HPE Growth Capital

HPE Growth Capital is a Netherlands-based private equity investor focused on long-term growth capital for technology companies in Northern Europe, with emphasis on Germany and the Benelux region. It targets growth-stage technology businesses, including software, internet platforms, fintech, eHealth, IoT, industrial tech, and cleantech, as well as hardware and semiconductors. It typically invests between €10 million and €30 million per deal, aiming for meaningful minority positions (roughly 20–49%), though it can take minority or majority stakes. It provides expansion capital to support scale and may take an active governance role, such as a supervisory board seat. The firm operates from Amsterdam with offices in Düsseldorf and San Francisco, reflecting a pan-European and cross-border approach. It has a team of roughly 50 to 250 employees.