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Hightower

Real Estate · New York City, United States · Founded 2013

A commercial leasing management platform that enables brokers and owners to manage their end-to-end leasing workflow MoreLess

Hightower, now part of VTS, is a leading provider of commercial real estate (CRE) software solutions. The company operates in the commercial real estate market, serving property owners, brokers, and asset managers. Hightower's core product is a comprehensive platform that integrates leasing, asset management, and marketing functionalities. The platform allows users to drive virtual engagement with tenant representatives and tenants, optimize marketing strategies, and leverage real-time analytics to enhance decision-making processes. By utilizing Hightower's software, CRE professionals can significantly reduce deal cycle times and close deals faster, thereby increasing their operational efficiency and revenue potential.

Hightower's business model is based on a subscription-based revenue model, where clients pay for access to the platform's various features and capabilities. The company also offers additional services such as data analytics and consulting to help clients maximize the value of their real estate portfolios. With over 35,000 users from leading commercial real estate firms, Hightower has established itself as a trusted partner in the industry.

Keywords: commercial real estate, leasing, asset management, marketing, virtual engagement, real-time analytics, deal cycle, revenue teams, subscription model, data analytics.

Company overview

Hightower company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2013
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Employees
43
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
90.2
Investment activity
2 companies · latest Oct 2024
Capital deployed
$0
Preferred round
GROWTH EQUITY NON VC
client focusb2bsub industryReal Estate Softwaresub industryReal Estate ServicesindustryReal EstatesectorRisk ManagementsectorLeasingsectorCommercesectorAppsectorVideosectorPlatformsectorWorkflow

Valuation & funding

Hightower funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
EARLY VCEquity / VC Aug 2015 Barry Sternlicht · Aaron Levie · Newmark Group · William Rudin
SERIES BEquity / VC Jun 2015 $13M $52M RRE Ventures · Jaws Ventures · Bessemer Venture Partners · Thrive Capital
SERIES AEquity / VC Aug 2014 $6.5M $26M Red Swan Ventures · Bessemer Venture Partners · Vayner/RSE · David Tisch
SEEDEquity / VC Dec 2013 $2.1M $8.4M Fuel Capital · Red Swan Ventures · Aaron Levie · Lee Linden
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Financials

Workforce over time

Available workforce history. Financial fields without reported data are omitted.

YearEmployees
2026 43
2025 35
2024 25
2023 25
2022 17
2021 14
2020 14
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Growth signals

Hightower website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Hightower is 230 monthly website visits, down 20.7% over the last three months. Hightower's team grew 22.9% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits230 3-month web change-20.7% 1-year team growth+22.9%
Monthly website visits48 observations · Apr 2016–Aug 2023
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Comparisons

Hightower compared with similar companies

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Capital deployed

Hightower investments and acquisitions

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Talent graph

Hightower's talent

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Team profiled 23 named & role-tagged
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Investors

20 investors on Hightower's cap table

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Seed 13 investors entered at this stage
Thrive Capital
Bessemer Venture Partners
Fuel Capital
Red Swan Ventures
Aaron Levie
Lee Linden
David Tisch
RRE Ventures
Jason Tan
Joe Lonsdale
BoxGroup
Gary Vaynerchuk
Brad Silverberg
Series A 6 investors entered at this stage
Vayner/RSE
Jaws Ventures
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
Barry Sternlicht
Newmark Group
William Rudin
Other known 1 additional known investor
Ablorde Ashigbi

Global footprint

Where Hightower has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇵🇭 Philippines50%
🇺🇸 United States50%
2 countries shown

In the news

Latest news about Hightower

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Hightower

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