Highspot
Facts
- HQ
- San Diego, California, US
- Sectors
- Software Development
- Founded
- 2012
- Type
- Corporation Seattle business license
- Employees
- 773
- Registered name
- Highspot Inc Seattle business license
- Total raised
- $641.5M SEC Form D filings Total of this company's SEC Form D filings
- Last round
- $248M · Dec 2021 SEC Form D
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Robert Wahbe Founder, Founder and CEO, Executive Officer, Director, Promoter
