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Apis Partners

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Apis Partners is an ESGI-native global private equity asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses by providing them with catalytic growth equity capital.

Apis, through its team of over 30 professionals and staff with deep industry expertise, manages or advises on total committed capital from investors (including drawn and invested capital) of ca. $1.2 billion. Including its headquarters in London, Apis has representation in seven countries across Europe, North, East and West Africa and South and Southeast Asia.

Responsible investing and financial inclusion are the cornerstones of Apis’ investment philosophy, with the firm incorporating ESG requirements into investment analysis and decision-making processes, policies and practices. Apis is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

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Location: United Kingdom, England, Westminster

Employees: 11-50

Founded date: 2014

Investment Type: Venture Capital

Investment Stage: Series B; Series C

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Date	Name	Website	Total Raised	Location
28.04.2025	Thunes	thunes.com	$352M	Kenya, Nai...
29.01.2025	Leap Finan...	leapfinance.com	$245.5M	India, Kar...
18.05.2022	DT One	dtone.com	$15M	United Ara...
19.01.2022	Giift	giift.com	$50M	United Sta...
08.09.2021	Halan - حا...	halan.com	$120M	Egypt, Giz...
09.08.2021	MNT-Halan	mnt-halan.com	$807.5M	Egypt, Giz...
05.08.2021	dokuid	doku.com	$32M	Indonesia,...
18.06.2021	RenewBuy	renewbuy.com	$104.77M	India, Har...
19.11.2019	CodaPaymen...	codapay.com	$22M	Singapore
06.12.2017	Greenlight...	greenlightplanet.com	$429M	United Sta...
31.08.2016	Star Healt...	starhealth.in	$211.5M	India, Tam...
21.01.2016	EPS	electronicpay.in	$25M	India, Mah...
-	GHL System...	ghl.com	-	-
-	adumo	adumo.com	$15M	South Afri...
-	Transfast,...	transfast.com	$40M	United Sta...
-	TymeBank	tymebank.co.za	$406.8M	South Afri...
-	Baobab	baobab.bz	-	Mali
-	Efficient ...	efgroup.co.za	-	South Afri...
-	Tutuka	tutuka.com	-	United Sta...
-	DPO Group	directpay.online	-	Ireland
-	Xoxoday	xoxoday.com	$30.16M	Australia,...
-	Hero FinCo...	herofincorp.com	$297.38M	India, Del...
-	Q LINK	qlink.co.za	-	-

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Date	Title	Description
27.09.2022	DOKU Expands into Malaysia Through the senangPay Acquisition	DOKU Expands into Malaysia Through the senangPay Acquisition
27.09.2022	Apis Growth Fund I announces the sale of its interest in Retail Capital	Apis Growth Fund I announces the sale of its interest in Retail Capital
01.06.2022	Apis Growth Fund I Announces Sale of Interest in Q Link to Sanlam Private Equity	London, 31st May 2022 – Apis Growth Fund I (“the Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, h...
23.05.2022	Apis Growth Fund II Announces Investment in Leading B2B Payment Network DT One	London, 18th May, 2022 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has today an...
29.04.2022	Apis Growth Fund I Partially Exits Position in Sun King as Off-Grid Solar Energy Company Completes US$260 Million Series D Raise	London, 27th April 2022 – Apis Growth Fund I (“the Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses,...
16.04.2022	Leading growth investors acquire minority stake in Coda Payments, the world’s leading independent content monetization platform	Smash Capital, Insight Partners, and GIC invest $690 million in the cross-border monetization provider as brand expands into more territories
25.02.2022	Xoxoday raises US $30 million from Giift and Apis Partners to help businesses make every day of their growth story rewarding	Bengaluru, 23rd February 2022 – Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, announced today that it has acquired a significan...
16.02.2022	SJ Mobile Labs raises US$2.85 million seed round for mobile wealth & protection platform aimed at Japanese market
27.01.2022	Apis appoints Adam Battersby and Theofilos Kotridis as Partners to lead European and U.S. investments	Apis appoints Adam Battersby and Theofilos Kotridis as Partners to lead European and U.S. investments
07.12.2021	Gorila receives more than R$ 100 million in a Series B round and expands its operations by acquiring minority stakes in investment advisory companies	Iporanga, Ribbit, Apis Insurtech Fund I, monashees and 2TM participated in the fintech’s new fundraising Series B round
09.09.2021	Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa US$120 million from global investors
-	Apis Growth Fund I announces its final close with commitments of US$ 287 million
-	Apis Growth Fund I investment Star Health lists on Indian Stock Exchanges; Fund LPs benefit from IPO
-	Singapore fintech startup Coda Payments raises over $20m	Singapore-based payments service provider Coda Payments announced investments of more than US$20 million in a deal led by private equity asset manager Apis Partners through its Apis Growth Fund II.
