Helios is an institutional investor (Growth Equity) founded in 2004 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Helios Investment Partners is a leading Africa-focused private investment firm. The firm invests across financial services, telecommunications, energy, consumer goods, and healthcare in Africa, applying developed-world investment tools in the African context. Based in London and Lagos. focused on multiple sectors. It bridges international capital and know-how to African talent and enterprise. It has built a record that spans creating start-ups to providing expanding companies with growth capital and expertise, building African market leaders in core economic sectors. Its diverse investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, corporate and public pension funds, endowments and foundations, funds of funds, family offices and development finance institutions.

Stage

growth equity, private equity, early growth ventures, growth equity, private equity, early growth ventures

Check size

$50M-$100M

HQ

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2004

Website

https://www.heliosinvestment.com/

LinkedIn

https://linkedin.com/company/helios-investment-partners

What they look for

Africa-based (35+ countries), high-growth scalable market-leading companies, FX-protected, non-cyclical, capital light business models, tech-driven, strong financials & ESG focus

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