Helios Investment Partners LLP
Bridging international capital and know-how with African talent and enterprise since 2004, Helios Investment Partners manages funds totalling c. $3 billion.
In the firm's own words, from its website.
24 additional team members, 9 additional co-investors and affiliates, 64 additional investments, funds and LPs, 18 events, 39 verified contacts (38 professional url, 1 firm phone)
Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.
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What matters now
- 1 vehicleon Form D, 18 months
$12.3M reported sold so far.
A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.
People to know
View all people- Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment CommitteeWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmProfile
- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
- Managing PartnerWhy: Managing partner: runs the firmNo route on file yet
Relationship network
111 connected entities
From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.
Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.
Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.
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- Capital provider
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›How strength and recency are read
Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.
Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.
How am I connected?
Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Helios Investment Partners LLP: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.
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Investing
53 companies on record, 0 new in 12 months
Investments on record
What these amounts mean“This investor” is the amount disclosed for this investor alone; it is unknown unless a source said it. The round size is the whole round.Acquired, Public, Exited and Active are what the firm’s own portfolio card says, read on the date shown when you hover the chip; they are not deal dates. A company with no chip is one whose card states no outcome: DFX does not assume it is active.| Company | Round | Role | Partner | Round size | This investor | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Group | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Africa Oil | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
| Africa Specialty Risks | portfolio listing | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact Firm website |
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
- Sectors
- enterprise software, fintech, climate, media
- Stages
- not stated or not yet read
- Geography
- africa, global, globally
- Check size
- not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Team
30 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
- Tope Lawani · Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment CommitteeWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility; Confirmed current on the firm's own site 2026-09-30LinkedIn or profile link on file (firm website, their bio on the firm's website), confirmed 2026-09-30, confidence 90%
- Babatunde Temitope Soyoye · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
- Temitope Olugbeminiyi Lawani · Managing PartnerWhy this person: Managing partner: runs the firm; Named with investment responsibility
Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. 1 with a route on file. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.
Investment team
How the team is orderedPartners who lead rounds first (rounds led, then deals attributed, then seniority), then the rest of the investment team, then investor relations, finance and operations. A person named by two sources under two spellings is shown once.- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner, Member of Executive and Investment Committee
1 departed (kept with end dates)
- Henry Awele Obi · Chief Public & Regulatory Affairs Officer · May 1, 2007 to Mar 17, 2026 Fact
Contacts
1 firm phone, 38 professional url on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.
Funds and LPs
14 vehicles, 2 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
What these amounts meanGAV is the gross asset value the adviser reported on Form ADV for the vehicle, never the fund’s committed size and never dry powder. Form D sold is the amount sold as of the latest filing, never a final close.| Vehicle | Type | Vintage | Lifecycle | Reported GAV | Owners | Form D sold | Latest Form D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helios Investors V LP | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2025 form d first sale | Fundraising | $17.6M Mar 17, 2026 | 16 | $12.3M | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Helios Digital Ventures LP | Fund | 2022 form d first sale | Active deployment | unknown | unknown | $1.3M | Jun 11, 2024 |
| Helios Investors IV LP | Fund · ADV: Private Equity Fund | 2019 form d first sale | Mature | $635M Mar 17, 2026 | 22 | $12.5M of $1.4B | Dec 29, 2021 |
Limited partners
- 2014-12-241 commitment to 1 fund · $100M disclosed
- 1 commitment to 1 fund · $5.0M disclosed
Known LPs and allocators
What these amounts and dates areEach commitment is counted once across the pension tape and the allocator graph. A commitment date prints only when the source printed one; otherwise the row carries the report date. A foundation’s 990-PF line is a holding at fair value, never a commitment. Rows without a fund on the venture graph are commitments to this manager.| Allocator | Type | Fund | Amount | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York State Common Retirement Fund | PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL POOL | Helios Investors III LP | $100M committed | reported as of Mar 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
| Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation | SOVEREIGN LINKED US ALLOCATOR | Helios Investors II LP | $5.0M committed | reported as of Dec 31, 2025 | Fact Pension disclosure |
Relationships across DFX
12 co-investors · on 2 other DFX graphs
Co-investors
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
- 2026-10-011 shared deal · one time
Across DFX and the capital chainon 2 other DFX graphs · 12 capital paths ShowHide
- The same institution is held on Allocators, Private Equity, matched by identifier. See which records
Helios Investment Partners LLP is the same institution as 2 records in Allocators and Private Equity.