-	Apis Partners invests in Hero FinCorp, a leading Indian non-bank finance company	LONDON, United Kingdom, May. 29, 2020 — Apis Growth Fund II recently completed an investment in Hero FinCorp, a leading Indian non-bank finance company (NBFC) with a diversified loan book comprised of retail, SME and corporate loans. Apis’ ...
-	Paytm and Star Health Insurance enter into corporate agency tie-up	The agreement was inked at the Head Office of Paytm by Star Health & Allied Ins. Co Ltd and Paytm.
-	GHL signs electronic payments deal with Indonesia’s BNI	KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): GHL Systems Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary PT Payment Electronic Indonesia (GHL Indonesia) has entered into a merchants and aggregator transaction acceptance agreement with Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).
-	Apis issues correction statement to article in Premium Times (Nigiera) regarding Bankers Warehouse Limited	On 27th December 2018, the Premium Times in Nigeria published an article in relation to Banker Warehouse Limited (formerly Bankers Warehouse Plc). This article contained a number of inaccurate statements, which Apis Partners LLP would like ...
-	Apis Partners co-hosting 2nd edition of Afrikoin	Apis Partners and Savannah Fund teamed up to curate and host the 2nd edition of Afrikoin.
-	DPO Group Investment Overview	Following the landmark deal which saw former Apis Partners portfolio company DPO Group acquired by Network International, we are pleased to share an investment overview, showcasing the investment thesis, scale of growth and lasting impact c...
-	Facing the data-driven future – Uday Goyal presenting at Innotribe Sibos	Innovation first changes processes, then business models and life choices. Across the financial services industry, artificial intelligence (AI) is enhancing existing workflows, executing tasks quicker, better, cheaper. This will help to del...
-	Green Light Planet Energy Officers!	Sales agents, called ‘Energy Officers’, make Sun King solar products available to households that lack reliable access to the grid. Vaseria Ngare is one such Energy Officer and she’s also one of the best-performing agents in Embu, Kenya. Cl...
-	Apis Partners announces investment in Greenlight Planet
-	An Agile approach to Impact Measurement	A key aspect of investing for social impact is being able to effectively measure impact, which has always been challenging. Whilst there have been several well-informed attempts to create uniform standards to address this challenge (such as...
-	DPO partners with Kenyan retailers to deliver e-commerce solution	With a first of a kind in Kenya split payment feature, the Tuskys Online store will provide prompt supplier payments thanks to an innovative feature from Direct Pay Online (DPO). The split payment feature allows for real time supplier accou...
-	Major benefit to South Africa as TymeBank attracts significant foreign investment from global investors	(Johannesburg and London) Leading South African digital bank TymeBank has secured an investment amounting to R1.6 billion, attracting new investors from the UK and Philippines.
-	Apis Partners, through its Venture Insurtech Fund has invested in Eureka AI (“Eureka”)	Eureka AI Closes US$ 20 M Series B Investment Round to Fund Global Expansion
-	Apis and Crossfin-led Consortium Announces the Acquisition of Sureswipe …	Apis and Crossfin-led Consortium Announces the Acquisition of Sureswipe and the Formation of the Leading Independent Card-Acquiring Company in South Africa
-	The CareVoice Launches API-based Infrastructure and Health Ecosystem and Collaborates with Major Insurers
-	Matteo Stefanel Participates in the BVCA Emerging Managers Workshop	-
-	DPO Group to be acquired by Network International	We are pleased to announce that Apis Growth Fund I’s (AGFI) investee company DPO Group (DPO), one of the leading, high-growth online commerce platforms in Africa operating across 19 countries, has today entered into an agreement to be acqui...
-	SecureNow raised US$6 million in series B funding, builds a full-service insurtech platform for commercial insurances. Looks for a significant scale-up.
-	Global Financial Services Investor, Apis Partners LLP, Acquires a Stake in Tutuka	Tutuka and Apis Partners Will Work Together to Expand Clients and Financial Inclusion Across Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America
-	TEDx: Financial inclusion in the information age	Udayan Goyal, Managing Partner at Apis Partners, delivered a talk on the evolution of financial inclusion in the information age at a TEDx event organized by the London Business School.
-	African Financial Services Investment Conference	Apis Partners’ Managing Partners Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal spoke about the role of private equity in fostering Reverse Innovation from Growth to Developed Markets.
-	Mastercard Partners with DPO Group to Further Boost Pan-African Merchant Payments	Mastercard and DPO Group have announced a collaboration to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO to act as a P...
-	Financial Services Regulation and Future Landscape	Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the the current financial services regulatory environment in Africa and its impact on private equity industry, as well as the financial services l...
