
Highmount Capital is a private investment firm focused on growth-stage and middle-market investments in transformative technology and other growth-oriented companies. Headquartered in New York, NY with an additional office in Wichita, KS, the firm builds long-term partnerships with high-potential entrepreneurs. It was co-founded in 2023 by Jason Illian and David Hawkins.
They made 3 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-a (57% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $11.7M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
5
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
DH
David Hawkins
General Partner & Co-Founder
ER
Elissa Robinson
Director
BN
Ben Nissan
Growth investing
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
7 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VVoomi | Series A | $10M | Mar 2026 |
| Series A | $10M | Mar 2026 | |
| Series A | $10M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series A | $14M | Nov 2025 | |
| Unknown | $1M | Jan 2016 | |
| Growth | — | — | |
| Series B | $25M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Operator Partners3 shared
Asymmetric Capital Partners3 shared
Keiretsu Forum1 shared
Industry Ventures1 shared
Brand Foundry Ventures1 shared
Infinity Ventures1 shared
B371 shared
Lightscape Partners1 shared
Angels Capital1 shared
Last updated: 20 October 2026