Highline Capital Partners

Highline Capital Partners

Highline Capital Partners was founded by Steven Swanson, a former venture and growth equity investor who structured the firm to specialize in cross-border technology investments. The partnership connects the dense technical talent pool of Israel with the commercial markets of North America, a model that reflects Swanson's network in both ecosystems. The firm's presence spans New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Tel Aviv, and Shanghai, enabling it to support portfolio companies across multiple geographies from a single platform. Highline targets growth-stage enterprise software, FinTech, cybersecurity, digital health, and AI/ML companies, typically writing equity checks between $15 million and $75 million in primary rounds. The firm prefers to lead or co-lead transactions, taking active board seats to assist with US market entry, executive hiring, and subsequent financing strategy. Its cross-border thesis places it alongside firms like Vintage Investment Partners and Viola Growth in bridging Israeli innovation with global commercial scale. Highline's portfolio includes companies commercializing enterprise infrastructure, developer tools, and vertical SaaS platforms — capital-efficient businesses that benefit from direct introductions to US enterprise buyers. The firm operates as a partnership structure with a compact team distributed across its US and Israel offices. Partner Niv Harizman drives sourcing and diligence in Tel Aviv, complementing Swanson's US-based commercial and fundraising activities. Highline does not publicly disclose assets under management or total deployment, keeping its fund scale opaque to market observers. The firm has maintained a low external profile, with limited public record of specific fund closes or portfolio exits. Highline's structural distinction comes from its stance as a dedicated cross-border growth investor rather than a generalist late-stage fund. While many US growth funds opportunistically invest in Israeli companies, few maintain a permanent office in Tel Aviv with a partner-level investor living in the market. This architecture gives the firm an edge in sourcing proprietary deals ahead of US investors who fly in for process-driven auctions. The dual-office design also allows Highline to offer portfolio companies hands-on operational support across time zones — a genuine capability, not a marketing claim, given the team distribution.