-	Direct Pay Online and Visa invest in the education of e-commerce in Africa
-	Matteo Stefanel talks to CNBC Africa about investing in financial services	Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Apis Partners, joined CNBC Africa in Lagos on 11th May 2017 to discuss the investment opportunity in financial services across Africa.
-	PEI Impact Investing Special Report 2021	We are pleased to share Apis Partners’ inclusion in the PEI Impact Investing Special Report 2021. In this keynote interview, Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-founders and Managing Partners, discuss what impact investing means to Apis Pa...
-	Udayan Goyal moderates the Future of Money session at Sibos 2016	The Future of Money session at Sibos has become the “crystal ball” identifying major disruptive trends that are likely to affect the financial services industry in coming years.
-	Apis Partners and Swift held “The SIBOS Global Leaders Event” in London on Wednesday, 25th September 2019	A joint initiative between Apis and Swift (the organisers of SIBOS), the SIBOS Global Leaders event brought together senior executives and thought leaders from both incumbent and emerging financial services institutions in both developed an...
-	AVCJ Fund Focus: Apis seeks to make specialization count	Apis is relying on its team’s financial services expertise and networks to deliver the goods in South Asia and Africa. LPs have given them $287 million with which to prove the thesis.
-	Apis Launches Emerging Markets Financial Services Fund – Wall Street Journal	Strong appetite for investments in financial technology has prompted the launch of a private equity firm dedicated to the sector in emerging markets.
-	Apis Partners announces investment in EPS
-	DPO Group acquired by Network International as landmark deal closes	Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, 01 October 2021: DPO Group (DPO), Africa’s largest and fastest-growing payment service provider (PSP), has finalised its acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce acr...
-	GHL and GrabPay enables e-wallet convenience in the Philippines	Manila, Philippines. GHL Systems Berhad (“GHL”) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, GHL Systems Philippines, Inc. (GHL PH) has recently commenced enabling payments via GrabPay at its Philippine merchants and businesses....
-	Mastercard Advances Cross-Border Capabilities with Acquisition of Transfast	PURCHASE, N.Y. – March 8, 2019 – Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network.
-	PayGate, Retail Capital target start-ups ahead of Black Friday	PayGate, a local payment service provider, has announced a partnership with Retail Capital to provide start-ups with short-term working capital for them to be competitive ahead of the festive season. The companies say they co-created the Ea...
-	Greenlight Planet powers more than Two Million lives, emerges as the Leading Off-grid Solar Provider in Nigeria	Greenlight Planet, a global leader in solar home energy products, has successfully delivered clean energy access to more than two million people in Nigeria. On a mission to power the lives of the under-served, Greenlight Planet began distri...
-	Apis Growth Fund II invests US$50 million Series C in Giift, a Global Leader in Loyalty Program Management	Singapore, 13th January 2022 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has invested US$50 milli...
-	Apis Partners announces investment in Transfast Remittance LLC
-	Financial Technology Boom Spurs Emerging Markets Fund – Financial News	Strong appetite for investments in financial technology has prompted the launch of a private equity firm dedicated to the sector in emerging markets.
-	Global financial services group, Apis, hires a team from Actis	London, March 9th, 2021 – Leading global financial services (“FS”) and Environmental Social Governance Impact (“ESGI”) focused investor group, Apis, today announced the transfer of a team from Actis. Hossam Abou Moussa will join Apis as a P...
-	DOKU Expands Access to Digital Payments with Apis Growth Fund II investing US$32 Million	Jakarta, Indonesia, August 5th, 2021 – DOKU has received funding of US$32 million from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and finan...
-	Global Financial Services Investor, Apis Growth Fund II, invests US$35m in leading hyper-growth Indian digital payments company, Cashfree
-	Leading InsurTech RenewBuy raises US$ 45 million, led by Apis Partners, in Series C funding round	New Delhi, June 18, 2021: RenewBuy, one of India’s leading InsurTech companies, has raised US$ 45 million, in a series C funding round. This funding round has been led by an investment from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed...
-	Apis Partners Sponsors SuperReturn Africa 2015	Now in its 6th annual year, SuperReturn Africa is Africa’s largest and most esteemed in-region private equity meeting place.
-	Payments provider Network International completes DPO acquisition	Apis Partners portfolio company DPO Group has today announced completion of the acquisition by Network International. We are proud to have partnered with and supported the team at DPO throughout this fantastic journey, which has positively ...
-	Apis Partners Launches Financial Services Growth Fund For Africa, Asia – Tech Crunch	Apis Partners, a new growth fund to back fintech startups out emerging markets like Asia and Africa, has launched, aiming to raise between $250 million and $300 million.
-	IFC invests R225m in SA fintech Adumo to expand digital payment solutions in Africa	Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2021–South African fintech group Adumo today announced R225 million ($15 million) in new funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund to expand acces...
