HighIP was founded by experienced hardware IP engineers. Phil Tharp, the Chief Engineer, is the author of the Vreelin Engineering USB 2 core which has been widely used for the past 5 years.
John Sanguinetti is the Chairman of the Board. He is well-known in the EDA industry, having been the founder of Chronologic Simulation, the originator of VCS, and a founder of Forte Design Systems, the leading high-level synthesis company.