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HighBar Partners

https://www.highbarpartners.com

Last activity: 08.11.2023

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HighBar Partners is a private investment firm focused on strategic growth capital investments in enterprise and infrastructure software companies. We are a creative and engaged investor with resources and relationships to assist management teams with financial, strategic and operational execution. Our unique model makes us an ideal partner when evaluating and structuring investments in companies undergoing significant change or transition.

HighBar was originally formed as a personal investment vehicle for three executives who were part of the founding teams at Sun Microsystems and Brocade Communications Systems. We have since grown into an institutional firm with approximately $200 million under management and investment and operating executives who work closely with the firm's portfolio companies during the evaluation, planning and execution phases of development.

HighBar's principals have founded, operated or invested in over 100 companies in the technology sector. We have a successful history doing this as investor operators, and our commitment is to partner with management teams and co-investors to add significant value beyond the financing.

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Location: United States, California, Menlo Park

Employees: 11-50

Founded date: 1995

Investment Type: Venture Capital

Investment Stage: Series D

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Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
14.10.2022	Silkroad T...	silkroadtechnology.com	-	-
08.07.2020	CLOUDSPHER...	cloudsphere.com	$15M	United Sta...
25.09.2017	PatientSaf...	patientsafesolutions.com	$105M	-
17.12.2015	Janrain, I...	janrain.com	$78.75M	United Sta...
21.05.2014	Load Dynam...	loaddynamix.com	$12M	United Sta...
19.08.2013	Clustrix, ...	clustrix.com	$45.25M	United Sta...
-	Virtana	virtana.com	$161M	United Sta...
-	HyperGrid	hypergrid.com	$40M	United Sta...
-	Zettaset	zettaset.com	$13M	United Sta...
-	SS8 Networ...	ss8.com	-	United Sta...
-	Signpost	signpost.com	$86.25M	United Sta...
-	Blazent	blazent.com	$10M	United Sta...
-	MARIADB	mariadb.com	$125.32M	United Sta...

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Date	First Name	Last Name	Title	LinkedIn	Twitter	Email
-	Morris	Zhang	Vice Presi...		-	-