-	Greenlight Planet partners with teleco operators in Africa to extend rural access	The initiative is in line with the company’s aim to pursuing a telecom-focused strategy to have a far-reaching impact on more than 600mn unelectrified consumers across the African continent.
-	Apis Partners Announce Final Close of Apis Growth Fund II	London, U.K. – Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”) announced the final close of Apis Growth Fund II (the “Fund”). The Fund closed at its increased hard-cap of US$550 million with total commitments of US$563 million (including the GP commitm...
-	Apis Partners announces second investment of AGF II into leading Indian infra lender L&T-IDF	L&T Finance Holdings and Apis Partners announce equity investment of up to US$ 110 million by Apis Growth Fund II[1] into L&T IDF, a leading infrastructure refinancing firm in India
-	Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa US$120 million from global investors
-	Private Equity Africa 2021 Award Winners	Apis Partners is delighted to have been awarded the Private Equity Africa 2021 Award for Overall Portfolio Company of the Year for Greenlight Planet.
-	Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad	Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad
-	Apis and Crossfin partner to transform SA’s payment market	Crossfin in partnership with Apis to lead the digital transformation of SA’s payment industry
-	Financial Services in Global Growth Markets – an interview with Matteo Stefanel
-	Future of Fintech in Africa & South Asia	Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the future of fintech in Africa and South Asia, the evolution of business models, and investing opportunities in the market.
-	Virtual Card Services becomes a member of the Direct Pay Online Group
-	Apis Partners announces investment in The Direct Pay Online Group
-	Star Health Recognized as One of India’s Top 25 Most Innovative Organizations
-	Matteo Stefanel Interviewed by CNBC on Apis’ Successful First Close	Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Apis Partners, talks to CNBC about Apis’ successful First Close, its investment strategy, and what sets it apart from other private equity investors in its target regions.
-	Cashfree Payments expands its MENA presence through investment in UAE-based Payment Gateway, Telr
-	Apis Growth Fund II announces the sale of its interest in Tutuka to Salt Pay	London, 31 March, 2021: Apis Growth Fund II (the “Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis”) has entered into an agreement to sell the whole of its interest in third-party payments enabler International Tutuka Holdi...
-	Retail Capital, part of Apis Portfolio Company CATS was awarded Silver for Product Innovation of the Year by the Global SME Finance Awards	We are extremely proud to announce that Retail Capital was awarded Silver for Product Innovation of the Year by the Global SME Finance Awards. They were selected from a competitive pool of 144 applicants, organised by IFC, a member of the W...
-	Tyme completes US$ 180million capital raise with investments from Tencent and CDC Group	London, 07 December 2021 – Tyme, one of the fastest growing digital banking groups globally, has successfully secured investments from Tencent and CDC to complete its US$180 million Series B capital raise.
-	Udayan Goyal moderating the Future of Money panel at Sibos in Sydney	Sibos 2018 took place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney between 22 & 25 October 2018. Udayan moderated the panel “The Future of Money”.
-	Uday Goyal and Matteo Stefanel on the “Blue Ocean of Emerging Markets” in partnership with Prudential	News
-	Star Health Recognized as India’s Most Valuable and Admired Health Insurance Company in 2016
-	Apis Partners’ portfolio companies, Direct Pay Online and Greenlight Planet, have been named as Impact Gamechangers 2021 by the UK’s development finance institution, CDC Group	Apis Partners is delighted to announce that two of its portfolio companies have been named by CDC Group as Impact Gamechangers 2021.
-	Apis Partners announces investment in MicroCred
-	DPO Group acquires PayFast in major deal for African online payments sector	Nairobi, Kenya, 30 July 2019: DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa. The deal by the Nairobi headquartered DPO Gro...
-	Apis Partners raises over US$ 157 million for its inaugural fund	LONDON, 10 August, 2015 – Apis Partners LLP, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia, today announced the first close of its inaugural Apis Growth Fund I (the “Fund”), very...
-	Firms team up to extend digital payments to global markets	Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has joined African payment services provider DPO Group and Mastercard in the rollout of a business to business (B2B) virtual payment card in Kenya and Tanzania.
-	Apis Partners announces investment in Star Health with ICICI Venture

Mentions in press and media 74

Date	Title	Description
22.08.2025	TCS \| The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal	Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank described the deal as a “significa...
13.08.2025	Nedbank buying iKhokha in R1.65-billion deal	Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha for R1.65-billion in an all-cash deal. According to Nedbank, the acquisition marks a “significant milestone” in the bank’s strategy to deepen its support for small and medium-sized ...
24.06.2025	Insurtech Renewbuy raised $10 M from Apis Partners, 360 One: Report	Renewbuy, an insurtech company, announced that its current investors, 360 One (formerly IIFL Wealth) and London-based Apis Partners, have contributed $10 million (roughly Rs 86 crore) in new funding. The money will be used to support Renewb...
