Apis Partners Group
Apis Partners is a London-headquartered private-equity firm founded in 2014 that invests in tech-enabled financial infrastructure and services across Europe and global growth markets, focusing on profitable payments, insurance and credit businesses. The firm manages around USD 2.3 billion of assets across three growth-equity funds and was ranked the top financial-services specialist and number two globally in the 2025 HEC Paris-Dow Jones Growth Equity Investor Ranking. The investing entity Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited is registered at Companies House under number 13077035 and is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority under firm reference number 1013608. Funds I, II and III raised USD 287 million, USD 563 million and USD 1.23 billion respectively.
Key facts
Recent exits
Coverage notes
3 funds tracked, 13 portfolio companies (9 active · 4 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Funds & portfolio
Every fund Apis Partners Group has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Apis Growth Fund IIIGrowth2024 · 2yr€1.1B6 active
Apis Growth Fund IIGrowth2019 · 7yr€518M3 active
Unrealized
3 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coda | Fintech | Singapore | 2022 |
| MNT-Halan | Fintech | Egypt | 2021 |
| Peach Payments | Fintech | South Africa | 2023 |
Apis Growth Fund IGrowth2017 · 9yr€264M0 active · 4 realized
Realized
4 exits| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry | Exit | Type | Buyer | MOIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adumo | Fintech | South Africa | 2019 | 2024 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Direct Pay Online | Fintech | Kenya | 2016 | 2021 | Trade Sale | – | |
| Star Health | InsurTech | India | 2016 | 2024 | Secondary | – | |
| Transfast | Fintech | USA | 2017 | 2019 | Trade Sale | – |
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About Apis Partners Group
Apis Partners Group is a UK specialist emerging markets and frontier fintech private equity firm with $2.3 billion of assets under management as of December 2024, headquartered in London with offices in Dubai and Singapore. The firm was founded in 2014 by Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, operating as a partner-owned independent platform and FCA-regulated as Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited. The platform reaches approximately 244.9 million end-users globally via its portfolio.
Investment thesis
Apis Partners Group deploys capital through three main vehicles (Apis Growth Fund I, Apis Growth Markets Fund II, Apis Growth Markets Fund III also known as Apis Global Growth Fund III) plus a Special Situations vehicle, targeting growth-stage minority equity with strong governance rights in essential financial infrastructure businesses. Sector focus spans payments infrastructure, digital banking, insurance technology, lending, financial platforms and wealth management, with emphasis on responsible and impact investing. Geographic deployment spans Europe plus Growth Markets across Africa, Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and Latin America, supported by hands-on operational support throughout the investment cycle.
Recent activity
Recent realised exits include insurance technology (2025), financial services and lending (2025) and payments (2024). Recent acquisitions include Paymentology co-led $175 million round (May 2026), Moneybox led $92 million round (2025) and KPay led $55 million Series A (December 2024). The platform continues active deployment across its emerging markets fintech thesis through Fund III. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
Investment team
Senior partners. Hand-checked from public filings and the firm's own site.
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