open positions ยท 1

Company at a glance

Locations
New York, United States ยทSan Francisco, United States
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Founders & Leadership

SP

Samantha Pelletier

Co-Founder & CTO at Highlight AI

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Pim de Witte

CEO @ General Intuition

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SW

Sarah Wu

ops @ highlight AI | forbes 30u30 | ex-vc & ib

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๐Ÿš€ Sam Eckert

Head of Design at Highlight AI | O-1A visa holder

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Software Engineering40%
  • Leadership13%
  • Business Operations & Management13%
  • Other13%
  • Hardware Engineering7%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.Harvard University
  2. 2.University of Cambridge
  3. 3.Stanford University
  4. 4.Cornell University
  5. 5.University of British Columbia

Team Worked At

  • Goldman Sachs
  • Morgan Stanley
  • General Catalyst
  • Sapphire Ventures

Team Composition

14 people
  • Engineering5
  • Administrative2
  • Entrepreneurship2 senior2
  • Arts and Design1 senior1
  • Information Technology1
  • Operations1 senior1

Funding History

SeedAug 2023

$8M

raised

Highlight, a full-stack application monitoring startup, raised an $8M seed led by Afore Capital and Craft Ventures; YC W23, Neo, Day One Ventures, Worklife Ventures, Fuel Capital and angels participated.

Afore CapitalCraft VenturesY CombinatorWorklife VenturesDay One VenturesFuel Capital+1

Life at Highlight

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