23.06.2025	RenewBuy: The Insurtech Phoenix Rising from the Ashes of Competition	In the bustling landscape of Indian insurtech, a new player is emerging from the shadows. RenewBuy, a Gurugram-based startup, has secured fresh funding of USD 10 million, adding fuel to its ambitious plans. This latest capital infusion come...
21.06.2025	RenewBuy Secures USD 10 Mn in Fresh Funding The funds will be used to support ongoing business operations and expansion efforts as the company moves closer to its proposed merger with rival InsuranceD...	Insurtech firm RenewBuy has raised USD 10 million (approximately INR 86 crore) in fresh funding from its existing backers, Apis Partners and 360 One (formerly IIFL Wealth). The funds will be used to support ongoing business operations and e...
20.06.2025	India Digest: Renewbuy raises funds; Partners Group to buy Infinity Fincorp; Reliance, Havells circle Whirlpool stake	Insurance broking startup Renewbuy has secured $10 million (about Rs 86 crore) in a funding round from existing investors, London-based Apis Partners and 360 One, while Swiss private equity major Partners Group is all set to acquire a major...
28.04.2025	Thunes: Paving the Future of Global Payments	In the world of finance, speed and efficiency are king. Thunes, a Singapore-based fintech company, is rewriting the rules of cross-border payments. With its recent $150 million Series D funding, Thunes is poised to accelerate its growth and...
28.04.2025	Thunes Raises USD 150 Million in Series D, Led by Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners	SINGAPORE, April 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Thunes, the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world, is proud to announce the successful raise of its $150 million Series D, the largest in its history, at a substantial valuation increase...
28.04.2025	Thunes Raises USD 150M in Series D Funding	Thunes, a Singapore-based provider of a payment platform that moves money around the world, raised $150m in Series D funding. Backers included Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners. The company plans to use the capital to expand across the U...
28.04.2025	SG's Thunes raises $150m to expand cross-border payments network	Thunes, a Singapore-based cross-border payments company, has announced raising $150 million in a Series D funding round co-anchored by global private equity firms Apis Partners and Vitruvian Partners.
05.03.2025	Leap Finance gets $100M in debt from HSBC's ASEAN Growth Fund	Leap Finance on Wednesday secured a $100 million debt facility from HSBC under its ASEAN Growth Fund to expand its US operations and partnerships. Leap Finance—the student lending arm of Leap, an end-to-end study abroad platform—has funded ...
06.02.2025	Cashfree Payments: A New Chapter with Krafton’s Backing	In the fast-paced world of digital payments, Cashfree Payments has just secured a significant boost. The Indian startup has raised $53 million in a funding round led by Krafton, a South Korean digital entertainment giant. This investment ma...
05.02.2025	South Korea's Krafton leads $53 mn funding in Cashfree Payments	Reeju Datta, co-founder, Cashfree Payments Cashfree Payments said Wednesday it has raised Rs 450 crore (around $53 million) in a funding round led by South Korean digital entertainment firm Krafton. Existing investor Apis Growth Fund II, a ...
05.02.2025	Krafton, Apis Partners lead Indian payment firm Cashfree's $53m funding round	India’s digital payments firm Cashfree announced on Wednesday that it has raised $53 million in a funding round led by South Korea’s Krafton Inc. and UK-based private equity firm Apis Partners.
29.01.2025	India’s Leap raises $65M, calls US top destination despite job woes	Indian edtech startup Leap, which offers a platform for students aspiring to study abroad has raised $65 million in a mix of primary and secondary equity led by UK-based private equity asset manager Apis Partners.
29.01.2025	Edtech Leader Leap Finance Raises USD 65 Mn in Series E Round Led by Apis Partners The fresh capital will enable Leap to scale its operations, launch new products, and further enhance its AI-driven so...	Edtech platform Leap Finance has announced the raising of USD 65 million (approximately INR 540-545 crore) in a Series E funding round led by London-based private equity firm Apis Partners. The round included a mix of primary and secondary ...
29.01.2025	Apis Partners leads Series E round of overseas education financier Leap	Leap's Vaibhav Singh and Arnav Kumar Leap, an overseas education-focused guidance and financing platform, on Wednesday said it has raised $65 million (about Rs 560 crore) in its Series E round led by London-based private equity firm Apis Pa...
04.12.2024	Hyderabad Metro Expansion: A Leap Towards Urban Mobility	The bustling city of Hyderabad is on the brink of a significant transformation. The Phase-II expansion of the Hyderabad Metro is set to add 76.4 kilometers of track and 54 new stations, a project that promises to reshape urban transit in th...
03.12.2024	KPay Secures Record USD55 Million, Marking 2024’s Largest Series A Fundraise Globally in the Payments Sector	KPay strengthens its position as the leading regional platform for merchants to simplify financial management and streamline business operations. The investment by Apis Growth Markets Fund III and Apis Global Growth Fund III will accelerate...
