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    Helios Investment Partners

    London, United KingdomFounded 2004
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    Helios Investment Partners is the largest Africa-focused private investment firm, managing funds totalling over $3 billion. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in London with offices in Nairobi and Lagos, it invests across private equity, climate, and digital ventures throughout Africa.

    Average disclosed round size is $86.6M (across 18 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    14

    Fund Size

    $3B

    Top Stage

    Unknown

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Babatunde Soyoye

    Babatunde Soyoye

    Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee

    Tope Lawani

    Tope Lawani

    Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee

    Wale Ayeni

    Wale Ayeni

    Managing Partner, Co-head of Helios Digital Ventures

    Guy Willner

    Guy Willner

    Managing Director Digital Infrastructure, PE Team

    Sola Carrena

    Sola Carrena

    Managing Director, PE Team

    Christopher North

    Christopher North

    Partner, Co-Head of Climate Investments

    Dennis Aluanga

    Dennis Aluanga

    Partner, Portfolio Operations Group

    Faris Ayoub

    Faris Ayoub

    Partner, Helios Sports and Entertainment Group

    Henry Obi CBE

    Henry Obi CBE

    Partner, Public & Regulatory Affairs, Member of Investment Committee

    Jamie Hollins

    Jamie Hollins

    Operating Partner, Portfolio Operations Team

    Luciana Germinario

    Luciana Germinario

    Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Member of Executive Committee

    Nitin Kaul

    Nitin Kaul

    Partner, Portfolio Operations, Member of Executive Committee

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    19 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    AAshvatthaSeries B$119MJan 2025
    SeamlessHR logoSeamlessHRSeries A$9MJan 2025
    Nomba logoNombaSeries B$30MMay 2023
    Radian Aerospace logoRadian AerospaceSeed$27.5MJan 2022
    Zola Electric logoZola ElectricSeed$90MSep 2021
    Zola logoZolaSeed$90MSep 2021
    Zola Electric logoZola ElectricUnknown$90MJan 2021
    Proov logoProovUnknown$9.7MJan 2021
    Thunes logoThunesSeries B$60MSep 2020
    SeamlessHR logoSeamlessHRPre-Seed$150KJan 2019
    Proov logoProovSeries B$14MAug 2017
    WWananchi Group HoldingsUnknown$130MJan 2014
    Off Grid Electric logoOff Grid ElectricSeries D$55MJan 2014
    WWananchi Group HoldingsDebt$130M—
    WWananchi Group HoldingsGrowth$57.5M—
    SStarsightUnknown$15M—
    MISR Hytech logoMISR HytechSeed——
    HHelios Towers AfricaUnknown$630M—
    M2P Fintech logoM2P FintechUnknown$1.3M—

    Top Co-Investors

    DBL Partners4 shared
    British International Investment3 shared
    FMO3 shared
    Liberty Global Ventures3 shared
    Sand Hill Angels2 shared
    Cercano Management2 shared
    OurCrowd2 shared
    GingerBread Capital2 shared
    Mangrove Capital Partners2 shared
    Build Collective1 shared
    GGV Capital1 shared
    Endeavor1 shared
    Checkout.com1 shared
    SpaceFund1 shared
    Alumni Ventures1 shared
    Explorer Investments1 shared
    Exor Ventures1 shared
    The Private Shares Fund1 shared
    The Venture Collective1 shared
    Gaingels1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026