Actis
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They deliver consistent, competitive returns, responsibly, through insights gained from trusted relationships, local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004, they have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets, set within a culture of active ownership. They have raised US$14bn since inception and employ over 200 people, including a team of c.120 investment professionals, working across 16 offices globally. Their investors’ capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world, employing over 116,500 people. Actis is a global platform offering a multi-asset strategy through the asset classes of private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate. Their depth of experience, global insight and local understanding make them the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments. They invest with an exclusive focus on intra-growth market investing (their 'south-south' approach): sharing knowledge and experience across regions and businesses to help deliver consistent, competitive returns responsibly.
- Total investments:
- 81
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 72%
- Fund size:
- $1.7B
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Actis invests in
Stages Actis invests in
Countries Actis invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 11 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Private Equity
- $18M–$220M
- Post-IPO Equity
- $100M–$244M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 18 (22%)
- Energy 10 (12%)
- Financial Services 9 (11%)
- Renewable Energy 8 (10%)
- Health Care 7 (9%)
Stage
- Private Equity 54 (67%)
- Funding Round 9 (11%)
- Post-IPO Equity 6 (7%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (5%)
- Series A 3 (4%)
Country
- India 20 (25%)
- China 8 (10%)
- Nigeria 6 (7%)
- South Africa 6 (7%)
- United States 5 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chu Kong
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
David Cooke
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Morley
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Fash Sawyerr
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Funke Okubadejo
Director, Real Estate
|
Director, Real Estate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 11 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rezolv Energy develops, owns, and operates renewable power generation assets focused on large-scale wind and solar projects. The company is engaged in identifying project sites, securing land rights, managing permitting processes, and overseeing construction and grid connection activities. Its business model includes long-term power purchaseagreements with corporate and utility offtakers to supply electricity from renewable sources. Rezolv Energy also manages the ongoing operation and maintenance of its assets to ensure consistent power delivery. The company’s activities support the generation of electricity from renewable resources and the integration of these assets into existing energy systems. | $352.9M / Private Equity / Dec 22, 2025 | ||
| Catalyze is a renewable energy data analytics, development, and asset management platform. Catalyze is a look forward to collaborating with you on commercial and industrial renewable energy projects whether for development, investment, or partnership. | Private Equity / Feb 28, 2023 | ||
| A performance-based long-term contract which does not expose you to any technical or performance risk on your solar plant.Yellow Door Energy manages all stages of the solar plant and you pay a monthly solar bill once the solar plant starts producing electricity | $400M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 12, 2022 | ||
| Omega Gera operates in the exploration, development, implementation, and operation of assets for renewable power generation. They provide energy services in hydroelectric power generation, wind electric power generation, and management of companies and enterprises. Omega Gera provides project development, energy generation, and commercialization. | $147M / Post-IPO Equity / Jun 27, 2022 | ||
| Chayora is a world-class infrastructure developer based in Hong Kong with a primary focus on building Data Centre platforms in China. Chayora enables international online companies to effectively access the vast and rapidly developing Chinese market. They provide the fastest, most reliable and assured route to your business engagement in China. | $180M / Series C / Oct 15, 2019 | ||
| BORN is an award winning global agency that focuses on enterprise, commerce, and experience design, with over 500 digital transformations under its belt in over twenty end markets that cover B2B and B2C segments. It is also the largest independent agency in the customer and brand experience space with offices and operations in eight countries. Thecompany combines ten specialisms to produce high performing digital assets – creative design, content production, commerce enablement, cloud deployments, integrations, consulting, conversion rate optimization, digital marketing, analytics and multi-channel cohesion. Its present and past clients include Razer, Glanbia, Lindt, Starbucks, Purina, Big Bus Tours, AB Inbev, Modells, Ardene, Ferragamo, Tag Heuer, Bulgari, Sothebys, Maxim Semiconductor, HSS Hire, Textron, Medifast, Rodan + Fields, Lennox, PT Astra, Adastria, Tata Cliq, Singer, Lorna Jane, and Jebsen & Jessen. | Private Equity / Mar 05, 2019 | ||
| RokitaX is striving to be at the forefront of the AI industry, we conduct advanced technical research with the backing of Fortune 500 companies. | $16.3M / Series A / Sep 10, 2018 | ||
| Profectus Capital is a non-banking financial services company. | $220M / Private Equity / May 30, 2018 | ||
| Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants. These solutions are aimed at helping merchants in increasing their revenue and reducing cost, complexity, and risk.The company connects financial institutions and consumer brands to enable merchants to deliver value to their retail customers. Itpowers offline and online last-mile retail transactions, provides customer insights for targeted sales, and offers financial solutions. The company’s cloud-based platform powers 3,50,000+ POS terminals across 3700 cities and towns in India and Malaysia.Over 1,00,000 merchants across sectors - electronics, food and beverage, fashion, airlines, and more, use Pine Labs’ solutions. 15 major banks, 7 financial institutions, and 100+ brands are part of Pine Labs’ platform. | $22M / Private Equity / Mar 13, 2018 | ||
| Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants. These solutions are aimed at helping merchants in increasing their revenue and reducing cost, complexity, and risk.The company connects financial institutions and consumer brands to enable merchants to deliver value to their retail customers. Itpowers offline and online last-mile retail transactions, provides customer insights for targeted sales, and offers financial solutions. The company’s cloud-based platform powers 3,50,000+ POS terminals across 3700 cities and towns in India and Malaysia.Over 1,00,000 merchants across sectors - electronics, food and beverage, fashion, airlines, and more, use Pine Labs’ solutions. 15 major banks, 7 financial institutions, and 100+ brands are part of Pine Labs’ platform. | $82M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 13, 2018 | ||
| See all 81 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Actis invest in?
Actis invests primarily in Manufacturing, Energy and Financial Services startups, most often at Private Equity and Funding Round stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Actis invest in?
Actis typically joins rounds of $18M–$220M at Private Equity and $100M–$244M at Post-IPO Equity. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Actis's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Actis took part in.
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Who are the partners at Actis?
The team at Actis includes Chu Kong (Partner), David Cooke (Director) and David Morley (Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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