# Inspired Evolution: portfolio, investments and team

> Inspired Evolution is a growth equity based in South Africa. 1 investment on record, latest Dec 2018. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/inspired-evolution (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Inspired Evolution

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2025, closing $238M. Last cheque observed Dec 2018.

Quiet New fund $238M, Apr 2025 Growth equity

Growth Seed Series A Investment Management

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 1 on record

Since the last cheque **2869** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$41M** Rounds led **0 of 1**

Pitch Inspired Evolution

## Inspired Evolution highlights

- 01 1 rounds on record

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Investment Management
- **Based in:** Cape Town, South Africa
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **1 appearances**

- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[d.light](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-light)** US · DealStreetAsia **$41M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **3** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

## 5 LPs on record in Inspired Evolution's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: fund news.

- [**Swedfund International** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/swedfund-international) Fund Vintage Committed Inspired Evolution Evolution III Fund - -
- [**International Finance Corporation** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) Fund Vintage Committed Inspired Evolution Evolution III Fund - -
- [**European Investment Bank** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-investment-bank) Fund Vintage Committed Inspired Evolution Evolution III Fund - -
- [**Finnfund** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finnfund) Fund Vintage Committed Inspired Evolution Evolution III Fund - -
- [**Align Impact** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/align-impact) Fund Vintage Committed Inspired Evolution Evolution III Fund - -

New fund on file

**$238M**

raised in Apr 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$41M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 1 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2018

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Growth said *-*
- Seed said *-*
- Series A said *-*
- Series B said *-*

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Inspired Evolution put money into.

[**d.light** $41M · Dec 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-light)

## Quick answers about Inspired Evolution

### What does Inspired Evolution invest in?

Inspired Evolution says it invests in Investment Management.

### How active is Inspired Evolution?

1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2018.

### What has Inspired Evolution invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: d.light (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018).

### How big are Inspired Evolution's cheques?

The median round it joins is $41M.

### Is Inspired Evolution investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2018.

### What kind of investor is Inspired Evolution?

Inspired Evolution is a growth equity firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.

### Has Inspired Evolution raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Apr 2025, reporting $238M raised.

### When was Inspired Evolution founded?

Inspired Evolution was founded in 2007.

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