Highbeam
Highbeam provides AI-powered financial management tools for consumer brands, automating workflows and integrating financial products. The New York-based company has raised $47M in funding and employs 62 people.
The growth story
Highbeam grew from 9 to 62 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $47M along the way, most recently a Series A in September 2025.
About
Highbeam sells software that uses AI to automate financial operations for consumer brands. Its tools include AI agents and integrated financial products aimed at streamlining workflows and reducing costs.
The company has raised $47M in venture funding, including a Series A round in 2025. Its 62-person team includes 11 engineers, with talent drawn from companies like Shopify, Rilla, and Brex.
Founders and leadership
Highbeam's largest function is engineering, with 11 staff. The company is led by a team with backgrounds in financial services and technology, though specific leadership details are not provided.
The Highbeam org chart
Samir Shergill (Co-Founder and CEO) leads 16 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 12 (+71% YoY), Business Development 11 (+57% YoY), Sales 6 (+200% YoY), Marketing 6 (+500% YoY), Information Technology 4 (+100% YoY), Operations 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Highbeam's team comes primarily from Shopify, Rilla, and Brex, with multiple hires from each. Alumni have gone on to roles at companies like Assembled Brands, Onto Travel, and Wonder.
Most common previous employers of Highbeam staff: Shopify (4), Rilla (4), Brex (3), Uber (3), Parker (2), Nextdoor (2). Former Highbeam employees most often moved to Assembled Brands (1), Onto Travel (1), Wonder (1), Vortex (1), Slash (1), Tremendous (1).
Alumni worth knowing
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 63% direct, 24% search, 4% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Highbeam: Leadership (23), Microsoft Excel (20), Microsoft Office (19), Teamwork (15), Social Media (14), Python (Programming Language) (13), Customer Service (13), Microsoft PowerPoint (13).
Where the team actually sits
Highbeam people are concentrated in New York, United States (26), Ontario, Canada (8), New York City Metropolitan Area (5), Canada (3).
Search footprint
Highbeam attracts about 729 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 114 ranking keywords and lost 66 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Highbeam has 62 employees as of September 2026.
Highbeam has raised $47M in total, most recently a Series A round in September 2025.
Highbeam was founded in 2021 by Samir Shergill, Gautam Gupta.
Samir Shergill (Co-Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Highbeam's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Highbeam staff are Shopify (4 people), Rilla (4 people), Brex (3 people).
Former Highbeam employees most often move to Assembled Brands (1), Onto Travel (1), Wonder (1).
Highbeam attracts about 729 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Highbeam staff are Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Social Media.
Highbeam staff are concentrated in New York, United States (26), Ontario, Canada (8), New York City Metropolitan Area (5).
Highbeam has about 12 people in Engineering, up 71% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Highbeam has about 11 people in Business Development, up 57% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 48 current and 33 former Highbeam profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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