Apis Partners

What they do

Founded in 2014 by Udayan Goyal and Matteo Stefanel, Apis Partners is a specialist private equity asset manager focused exclusively on financial services and financial infrastructure in global growth markets. The firm is highly conscious of the developmental impact of its investments, embedding Environmental, Social, Governance, and Impact (ESGI) principles into its core strategy to promote financial inclusion and wellness. With a team of around 40 professionals, Apis has built a strong reputation for providing catalytic growth capital, deep domain expertise, and a close-knit network to scaling fintechs.

What they look for

Apis operates under the thesis of "Returns with Responsibility." They back growth-stage financial services innovators that have established product-market fit and are ready to scale in global markets, aiming to create enormous value while transforming financial services in their respective regions. They target high-growth, capital-light financial services and related technology companies. A core tenet of their approach is financial inclusion; they explicitly look for companies that serve low- and middle-income consumers (directly or indirectly), create good quality employment, and contribute to the deepening of the financial sector.

Stage

Series A, Series B+

Sectors

Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, Edtech

Based

London, GB