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Highline Private Wealth
Brad Harrison's Highline Private Wealth connects Pacific Northwest technology families to direct real estate, private credit, and venture opportunities.
Highline Private Wealth
Highline Private Wealth operates as a multi-family office based in Seattle, founded and led by Brad Harrison. Its model combines institutional-style access to private markets with the personal capital networks of the families it serves. The firm's identity is rooted in the Pacific Northwest technology corridor, but its investment scope extends well beyond the region. Highline structures its deployment across three principal asset classes: direct real estate, private credit, and venture capital. The real estate practice targets value-add and opportunistic commercial properties, often in partnership with regional operators. The private credit arm participates in direct lending and structured credit opportunities. Its venture exposure tilts toward early-stage and growth-stage technology companies, with a discernible concentration in enterprise software and cloud infrastructure — a reflection of the relationships its principals maintain with founders in the Seattle and San Francisco Bay Area ecosystems. Confirmed positions include indirect exposure to prominent technology platforms through fund commitments and co-investment vehicles, though the firm generally does not publicly list specific company names. The firm maintains a lean structure, with a core team of investment professionals supported by an extended network of operating partners and co-investors. Highline does not disclose its total assets under management or deployment figures. Its principals have historically participated in Tiger 21 and other peer advisory groups common among family offices in the Western United States. Highline's structural differentiator lies in its origin as a bridge between individual tech wealth and institutional-quality deal flow. Rather than operating as a traditional RIA or a single-family checkbook, Highline curates deal access by leveraging the relationships its founders built within the technology community over multiple market cycles. This sourcing model — informal, relationship-driven, and concentrated in a specific economic corridor — distinguishes it from larger multi-family platforms that rely on gatekeepers and fund-of-funds structures.
General information
Firm type
Multi Family Office
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Seattle
Corporate office
Seattle, WA, United States
Principals
Brad Harrison
Founder & Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Highline Private Wealth's investment model?
Highline operates as a multi-family office that deploys capital across three primary verticals: direct real estate, private credit, and venture capital. The firm structures co-investments and direct deals rather than functioning solely as a fund-of-funds allocator. Its investment committee draws on the operational experience of the technology founders it serves.
Who makes investment decisions at Highline Private Wealth?
Brad Harrison, the founder and managing partner, leads the investment process. The firm supplements its core team with an investment committee that includes principals from the families it represents. This structure embeds the operating and investing experience of its client base directly into the decision-making pipeline.
How does Highline source venture capital deal flow?
Highline's venture sourcing relies heavily on the personal networks of its principals within the Seattle and broader West Coast technology community. The firm accesses allocations through relationships with founders, early employees at major cloud and enterprise-software companies, and regional venture capital partnerships cultivated over multiple market cycles.
Does Highline Private Wealth commit to external funds or only invest directly?
Highline uses a hybrid approach. It makes direct investments in real estate and private credit while also committing to external venture capital funds as a limited partner. The firm will selectively pursue direct co-investment opportunities alongside those fund managers when deal terms and access allow.
What is Highline's geographic investment focus?
The firm concentrates its real estate equity investments in the Western United States with a strong bias toward the Pacific Northwest. Its venture and growth-equity portfolio has a dual-focus on the Seattle and San Francisco Bay Area technology corridors, reflecting the geographic concentration of its principals' professional networks.
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