FI  HighSage Ventures

https://highsage.com/





     Office Locations:

200 Clarendon St.
59th Floor
Boston, MA 02116

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Information Technology
  • Software & Internet

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    Description:

    Jonathon S. Jacobson is the founder of HighSage Ventures LLC, a private investment firm formed in 2019, which exclusively manages his family's assets and those of the One8 Foundation. HighSage engages in (i) sourcing and underwriting direct public and private investments, (ii) partnering with third-party managers and (iii) forming bespoke joint ventures with specialized operating partners. Mr. Jacobson is the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Highfields Capital Management LP, which he co-founded in 1998. Highfields is a Boston-based investment management firm that managed approximately $12 billion. Mr. Jacobson serves as a member of the Board of Directors of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. and is a member of the Lone Pine Capital LLC Advisory Board. Mr. Jacobson and his wife Joanna are co-trustees of the One8 Foundation and are involved in numerous philanthropic causes. He currently serves on the Investment Committee of the Weizmann Global Endowment Management Trust and is a Lifetime Trustee of the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he also serves on the school's Investment Committee.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Jennifer L. Stier President
    Jonathon S. Jacobson Non-Executive Chairman
    Owen M. Wurzbacher Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
    Shawn M. Campbell CFO
    Stu Porter Advisor

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/21/2024


      Obligo


      NY


      $35,000,000


      


      07/25/2024


      Archera


      CA


      $17,000,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      airSlate
        web link


      Amazon


      Amperity
        web link


      Archera
        web link


      Beekeeper


      Disney


      Google


      IAC


      Julia Computing
        web link


      Mastercard


      MGM


      Microsoft


      OakNorth


      Obligo
        web link


      Occidental Petroleum


      PennyMac Financial


      SINAI Technologies
        web link


     

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