12.09.2024	Accel-backed Moneyview acquires Jify, enters unicorn club	Puneet Agarwal, CEO and co-founder, Moneyview Bengaluru-based fintech company Moneyview, operated by WhizDM Innovations Pvt Ltd, said Wednesday it has acquired Jify.co, a fintech platform that enables employees to access their earnings on d...
03.09.2024	Lending Platform Moneyview Secures INR 250 Cr in Debt Funding The funds raised will be allocated towards growth initiatives, working capital needs, and general corporate purposes.	Bengaluru-based lending platform Moneyview is set to receive a significant financial boost, securing INR 250 crore (approximately USD 30 million) through private debt placements. This marks the first major debt infusion for the company in t...
02.09.2024	Tiger Global-Backed Money View To Raise INR 250 Cr Debt Funding	SUMMARY Money View aims to raise up to INR 250 Cr by issuing redeemable NCDs on a private placement basis in one or more tranches The lendingtech soonicorn plans to use the funds to meet its working capital requirements and other general pu...
01.08.2024	Apollo Global, ChrysCap, Apis chart nearly $200-mn PE exit	Premium Credit: VCCircle US-based Apollo Global Management, India’s ChrysCapital and London-headquartered Apis Partners are looking to mop up nearly $200 million by selling their stakes in an Indian company, as private equity firms seek to ...
29.07.2024	Egypt’s fintech MNT-Halan raised $157.5 M funding for expansion	Notable in Egypt’s FinTech scene, MNT-Halan closed a big funding round a few months ago, raising $157.5 million in total. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) contributed $40 million of this most recent capital infusion; the remainin...
25.07.2024	The Rise of Tech Unicorns: Moneyview and Unimech Aerospace Lead the Charge	** In the bustling world of startups, two companies are making headlines. Moneyview and Unimech Aerospace are not just growing; they are soaring. Both are on the brink of significant milestones, showcasing the dynamism of India’s tech and a...
24.07.2024	Tech lending platform Moneyview to raise funds in Series F round, to turn unicorn	According to two people with knowledge of the ongoing discussions, Bengaluru-based Moneyview, a tech-enabled lending platform, is expected to become a unicorn as the company nears completion of a fresh round of funding from both new and exi...
29.05.2024	Japan's NTT Data buys majority in SE Asian payments provider GHL, Apis Partners exits	London-based private equity (PE) firm Apis Partners has sold its entire stake in Southeast Asian payments provider GHL Systems Berhad to Japanese tech firm NTT DATA Japan, according to an announcement.
29.11.2023	IFC invests $75m in Apis Partners's new fund to support mid-cap firms in Asia, Africa	World Bank Group member International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $75 million in a new fund by London-based private equity (PE) firm Apis Partners, according to a press release. IFC’s investment aims to help innovative mid-cap fi...
03.10.2023	Peach Payments concludes R575-million funding round	Peach Payments CEO Rahul Jain Cape Town-based fintech Peach Payments has secured a US$30-million (R575-million) funding round led by Apis Partners, a private equity firm. UK-based Apis Partners made the investment through its Apis Growth Fu...
04.04.2023	Apis Partners leads €29M (US$31M) Series A funding for African fintech Peach Payments	London, 4th April 2023 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager, today announces its proposed investment of €29M (US$31M) in Baobab Payments GmbH (trading as Peach...
06.09.2022	DT One Announces New Leadership Hires to Drive Global Expansion and Market Adoption of Micropayments and Prepaid Solutions	Singapore-based fintech company appoints Myles Bertrand as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) and Shradha Kampani as Chief Product Officer (CPO) New hires support DT One's plans to expand its global footprint and accelerate product development acr...
18.05.2022	Apis Growth Fund II Announces Investment in Leading B2B Payment Network DT One	LONDON and SINGAPORE, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP ("Apis Partners"), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial inf...
18.05.2022	Apis Partners invests $15m in Singapore B2B payments platform DT One	London-based private equity firm Apis Partners on Wednesday announced that it has invested in Singapore-based DT One, a B2B digital micropayments platform, through Apis Growth Fund II.
14.03.2022	Giift, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, acquires a majority ownership in Xoxoday, a fintech disruptor in the rewards, incentives, and payout space	SINGAPORE, March 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, announced today that it has acquired a majority interest in Xoxoday, an India-based fintech disruptor in the rewards, ince...
25.02.2022	Xoxoday raises US $30 million from Giift and Apis Partners to help businesses make every day of their growth story rewarding	Bengaluru, 23rd February 2022 – Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, announced today that it has acquired a significan...
24.02.2022	Xoxoday raises US$30 Million from Giift and Apis Partners	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India – Business Wire India Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions, around the globe and Apis Partners, an ESGI-native global private equity and venture capital asset manager, backed by Apis Growth F...