DFX found 2 relationships across 2 datasets
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and how the two were matched.
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Checking your plan…
Helios Investment Partners LLP sits on 12 traced paths of capital across the graphs.
DFX traced 12 paths of capital through this record
Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.
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Evidence and history
23 dated events, 63 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
- seen on or beforeSep 24, 2026Helios Investment Partners LLP: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> PE_WITH_VENTURE_ACTIVITY (exempt reporting adviser (private fund exemption); venture funds are 6% of 8 private funds)Classification changedClassificationInference
- seen on or beforeSep 23, 2026Helios Investment Partners LLP: CANDIDATE_VC -> INSTITUTIONAL_VC (venture manager, reported GAV $1,371M across 14 vehicles)Classification changedClassificationInference
- Mar 17, 2026Henry Awele Obi (Chief Public & Regulatory Affairs Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Helios Investment Partners LLP
- Mar 17, 2026Helios Digital Ventures LP first reported on Form ADV by Helios Investment Partners LLP (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $46,151,285
- Mar 17, 2026Helios Clear Fund Scsp first reported on Form ADV by Helios Investment Partners LLP (Private Equity Fund), GAV $41,466,646
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 17, 2026 · 8 private fundsShowHide
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdomadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Office address
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Business phone
- unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Website
- HELIOSINVESTMENT.COM
- SEC adviser type
- Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- SEC exemption claimed
- Private fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
- Latest Form ADV
- Mar 17, 2026
- Private funds reported
- 8 (1 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
- Private fund gross assets, adviser total
- $1.4Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShowHide
- Sep 24, 2026Private equity with venture activity (probable, 75%)Exempt reporting adviser (private fund exemption); venture funds are 6% of 8 private funds
- Sep 23, 2026Institutional venture firm (probable, 80%)Venture manager, reported GAV $1.4B across 14 vehicles
- Sep 12, 2026Candidate (candidate, 50%)No sworn venture fact yet (name or round mention only)
Evidence
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
| Fact | Value | Effective | Class | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC exemption claimed | Private fund adviser | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| SEC adviser type | Exempt reporting adviser | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| First Form ADV filing | 2012-03-30 | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-30 | Oct 1, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29 | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25 | Sep 26, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23 | Sep 24, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22 | Sep 23, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Adv history loaded | adv-hist-1 | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2026-03-17 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Latest Form ADV filing | 2024-03-19 | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture share of reported funds | 0 | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Business phone | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Contact page url | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Contact page url | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Description | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Office address | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Legal form | Limited Liability Partnership | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Portfolio page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Portfolio page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Private funds reported | 8 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private funds reported | 10 | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.4B | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Private fund gross assets (reported) | $1.8B | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Schedule a diff | sadiff-1 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Stated geography | Africa, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Africa, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated geography | Africa, global, globally “geography words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, fintech, climate, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, fintech, climate, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | |
| Stated sectors | Enterprise software, fintech, climate, media “sector words on the home page” | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | |
| Team page | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Team page | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Venture funds reported | 1 | Mar 17, 2026 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Venture funds reported | 0 | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV |
| Website | Mar 19, 2024 | Fact | Form ADV | |
| Site title | Sep 30, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 16, 2026 | Fact | ||
| Site title | Sep 12, 2026 | Fact |
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersPrivate equity with venture activity, probableShowHide
Exempt reporting adviser (private fund exemption); venture funds are 6% of 8 private funds
- importance
- gav: 0.2 · funds: 0.17 · people: 0.76 · investments: 0.64 · scale basis: Venture-typed funds only (Private equity with venture activity): 2 funds, $46M of $1.4B reported · co investors: 0.44
- active deployment
- investments 12m: 0 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: not scored
- emerging manager
- fund count: 17 · reported gav: $1.4B · first adv filing: 2012-03-30 · years since first filing: 14.5
Fits, record history and connections
scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge
Record history
- Organization classification changed2026-09-24
- Organization classification changed2026-09-23
- Adviser's first ADV filing2012-03-30source on record
The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.