Helios
FranceWho owns Helios?
Helios is a French Fintech company, currently owned by BackingMinds since 2025 and Kompas Vc. It changed hands in 2025, when Raise sold.
Hand-verified · updated 2026-09-30
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- ·Co-held by Kompas Vc and BackingMinds since 2023.
- ·Average hold across 6 realized cycles: 4 years.
- ·7 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
8 ownership periods · co-invest detected
Abénex sold Helios to Azulis Capital in 2019 after 6 years.
Azulis Capital sold HELIOS to Groupe Batibig in 2022 after 3 years.
Abénex sold Helios to Azulis Capital in 2022 after 3 years.
Raise sold Helios to Younited in 2025 after 5 years.
Serena Capital sold Helios to Younited in 2022 after 2 years.
NorthEdge Capital sold Helios to Telemos Capital in 2024 after 3 years.
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Who owns Helios?
Helios is currently owned by BackingMinds and Kompas Vc, through BackingMinds Fund II, since 2025.
When did BackingMinds and 1 other acquire Helios?
BackingMinds and 1 other acquired Helios in 2025.
Who did Helios sell to?
Raise sold Helios to Younited in 2025 (Trade Sale). NorthEdge Capital sold Helios to Telemos Capital in 2024 (Trade Sale). Azulis Capital sold Helios to Groupe Batibig in 2022 (Trade Sale).
Who has owned Helios over time?
Helios has been through 8 private-equity ownership periods: Abénex · via Abénex IV · 2013–2019 · sold to Azulis Capital · (Secondary); Azulis Capital · via Azulis MMF V · 2019–2022 · sold to Groupe Batibig · (Trade Sale); Abénex · via Abenex Croissance · 2019–2022 · sold to Azulis Capital · (Secondary); Raise · via RAISE Ventures · 2020–2025 · sold to Younited · (Trade Sale); Serena Capital · via Racine² · 2020–2022 · sold to Younited · (Trade Sale); NorthEdge Capital · via NorthEdge Capital Fund II · 2021–2024 · sold to Telemos Capital · (Trade Sale); Kompas Vc · via Kompas Fund I · since 2023; BackingMinds · via BackingMinds Fund II · since 2025.