19.01.2022	Apis Growth Fund II invests US$50 million Series C in Giift, a Global Leader in Loyalty Program Management	SINGAPORE, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has invested U...
19.01.2022	Apis Growth Fund II invests US$50 million Series C in Giift, a Global Leader in Loyalty Program Management	SINGAPORE, Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has invested U...
08.09.2021	Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan lands $120M from Apis Partners, DisrupTech and others	More than 70% of Egypt’s young and fast-growing population of over 100 million is financially underserved, despite mobile penetration exceeding 90%. Traditional banks often overlook this segment because of their spending power or financial ...
08.09.2021	Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan secures $120m for global expansion	MNT-Halan, the Cairo-based fintech startup digitizing traditional banking and cash-based markets, has raised $120 million to improve its product and expand globally. The investment round, which is the largest investment ever secured by an E...
05.08.2021	Indonesia digital payments startup DOKU raises $32 million from Apis Partners to accelerate growth	DOKU is Indonesia’s largest and one of the fastest-growing online payments providers in Asia. DOKU enables e-Commerce merchants to accept a wide range of online payment options, from credit cards to emerging payment types. Today, DOKU anno...
18.06.2021	RenewBuy raises $45 million in Series C funding from Apis fund	ThinkStock PhotosMore than 60% of insurtech startup RenewBuy's business comes from semi-urban and rural areas in India. New Delhi: Insurtech startup RenewBuy has raised $45 million (about Rs 320 crore) in a Series C funding round led by Api...
18.06.2021	Indian Insurtech firm RenewBuy secures $45m in Apis Partners-led Series C round	Premium Gurugram-based digital insurance platform RenewBuy, on Friday, announced raising $45 million in a Series C funding round led by UK-based investment manager Apis Partners. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreet...
18.06.2021	Online insurance startup RenewBuy raises $45 million led by Apis Partners	Insurtech company RenewBuy on Friday said it has raised USD 45 million (about ₹320 crore) in a Series C funding round to scale up technology, add more products and expand the digital network. The funding round led by Apis Growth Fund II, a ...
18.06.2021	RenewBuy raises $45 mn in Apis Partners led round	Joseph Rai 18 Jun, 2021 Digital insurance platform RenewBuy on Friday said it has raised $45 million (Rs 332 crore) as part of its Series C funding round. The funding was led by UK-based asset manager Apis Partners LLP that invested through...
18.06.2021	Indian Insurtech firm RenewBuy secures $45m in Apis Partners-led Series C round	Gurugram-based digital insurance platform RenewBuy, on Friday, announced raising $45 million in a Series C funding round led by UK-based investment manager Apis Partners. Apis Partners invested through its private equity fund Apis Growth Fu...
25.02.2021	TymeBank to provide ‘buy now, pay later’ credit offerings	TymeBank says it is on a big business development drive after securing a lucrative funding deal, with new credit offerings and insurance products on the cards. The digital-only bank BANK UC-Wireless is a solutions-based distributor for inte...
23.02.2021	TymeBank plans offshore expansion after scoring R1.6bn funding	Digital-only bank BANK UC-Wireless is a solutions-based distributor for integrated wireless communications in healthcare, mining, education, hospitality and retail. TymeBank says it is exploring international opportunities after securing R1...
30.12.2019	10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019	Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals). Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil...
30.12.2019	10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019	Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals). Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi...
27.12.2019	Are these the biggest SA tech acquisitions of 2019?	This year saw some pretty big acquisitions in the tech sector. Most notable were Kenyan company DPO’s acquisition of Cape Town based fintech PayFast and Vodacom’s acquisition of 51% of Pretoria based Internet of Things (IoT) startup up IoT...
27.12.2019	Are these the biggest SA tech acquisitions of 2019?	This year saw some pretty big acquisitions in the tech sector. Most notable were Kenyan company DPO’s acquisition of Cape Town based fintech PayFast and Vodacom’s acquisition of 51% of Pretoria based Internet of Things (IoT) startup up IoT....
18.12.2019	Apis Partners Raises $550 million to Support African & Asian Fintechs	Apis Partners, a London-based private equity firm has raised $550 million for the Apis Growth Fund II. They will use the funds to support fintech startups across Africa and Asia. Apis Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on drivin...
09.12.2019	Apis Partners raises $550 mn for second PE fund, exceeds target	Private equity firm Apis Partners LLP has raised $550 million (about Rs 3,912 crore) for its second fund that will invest across Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. The Apis Growth Fund II received total commitments of $563 million, incl...
19.11.2019	UK-based Apis Partners leads $20m investment in SG’s Coda Payments	Premium Coda Payments, a Singapore-headquartered fintech firm that helps digital content providers accept payments, on Tuesday announced that it has raised $20 million in an investment led by UK-based private equity firm Apis Partners. Cont...
