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Investor profile

Simon Harford

Corporate VC, Private equity & Senior Adviser at Actis, Partner & Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Simon Harford is a Senior Adviser at Actis, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies.

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Affiliated funds' portfolios

Senior Adviser at Actis, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies

  • Born
  • Pine Labs
  • Catalyze
  • Stoneco
  • Rezolv Energy
  • Yellow Door Energy
  • 800 Super
  • Chayora
  • Omega Geração
  • Profectus Capital
  • ROKITAX

Partner & Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), whose known portfolio counts 10 companies

  • Nubila
  • FYLD
  • Bakkt
  • Cortea
  • Journera
  • CO2 AI
  • Drobe
  • Onedot Japan
  • Axora
  • Myia Health

Investor Profile

Founders in the listed sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer, and focus areas Automotive, Banking, Clean Energy and Clean and Renewable Energy fall inside that listing.

Actis appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Simon Harford?

Simon Harford is a corporate venture investor and private equity investor based in Kenya, listed as Senior Adviser at Actis. The known portfolio of that firm counts 11 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Simon Harford personally.

What does Simon Harford invest in?

Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and Consumer; listed focus areas include Automotive, Banking, Clean Energy and Clean and Renewable Energy. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.

What stage does Simon Harford invest at?

Actis appears in Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds across its known deals, and Simon Harford is listed there as Senior Adviser. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.

Which firm is Simon Harford listed at?

Simon Harford is listed as Senior Adviser at Actis. 139 other people in the database share a firm with Simon Harford.

How do I contact Simon Harford?

An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Simon Harford. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.

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