Highland Capital relocates local office to Kendall Square

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Highland Capital Partners said it has relocated its East Coast office from Lexington to Kendall Square, the Cambridge neighborhood that is a hotbed for technology and life sciences start-ups.

In explaining the move, the venture capital firm said that it wanted to get even “closer to the vibrant start-up community” that is in and around Kendall Square.

Besides Cambridge, Highland Capital has offices in Menlo Park, Calif.; Geneva; London; and Shanghai.

While Highland Capital invests globally, it has invested in a number of companies in the Greater Boston area. Those companies include Bullhorn, CampusLive, Gemvara, Heartland Robotics, Kyruus, PerkStreet, and sessionM.