30.07.2019	DPO acquires SA’s PayFast in reported multi-million rand deal	Nairobi-based payment services provider the DPO Group has acquired SA payments processing service PayFast in a reported multi-million rand deal. DPO Group announced the acquisition, the fifth company the group has acquired since its incept...
30.07.2019	African Payment Service Provider DPO Acquires South African Fintech PayFast	Share this: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new...
30.07.2019	DPO acquires SA’s PayFast in reported multi-million rand deal	Nairobi-based payment services provider the DPO Group has acquired SA payments processing service PayFast in a reported multi-million rand deal. DPO Group announced the acquisition, the fifth company the group has acquired since its incepti...
25.04.2019	Apis Partners picks up 25.1% stake in L&T IDF for $110m	Premium Private equity firm Apis Partners LLP is acquiring a 25.1 per cent stake in L&T Infra Debt Fund (L&T IDF) for $110 million, according to an announcement. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreetAsia. Sub...
19.01.2018	EPS gets $25-m P-E funding from UK-based Apis Partners	Will use funds to buyout small business, expand in smaller cities, rural areas Electronic Payment and Services (EPS), a retail banking technology and automated teller machine (ATM) services provider, has received a $25-million (about ₹169 c...
06.12.2017	Apis Partners, others invest $60 mn in cleantech startup Greenlight Planet	Green energy startup Greenlight Planet, which has operations in India and Africa, has raised $60 million (around Rs 387 crore) led by London-based private equity fund manager Apis Partners. Existing investors Eight Roads Ventures and Bamboo...
10.03.2017	Apis Partners closes maiden fund above target at $287m	Premium Private equity asset manager Apis Partners LLP has reached the final close of its maiden fund, Apis Growth Fund I, at $287 million, it said in an announcement on Monday. Continue reading this story with a subscription to DealStreetA...
31.08.2016	ICICI Venture, Apis Partners invest $47 mn in insurer Star Health	ICICI Venture and Apis Partners have acquired a minority stake in Star Health and Allied Insurance Company for Rs 315 crore. A minority stake in Star Health has been acquired by Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Part...
10.08.2015	Apis Partners Holds First Close of Maiden PE Fund, at over US$157M	Apis Partners LLP, a London, UK-based private equity asset manager that supports growth stage financial services businesses in Africa and Asia, held the first close of its maiden fund, at over US$ 157m. Apis Growth Fund I has been supported...
30.07.2014	Apis Partners Launches FinTech Fund Focused on Growth Markets	Matteo Stefanel, formerly at The Abraaj Group, and Udayan Goyal, Founder and Managing Partner at Anthemis Group SA, have launched Apis Partners, a private equity asset manager focused on Financial Services in growth markets. The firm’s Apis...
28.07.2014	Apis Partners Launches New Fintech Growth Fund For Africa, Asia	Apis Partners, a new growth fund to back fintech startups out emerging markets like Asia and Africa, has launched, aiming to raise between $250 million and $300 million. Matteo Stefanel, previously a partner in emerging markets private equi...
-	Apis Partners Raises $550 million to Support African & Asian Fintechs	Apis Partners, a London-based private equity firm has raised $550 million for the Apis Growth Fund II. They will use the funds to support fintech startups across Africa and Asia. Apis Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on drivin...
-	Leading InsurTech RenewBuy raises US$ 45 million, led by Apis Partners, in Series C funding round	New Delhi, June 18, 2021: RenewBuy, one of India’s leading InsurTech companies, has raised US$ 45 million, in a series C funding round. This funding round has been led by an investment from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed...
-	Global Financial Services Investor, Apis Growth Fund II, invests US$35m in leading hyper-growth Indian digital payments company, Cashfree
-	[Funding alert] Insurtech startup RenewBuy raises $45M led by Apis Partners	Gururam-based insurtech startup RenewBuy has raised $45 million in a Series C funding round led by an investment from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth-sta...
-	Apis Partners Closes Second Fund At $550 Mn To Invest In Fintech	Private equity firm Apis Partners LLP has raised $550 Mn for its second fund in limited partner commitments. The global investment manager supports growth-stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses by providing them wi...
-	DOKU Expands Access to Digital Payments with Apis Growth Fund II investing US$32 Million	Jakarta, Indonesia, August 5th, 2021 – DOKU has received funding of US$32 million from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and finan...
-	Apis Growth Fund II invests US$50 million Series C in Giift, a Global Leader in Loyalty Program Management	Singapore, 13th January 2022 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has invested US$50 milli...
-	Apis Partners raises over US$ 157 million for its inaugural fund	LONDON, 10 August, 2015 – Apis Partners LLP, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia, today announced the first close of its inaugural Apis Growth Fund I (the “Fund”), very...

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