About Helios
Helios is a private equity firm founded in 2004. It is primarily based in London, United Kingdom. As of May 2026, Helios is an active investor with a portfolio of 45 companies, comprising 45 funding rounds and 17 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 4 funding rounds and has made 2 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in Nigeria and India. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from FinTech to Energy. Its latest investment was a $***** Seed round in HPVideo on Dec 23, 2025
Overall Helios portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 5 IPOs and 8 acquisitions including key companies like Thunes, Petrobras and First City Monument Bank. A lot of funds co-invest with Helios, with names like Base10 Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Helios has a team of 53 people, including 18 partners.
Key Metrics
Helios' Portfolio
Helios has a portfolio of 45 companies. They have invested in a total of 45 companies. Their most recent investment was in HPVideo (Seed round) on Dec 23, 2025. Here are the most recent investments by Helios:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 23, 2025 | Seed | 7276 | - | |
Oct 23, 2025 | Series A | 2377 | ||
Jul 29, 2025 | Series B | 1421 | ||
May 28, 2025 | Series A | 3728 |
Helios has acquired 17 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Maroc Datacenter on Dec 16, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Helios:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Dec 16, 2025 | Provider of colocation, virtual data centers, managed firewalls, and cloud services | - | 2016 | |
Dec 16, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Nov 21, 2022 | Provider of data center and cloud services | $50M | 2020 | |
Nov 21, 2022 | Provider of colocation, data center support, interconnection, and internet exchange services | - | 2010 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Helios:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2024
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2025
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in Nigeria and India
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in FinTech
Team profile of Helios
Helios has a team of 53 members including 18 Partners and 11 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 6 more locations. Helios' team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Helios:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | |||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Paris | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Salisbury | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Harrow | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | Lagos | - |
Co-investors of Helios
Over the past 22 years, 75 investors have co-invested in Helios's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Helios: 75 investors entered a company along with Helios. These include investors like Base10 Partners (1 company).
Helios News
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CAB Payments Board Backs StoneX's Increased GBP287 Million ProposalShareprices•Apr 16, 2026•CAB Payments, StoneX, Helios, Shore Capital
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CAB Payments Board Rejects Helios' USD297 Million Takeover OfferShareprices•Mar 02, 2026•CAB Payments, Helios
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Beta Glass Acquired by Helios Investment Partners for €100 MillionGlass International•Feb 07, 2026•Betaglass, Helios, Frigoglass
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Helios Consortium Increases Possible Offer for CAB Payments Holdings plcMiningstockeducation•Feb 02, 2026•CAB Payments, Helios
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Tecnotree CEO leads €131m bid to take Tecnotree privateanewbeast•Jan 27, 2026•FitzRoy, Helios, Tecnotree, Resilience
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Swedfund Invests $20 Million into Helios CLEAR Fund to Back Africa Climate FirmsTechMoran•Dec 18, 2025•Helios, Swedfund
