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$15M – $200M
Helios Investment Partners backs African businesses at the growth and scale stages through private equity, climate investing, digital ventures, and public markets strategies. The firm typically invests $15M–$200M and has raised over $3B in capital. It is relevant for African companies, including those building climate adaptation and mitigation solutions and scalable digital businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Capital
Helios provides financial solutions and has raised over $3B in capital.
Business-building support
Helios applies entrepreneurial business-building capabilities to portfolio companies.
Connectivity and know-how
Helios bridges international capital and know-how to African talent and enterprise through strong local and global connectivity.
Private Equity
PE strategy investing where African innovation and demographics meet growth with resilience.
Climate
Making private equity investments in companies providing climate adaptation and mitigation solutions.
Digital Ventures
Investing in Africa’s next scalable digital champions.
Public Markets
Helios Seven Rivers Fund takes an active approach to investing in Africa’s public markets.
Market-leading businesses with strong competitive positions in growing African sectors. They seek companies that can become pan-African platforms through consolidation and organic growth. Preference for businesses with durable competitive advantages, strong management, and clear value creation plans.
Active board participation, operational value creation, talent recruitment, M&A support, capital markets access
Very selective — invests in only 2-4 deals per fund. Long due diligence timelines. Governance requirements are high. Minority stakes are uncommon.
Use the contact form or listed office and investor relations contacts to start a direct conversation, as applications are handled through enquiry rather than a structured cohort process. Be clear about your company’s growth or scale stage, African market footprint, and fit with Helios’s focus areas such as climate solutions or scalable digital businesses.
2004
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Interswitch (Nigeria fintech), Vivo Energy (pan-Africa fuel distribution), Telkom Kenya, Acacia Mining, HTAfrica