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Date	Title	Description
25.09.2022	SilkRoad Technology Adds Entelo SaaS Candidate Search and Recruitment Marketing Technology	CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SilkRoad Technology, the world-class onboarding leader, with backing from HighBar Partners, adds Entelo’s candidate search and recruitment marketing technology to its capabilities. This technology will immediately ...
23.04.2022	SS8 Networks Acquires Creativity Software	MILPITAS, Calif. and SURREY, England – March 7, 2022 – SS8 Networks, a leader in Lawful Intercept and Monitoring Center Platforms, today announced the acquisition of Creativity Software, a leading provider of mobile network location intelli...
23.04.2022	Virtana Raises $73 Million in Financing to Accelerate Growth in the AIOps Hybrid Cloud Management Market	SAN JOSE, California—January 13, 2022—Virtana, a leading provider of AI-driven monitoring solutions for hybrid cloud management, has raised $73 million to accelerate growth through financing from Atalaya Capital Management, Elm Park Capital...
15.06.2021	SS8 to Acquire Bivio Networks	MILPITAS, Calif. & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SS8 Networks, a leader in Lawful Intercept and Monitoring Center platforms today announced it has entered into an agreement in which SS8 will acquire the assets of Bivio Networks, ...
08.05.2021	Sales Team Pitfalls	What happens when the high beta, growth stage model fails? We’ve all seen wildly unprofitable venture backed businesses command multi-billion-dollar valuations. For every unicorn, however, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of businesse...
08.05.2021	Vocera to Acquire PatientSafe Solutions	SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), a recognized leader in clinical communication and workflow solutions, today announced it is acquiring PatientSafe Solutions based in San Diego, CA. PatientSafe Solu...
-	Virtual Instruments Merges with Load DynamiX; Secures $20 Million Investment	SAN JOSE, CA, March 29, 2016 - Virtual Instruments, the market leader in real-time infrastructure performance management, and Load DynamiX, the leader in storage performance analytics, today announced that they have entered into a definitiv...
-	HighBar Partners Raises $100 Million in Strategic Capital from Sixth Street	MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HighBar Partners, a Menlo Park, CA-based private equity investor, announced today that HighBar Partners III, L.P. has raised $100 million of strategic capital from Sixth Street, a leading global investme...
-	SS8 Networks Announces Acquisition by HighBar Partners	MILPITAS, CA, November 6, 2018 – SS8 Networks, a leader in Lawful Intercept and Monitoring Center platforms, announced today that it has been acquired by HighBar Partners. HighBar Partners is a premier enterprise and infrastructure software...
-	CloudSphere is Born: Cloud Management Platform Company Raises $15M to Create a Category Leader and a New Vision for Multi-Cloud Governance	LOS ALTOS, CA and DUBLIN, IRELAND, July 1, 2020 – HyperGrid, a leader in cloud management and governance, and iQuate, a leader in agentless discovery and application mapping, today announced they are combining to createCloudSphere. CloudSph...
-	HyperGrid Closes $25M Series C Round	SAN JOSE, CA, September 12, 2018 - HyperGrid, the market leader in Hybrid Cloud Management (HCM), today announced the closing of a $25M Series C round of funding co-led by new investor, HighBar Partners and current investor Atlantic Bridge ...
-	HighBar Partners Closes $130 Million Strategic Growth Capital Fund	HighBar Partners (together with its affiliates, "HighBar") today announced the closing of its strategic growth capital fund, HighBar Partners II, L.P. ("HighBar II" or the "Fund"), with $130 million in equity c...
-	HighBar Partners Acquires SilkRoad Technology	CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HighBar Partners ("HighBar"), a Menlo Park, CA-based private equity investor, today announced its acquisition of SilkRoad Technology (“SilkRoad”), a global software and cloud-based technology platform des...
-	Profit Margins: Post-Modern Art or Flat-Earth Science?	MENLO PARK, CA – July 16, 2018 – Experienced software executives know the question is coming whenever an investor-type is in the room – “What’s your margin on this?” Whether on a product, a contract, or an entire business, we all wish there...
-	HighBar Partners Hosts 2017 Marketing Summit	On Tuesday, July 18th, HighBar Partners hosted a Marketing summit for enterprise software executives. Attended by a select group of marketing executives from leading software companies, the event included a featured speaker, presentations, ...
-	HighBar Partners Raises $208 Million for HighBar Partners III, L.P.	MENLO PARK, CA, August 10, 2017 – HighBar Partners (“HighBar” or the “Firm”) is pleased to announce the $208 million final close of HighBar Partners III, L.P. (“HighBar III” or the “Fund”), above an agreed upon hard cap of $200 million. Hi...
-	Akamai Completes Acquisition Of Customer Identity Access Management Company Janrain Inc.	CAMBRIDGE, MA, January 24, 2019 - Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, today announces the company has completed its acquisition of Janrain, the company that pion...
-	Private to Private Mergers in Venture Backed Companies – Unlocking Value through Inorganic Growth	MENLO PARK, CA - November 26, 2018 - Many venture-backed startups reach an inflection point in their lives at which growth at any cost ceases to be palatable to their existing syndicate of investors. As a result, all too often startups are ...
-	MariaDB Acquires Clustrix Adding Distributed Database Technology	MENLO PARK, CA and HELSINKI, September 20, 2018 - MariaDB® Corporation today announced it has acquired Clustrix, the pioneer in distributed database technology, for an undisclosed amount. With the acquisition, MariaDB adds scale-out capabil...
-	HighBar Partners Hosts 2018 Professional Services Summit	MENLO PARK, CA, October 3, 2018 - On Thursday, September 27th, HighBar Partners built on the success of its Executive Suite Summits program with its latest group event targeting Professional Services leaders. In attendance were forward-thin...
-	PatientSafe Solutions Closes $25 million Growth Funding Led by HighBar Partners	SAN DIEGO, CA, September 25, 2017 - PatientSafe Solutions, a leader in mobile clinical workflow and communication solutions, announced today that it has closed a $25 million round of financing. PatientSafe plans to use the funds to further ...
-	Empowering Portfolio Company Executives	MENLO PARK, CA – May 30, 2017 – Private company investors strive to empower their executive teams and enhance the performance of their portfolio companies. Good intentions, however, are poor substitutes for good deeds, so the question that ...
-	Signpost Announces Acquisition of Securus Contact Systems	NEW YORK (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Signpost, a leading marketing and communications software solution for home service providers, has announced the closing of its acquisition of Securus Contact Systems, an innovative live chat and recepti...
-	Irrational Fear of the Down Round and Long-Term Implications	MENLO PARK, CA – November 13, 2017 – The appreciation of valuations in the technology sector after the 2008 correction has resulted in the entry of new types of investors into the venture/growth category. For a few high-profile companies th...
-	Evaluating a Control Investor	MENLO PARK, CA - March 25, 2019 - There is no perfect formula for determining the right capital partner. While purchase price may be at the top of your list of priorities, there are many other important questions that must be answered if yo...
-	Clustrix Raises $10 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	Clustrix, the leading scale-out SQL database engineered for the cloud, announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series D financing round led by HighBar Partners (“HighBar”). The new funding will be used to further product developmen...
-	Janrain Closes $27 Million in Series D Funding Led by HighBar Partners	PORTLAND, OR, December 17, 2015 - Janrain, the leading provider of Customer Identity Management Solutions, announced today that it has secured $27 million in Series D funding led by HighBar Partners, with participation from existing investo...
-	Autotask Expands Offerings with Acquisition of Soonr to Provide Cloud File Sharing and Collaboration Solutions for Business	SAN JOSE, CA, July 29, 2015 - Autotask Corporation, the world’s leading provider of hosted IT business management technology, has agreed to acquire Soonr, a leading provider of enterprise secure file sharing and collaboration services for I...
-	Load DynamiX Raises $12 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	SAN JOSE, CA, May 21, 2014 - Load DynamiX, the leader in storage infrastructure performance validation, announced today that it has raised a $12 million round of funding, led by HighBar Partners. Having established itself as the leading su...
-	Signpost Raises $52 Million To Arm Main Street With Automated Marketing Technology	NEW YORK, NY, July 9, 2019 - Signpost, the cloud platform that makes marketing simple and effective for local businesses around the country, today announced that it has raised $52 million in late-stage financing from HighBar Partners and BM...
-	Xangati Raises $11 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	New funding from HighBar, with participation from Citrix, allows Xangati to further innovate and accelerate market momentum of its popular VDI, workload and cloud performance management solutions. Xangati, a leading provider of cloud and w...

