
Highlight AI is an AI assistant that works across all applications on a user's desktop, designed to reduce context switching and augment work. It offers features such as writing assistance by highlighting and editing text, taking audio notes and transcribing meetings with automatic summaries and task generation, and enabling users to ask questions about anything on their screen with no setup required. The platform also helps users stay on top of to-do lists by notifying them of tasks and allowing quick prioritization. Highlight integrates with various tools like GitHub, Notion, Google Calendar, Linear, and Slack through plugins, and supports custom workflows. It aims to be a universal capture layer for LLMs, allowing users to leverage different AI models or select their preferred ones. The company offers Free, Pro ($15/month), Teams ($20/seat), and Enterprise (custom pricing) plans, with the Pro plan including unlimited messages, premium model access, and cloud transcription, while Teams offers collaboration features and admin management. Highlight is available for Windows and Mac.

Highlight AI is an AI assistant that works across all applications on a user's desktop, designed to reduce context switching and augment work. It offers features such as writing assistance by highlighting and editing text, taking audio notes and transcribing meetings with automatic summaries and task generation, and enabling users to ask questions about anything on their screen with no setup required. The platform also helps users stay on top of to-do lists by notifying them of tasks and allowing quick prioritization. Highlight integrates with various tools like GitHub, Notion, Google Calendar, Linear, and Slack through plugins, and supports custom workflows. It aims to be a universal capture layer for LLMs, allowing users to leverage different AI models or select their preferred ones. The company offers Free, Pro ($15/month), Teams ($20/seat), and Enterprise (custom pricing) plans, with the Pro plan including unlimited messages, premium model access, and cloud transcription, while Teams offers collaboration features and admin management. Highlight is available for Windows and Mac.
Product: Desktop AI assistant for Mac & Windows that captures on-screen context, meetings, transcripts, summaries, and tasks
Founded / Origin: Spun out of Medal in 2024; public beta launched October 2024
Funding: Seed round reported ~$10M (announced Oct 2024)
Team size: Approximately 14 employees (reported)
Business model: Freemium with Pro, Teams, and Enterprise plans
Productivity and knowledge capture for desktop workflows; contextual AI that connects on-screen content and meetings to task and memory management.
2024
Data and Analytics
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Round reported at $10M with participation from Valor Capital Group, SV Angel, OMERS Ventures, and Conviction Embed; includes internal contribution from Medal reported in coverage.
“General Catalyst, OMERS Ventures, Valor Capital Group, SV Angel, Conviction Embed”