Headline announced Headline Global Growth IV with $865 million of capital committed to the strategy to support companies at their Growth inflection points, Series B, and beyond. This Global Growth strategy has three main advantages: 1.) a diverse and experienced team, 2.) extensive geographic coverage, 3.) and advanced in-house built technology for sourcing (Searchlight) and analytics (DeepDive).
Led by seasoned Growth investor Shalini Rao, the Growth team is committed to identifying and nurturing Paradiesvögel — tenacious technology founders poised for global success. Recent team additions to Headline Global Growth include Nancy Xiao, Trevor Neff, Reda Bensaid, Jake Horwitz, and Austin Hack, all of whom will work out of Headline’s San Francisco and European offices.
Global Growth IV represents an evolution of growth investing at Headline. Previously, Headline primarily invested in growth companies, which had early-stage exposure and backed standouts like SEMrush, Pismo, Raisin, Segment, and Fetch.
Headline is expanding its universe through a strategy specifically crafted to capture the inflection points of Growth. And the fund will seek to deploy capital flexibly, with investments ranging from roughly $20 million to $70 million, focusing on Headline’s core markets in the US and Europe. And this approach will allow Headline to capitalize on its history of seeking to back category-leading companies in every major global tech market.
The Global Growth strategy is built with a foundation of Headline’s core values and the rigor of world-class growth investing. And the firm has developed advanced sourcing technologies, including the proprietary platforms, Searchlight and DeepDive, which enhance the team’s ability to connect with founders and analyze business efficiencies. This approach enables the team to engage with around 80% of companies that have raised Series A financings each month.
Headline’s commitment to fostering long-term relationships with entrepreneurs is reflected in its investment philosophy. And the firm prioritizes quality over quantity, focusing on a small number of companies to provide high levels of engagement and support.
As Headline embarks on this new chapter, it remains dedicated to supporting innovative technology companies throughout their lifecycle. And with over $4 billion in assets under management, Headline is well-positioned to drive growth and innovation in the technology sector.
KEY QUOTES:
“An investment firm ultimately builds just one product: its people. And the team at Headline is united around the single objective of helping entrepreneurs succeed. To do that we will draw on our networks and track records, built up over years in both the US and Europe. But really it’s a mindset: we will do anything and everything we can to help our founders create generational companies. Just like the founders that we hope to back, we hustle and we are hungry.”
-Shalini Rao
“With a decades-long track record, a unique technology platform, and the conviction of our LPs, we are excited to debut Growth IV. It has a unified strategy and the right size to back the best private technology companies—regardless of stage. All our core products are built on independent underwriting, accountability, and empowerment. We have the utmost confidence in Shalini and the team to execute this vision.”
-Mathias Schilling, Founding Partner at Headline
