Highnote
The only payments platform built for you
San Francisco, United States · Founded 2020 · $117.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2020
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- highnote.com
- Total Funding
- $117.0M
- Last Round
- $63.0M Venture RoundJan 2025
- Rounds
- 2
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
About
Highnote is a unified platform for embedded finance and modern payments, purpose-built for card issuance, acquiring, credit programs, and real-time money movement. Founded in 2020 by fintech veterans John MacIlwaine and Kin Kee, Highnote provides businesses with a fully integrated, bare-metal-connected card issuer-processor platform designed to accelerate time to market and enable competitive differentiation.
Summary
Highnote is a Fintech company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2020. It has raised $117.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $63.0M Venture Round in Jan 2025. Investors include Carrick Capital Partners, Oak HC/FT and Costanoa Ventures.
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Funding History
Jan 2025
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