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Date	Title	Description
14.09.2021	Signpost Announces Acquisition of Securus Contact Systems	Securus provides a complementary offering that creates a best-in-class solution to generate enhanced process efficiencies and facilitate a superior high-touch model for our end customers. NEW YORK (PRWEB) September 14, 2021 Signpost, a lead...
28.09.2017	PatientSafe closes $25 million round to boost clinical communication innovation	PatientSafe will use the money to accelerate sales, scale operations and drive innovation in care delivery and clinical communications. The startup’s president and CEO, Si Luo, commented on the round in a statement: We are so excited to ann...
26.09.2017	PatientSafe Solutions Raises $25M for Point-of-Care Mobile Solutions	PatientSafe Solutions, a provider of mobile clinical workflow and communication solutions has raised $25 million in funding led by HighBar Partners with participation from existing investors Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partn...
11.08.2017	Term Sheet — Friday, Aug. 11	BLIND EYE TO SIDE EYE Hello. How about that slow news day yesterday? Paid Content How to secure an enterprise without boundaries From ExtraHop The lawsuit argues that if Benchmark had known about Kalanick’s “gross mismanagement and other mi...
11.08.2017	HighBar Partners Closes Third Fund, at $208M	HighBar Partners, a Menlo Park, CA-based an investment firm focuses on enterprise and infrastructure software and software-as-a-service companies, closed its third fund, at $208m. Backers in HighBar III included global institutions. Led by ...
16.12.2015	Daily funding roundup - December 16, 2015	Slack revealed $80M fund; Digital Guardian bagged $66M; Springboard raised $1.7M Education technology company Springboard (formerly known as SlideRule) today announced that it has raised $1.7 million in seed funding from a long list of inve...
21.05.2014	Load DynamiX Raises $12M in Funding	Load DynamiX, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of storage infrastructure performance validation solution, raised $12m in funding. The round was led by HighBar Partners. In conjunction with the financing, John Kim, Co-Founder and Managing Pa...
-	HighBar Partners Closes $130 Million Strategic Growth Capital Fund	HighBar Partners (together with its affiliates, "HighBar") today announced the closing of its strategic growth capital fund, HighBar Partners II, L.P. ("HighBar II" or the "Fund"), with $130 million in equity c...
-	Janrain Closes $27 Million in Series D Funding Led by HighBar Partners	PORTLAND, OR, December 17, 2015 - Janrain, the leading provider of Customer Identity Management Solutions, announced today that it has secured $27 million in Series D funding led by HighBar Partners, with participation from existing investo...
-	HighBar Partners Raises $100 Million in Strategic Capital from Sixth Street	MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HighBar Partners, a Menlo Park, CA-based private equity investor, announced today that HighBar Partners III, L.P. has raised $100 million of strategic capital from Sixth Street, a leading global investme...
-	Clustrix Raises $10 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	Clustrix, the leading scale-out SQL database engineered for the cloud, announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series D financing round led by HighBar Partners (“HighBar”). The new funding will be used to further product developmen...
-	PatientSafe Solutions Closes $25 million Growth Funding Led by HighBar Partners	SAN DIEGO, CA, September 25, 2017 - PatientSafe Solutions, a leader in mobile clinical workflow and communication solutions, announced today that it has closed a $25 million round of financing. PatientSafe plans to use the funds to further ...
-	HighBar Partners Raises $208 Million for HighBar Partners III, L.P.	MENLO PARK, CA, August 10, 2017 – HighBar Partners (“HighBar” or the “Firm”) is pleased to announce the $208 million final close of HighBar Partners III, L.P. (“HighBar III” or the “Fund”), above an agreed upon hard cap of $200 million. Hi...
-	Load DynamiX Raises $12 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	SAN JOSE, CA, May 21, 2014 - Load DynamiX, the leader in storage infrastructure performance validation, announced today that it has raised a $12 million round of funding, led by HighBar Partners. Having established itself as the leading su...
-	Xangati Raises $11 Million Financing Round Led by HighBar Partners	New funding from HighBar, with participation from Citrix, allows Xangati to further innovate and accelerate market momentum of its popular VDI, workload and cloud performance management solutions. Xangati, a leading provider of cloud and w...
-	PatientSafe closes $25 million round to boost clinical communication innovation	PatientSafe Solutions, a San Diego-based company, has closed a $25 million round of financing. It was led by Menlo Park, California-based HighBar Partners. Existing investors Psilos Group, TPG, Camden Partners and Merck Global Health Innova...

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