Apax Digital

Venture Capital

Apax Digital is the growth equity arm of Apax, focusing on growth equity and growth buyout investments in technology and software companies worldwide.

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Portfolio

companies

Portfolio companies

ClearBank

ClearBank operates a cloud-native clearing and embedded banking platform.

Tide

Tide operates a digital business financial platform for small enterprises.

Team

Niccolò Ferragamo

Principal

Niccolò brings investment and board experience from roles at Heritage Holdings, Apax, and McKinsey. He serves on the boards of Ferragamo and Nautor Swan.

Mark Beith

Partner

Niccolo Ferragamo

Principal

Recent investments

Seed18 March 2022

£175M

ClearBank secures £175m from Apax Digital to fund international expansion

Apax Digital led a £175m growth equity investment in ClearBank to accelerate international expansion and broaden its product range.

"ClearBank is the first proven and fully regulated cloud-native clearing bank in the UK for over 250 years. Over the last five years we have demonstrated the success of our business model and through our work with leading financial service providers, helped to both unlock their potential and bring about positive and meaningful change for UK businesses and consumers."

— Charles McManus, CEO

ClearBank—London, UK

Apax Digital + 2 others

Series C12 July 2021

£72.0M

Tide raises £72m Series C funding led by Apax Digital to scale its financial platform.

FinTech

Apax Digital led the oversubscribed round, which values the business at over $650m.

"Partnering with Apax Digital validates Tide’s potential to continue our growth trajectory and gain traction in global markets."

— Oliver Prill, CEO

Tide—London, UK

Apax Digital + 6 others