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Helios Investment Partners

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on African companies.

Investor Profile

Helios Investment Partners has made 47 investments, with 7 in the past 12 months and 45% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Private Equity (40%)
  • Debt Financing (15%)
  • Series B (13%)
  • Series A (6%)
  • Series D (6%)
  • Seed (6%)
  • Series Unknown (6%)
  • Post Ipo Equity (4%)
  • Secondary Market (2%)

Country Focus

  • Nigeria (30%)
  • United States (13%)
  • United Kingdom (11%)
  • Egypt (9%)
  • The Netherlands (9%)
  • Kenya (6%)
  • Singapore (4%)
  • Lebanon (4%)
  • India (4%)
  • Gibraltar (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Financial Services
  • Payments
  • Energy
  • Fintech
  • Mobile Payments
  • Telecommunications
  • Banking
  • Oil And Gas
  • Finance
  • Renewable Energy
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Helios Investment Partners frequently co-invest with?

FMO
Europe, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, The Hague
Co-Investments: 2
Nclude
Africa, Al Qahirah, Egypt, Cairo
Co-Investments: 2
African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Africa, NA - South Africa, South Africa, Cape Town
Co-Investments: 3
PV
North America, California, United States, San Jose
Co-Investments: 2
Gemcorp
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
CDC Group
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
Checkout.com
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
GGV Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2
A15
Africa, Al Qahirah, Egypt, Cairo
Co-Investments: 2
Future Shape
Europe, Ile-de-France, France, Paris
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Helios Investment Partners often collaborate with?

RH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
Shared Deals: 1
LR
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Shared Deals: 1
PA
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
PR
North America, California, United States, San Mateo
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Helios Investment Partners?

Galatea Bio

Miami Lakes, Florida, United States

Galatea Bio’s mission is to drive groundbreaking discoveries in healthcare by pairing genetic diversity with cutting-edge data analytics.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareLife ScienceMachine LearningMedicalPharmaceutical
Series UnknownMar 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
SeamlessHR

Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria

End-to-end, modern cloud-based HR platform for institutions across the globe.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Bookkeeping and PayrollHuman ResourcesSaaS
Series AJan 20, 2025
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Raya Foods

Sadat City, Al Buhayrah, Egypt

Raya Foods is a subsidiary of Raya Holding

3D PrintingAgricultureFood and BeverageManufacturing
Private EquityOct 20, 2024
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
M2P Fintech

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

M2P Fintech is a fintech solutions company that provides API infrastructure for payments, lending, and banking services.

Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsPayments
Series DSep 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $70,000,000
M2P Fintech

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

M2P Fintech is a fintech solutions company that provides API infrastructure for payments, lending, and banking services.

Developer APIsFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsPayments
Secondary MarketSep 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $31,800,000
Paymob

Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Paymob is a digital payments enabler for emerging markets, helping small and large enterprises accept payments online and in-store.

Financial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsPayments
Series BSep 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $22,000,000
Conduit

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Conduit is a better way for global businesses to simply and cheaply move money with faster speed, better visibility and fewer steps.

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation TechnologyPayments
SeedAug 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Nomba

Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Nomba is a tech company that offers financial software solutions.

BankingElectronicsPaymentsRetail
Series BMay 2, 2023
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
IXAfrica DataCentre

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

IXAfrica DataCentre provides internet facilities and smart IT solutions like cloud computing, industry software development, and colocation.

Data CenterInformation TechnologyInternet
Series UnknownNov 10, 2022
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Paymob

Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Paymob is a digital payments enabler for emerging markets, helping small and large enterprises accept payments online and in-store.

Financial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsPayments
Series BMay 9, 2022
Amount Raised: $50,000,000