# Highland Europe Technology Growth Limited Partnership
Highland Europe Technology Growth Limited Partnership is a Jersey-domiciled limited-partnership venture capital fund of the growth-stage technology investor [Highland Europe](https://www.edgepedia.org/highland-europe), which spun out of the US firm [Highland Capital Partners](https://www.edgepedia.org/highland-capital-partners) in 2012.[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/) • [2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/) It is managed by Highland Europe (Geneva) S.A.R.L., the manager behind a fund family that had raised €3.75 billion across six funds by 2026.[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/)
## Key facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Highland Europe Technology Growth Limited Partnership, a Highland Europe fund |
| Domicile | Jersey, Channel Islands; St Helier address[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/) |
| Recorded assets | ~$327 million (Form ADV-derived; unverified)[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/) |
| Manager | Highland Europe (Geneva) S.A.R.L. (CRD 165378), offices in London and Geneva[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/) • [2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/) |
| Strategy | Growth-stage software and internet investing in European-rooted scale-ups[2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/) • [5](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/) |
| Fund family | Six funds since 2012, €3.75 billion; Fund VI €1.1 billion announced July 2026[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/) |
## What the partnership is
The aggregator profile, derived from Form ADV, records Highland Europe Technology Growth Limited Partnership as a venture capital fund operated by Highland Europe (Geneva) S.A.R.L., CRD 165378, which is recorded as managing this fund and its successor, Highland Europe Technology Growth II Limited Partnership.[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/) The same profile records the fund with approximately $327 million in total assets, a $280,000 minimum investment, and Private Fund ID 805-7586823524; these figures are unverified by a primary filing in the available record.[1](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/)
The vehicle takes its legal form as a Jersey limited partnership. The later family vehicle Highland Europe Technology Growth V Limited Partnership lists the same St Helier address (11-15 Seaton Place, Jersey Y9 JE4 0QH) and carries the SEC's 'Y9' state-of-incorporation code for Jersey, confirming the family's continued [Channel Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/channel-islands) domicile.[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936592/000193659222000001/0001936592-22-000001-index.htm) • [6](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001936592&action=getcompany&count=40&dateb=&owner=include&type=10-K) No source in the record states why Jersey was chosen over a UK domicile.
The manager, Highland Europe, states that it spun off from Highland Capital Partners in 2012 to focus entirely on European-rooted scale-ups, operating as an equal partnership from London and Geneva; its 2026 release describes a team of 36, including 20 investment professionals.[2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/) • [3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/)
## History and people
The partnership's parent lineage runs through Highland Capital Partners, a [Cambridge, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/cambridge-massachusetts) venture firm co-founded in 1987 by Paul Maeder; Dan Nova joined in 1996 and Bob Davis in 2001.[7](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828817/000095010320023849/dp142506_424b4.htm) Massachusetts pension PRIM committed approximately $80 million to Highland Capital's VI, VII, and VIII funds between 2001 and 2009, part of the institutional track record the 2012 spinout built on.[8](https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2022/ia-6128.pdf)
At Highland Europe, Fergal Mullen is identified in the firm's releases as co-founder and partner.[5](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/) In July 2026 the firm promoted Helena Richardson (joined 2016), whose investments include Ffern, ME+EM, Modulr, and Huel, and Jacob Bernstein (joined 2017), who invests in Unframe, Zero Networks, Oritain, and [Descartes Underwriting](https://www.edgepedia.org/descartes-underwriting), to Partner.[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/)
## Strategy and mandate
Highland Europe describes itself as a growth-stage investment firm backing European-rooted scale-ups in software and internet businesses.[2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/) • [5](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/) The Highland Capital heritage is also growth-stage and technology-focused: representative investments cited in a 2020 prospectus include the IPOs of 2U, Carbon Black, Gigamon, and VistaPrint.[7](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828817/000095010320023849/dp142506_424b4.htm)
## Funds by the numbers
The fund family continued filing with the SEC: Fund V filed a Form D notice on 6 July 2022 (File No. 021-451248).[4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936592/000193659222000001/0001936592-22-000001-index.htm)
Later funds, per the firm's own announcements: Fund IV closed at €700 million in 2020, taking assets under management to €1.8 billion.[5](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/) On 30 July 2026 the firm announced the close of Fund VI at €1.1 billion, bringing capital raised since 2012 to €3.75 billion across six funds. (The firm's about page, describing Fund V of €1 billion as the currently investing vehicle, predates that announcement.)[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/) • [2](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/)
## Portfolio and exits (firm level)
Highland Europe's 2020 release lists GetYourGuide, Wolt, Zwift, Nexthink, Featurespace, and Huel among portfolio companies, and reports €730 million of follow-on investment attracted by the portfolio in 12 months.[5](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/) The firm's 2026 release cites recent exits including 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 NASDAQ listing of [Bending Spoons](https://www.edgepedia.org/bending-spoons) at a market capitalization of over $18 billion; it claims more than 80 companies backed and 30 exits since 2012.[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/) In 2025–2026 the firm says it led the $70 million Series B for Wordsmith, the $50 million Series B for Unframe, and the $105 million Series D for Ecorobotix, and names [Nothing](https://www.edgepedia.org/nothing-company), [9fin](https://www.edgepedia.org/9fin), Nabla, and n8n among Fund V portfolio companies.[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/)
## Regulatory matters at the affiliated manager's parent
In 2022 the SEC entered a settled administrative order against Highland Capital Partners LLC, the Cambridge, Massachusetts firm from which Highland Europe spun out, requiring a $95,000 civil money penalty under Exchange Act Section 21F(g)(3); as of 23 March 2022 Highland Capital reported approximately $2.09 billion in venture capital fund assets.[8](https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2022/ia-6128.pdf) The matter concerned the US affiliate and did not involve Highland Europe or the Jersey partnership. No regulatory matters specific to the partnership appear in the record.
## Recent developments
The fund family has grown substantially since the subject vehicle's era. Fund VI closed at €1.1 billion in mid-2026, alongside more than €1 billion of liquidity generated in 2026, the promotions of Richardson and Bernstein, and new investments in Wordsmith, Unframe, and [Ecorobotix](https://www.edgepedia.org/ecorobotix).[3](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/) The manager is therefore an active, larger firm than at the 2012 spinout.
## References
1. [Highland Europe Technology Growth Limited Partnership — Fund Data (Form ADV-derived; unverified)](https://privatefunddata.com/private-funds/highland-europe-technology-growth-limited-partnership/)
2. [About us — Highland Europe](https://www.highlandeurope.com/about/)
3. [Highland Europe raises €1.1B Fund VI (30 July 2026)](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-raises-fund-vi/)
4. [SEC EDGAR — Form D, Highland Europe Technology Growth V Limited Partnership (2022)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936592/000193659222000001/0001936592-22-000001-index.htm)
5. [Highland Europe announces Partner promotions and a new €700m fund (2020)](https://www.highlandeurope.com/highland-europe-announces-partner-promotions-and-a-new-e700m-fund-to-build-global-leaders/)
6. [SEC EDGAR — Highland Europe Technology Growth V Limited Partnership, CIK 0001936592](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=0001936592&action=getcompany&count=40&dateb=&owner=include&type=10-K)
7. [Highland Transcend Partners I Corp. Form 424(b)(4) prospectus (2020)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828817/000095010320023849/dp142506_424b4.htm)
8. [SEC Administrative Order, In re Highland Capital Partners LLC (IA-6128, 2022)](https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2022/ia-6128.pdf)
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