Corporate investor
57 Stars LLC
57 Stars LLC is a global alternative investment firm that specialises in private equity and growth capital in emerging markets and innovation-driven sectors. Founded in 2005 by professionals previously affiliated with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), 57 Stars provides capital to fund managers and makes direct co-investments. The firm operates as both a fund manager and a limited partner by committing capital to other private equity funds globally, particularly in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and Africa. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves institutional investors such as development finance institutions, pension funds, and family offices.
Investment focus
- Sectors
- SMEs
- Stages and strategies
- GrowthFund investmentsBuyout
- Regions
- Northern Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa, Central Africa, Southern Africa
Funds managed
Fund commitments
- Mid Europa Fund III, L.P.
- Alsis Mexico Opportunities Fund, L.P
- Legend Capital Fund V
- Victoria South American Partners II LP
- Turkven private equity Fund III
- 57 Stars Global Fund VII, LP
- AP Cayman Partners II, L.P
- Da Vinci Private Equity Fund II
- Advent Central & Eastern Europe IV, L.P.
- Baring India Private Equity Fund III, L.P.
- DT (Shanghai) Sustainable Growth Equity Investment Fund Enterprise, L.P.
- P2 Brasil Private Infrastructure Fund II, L.P
- Actera Partners II, L.P
- Mayfield India I, L.P.
- APIS Growth Fund I LP
- Creation Investments Social Ventures Fund V
- Linzor Capital Partners II, L.P
- UFG Private Equity Fund II, L.P.
- Iron Pillar Fund II
- GSR Ventures III
- Samara Capital I, L.P
- Chiratae Venture Growth Fund-1
- Global Cloud Fund II
- Samara Capital Partners Fund II
- Softbank China Venture Capital Fund III LP
- SBCVC Fund IV, L.P
- CDH Venture Partners II, L.P
- Actera Partners I, L.P
- Brazilian Private Equity IV Fundo de Investimento em Participações
- Evergreen V, L.P
- Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Fund III, L.P
- Navis Asia Fund V, L.P.
- Mayfield India II Fund
- Innova/5, L.P
- DLJ South American Partners, L.P
- Baring Asia Private Equity Fund IV, L.P.
- Hony Capital Industrial Fund I
- SVB India Capital Partners Fund, L.P
- Prax Capital China Growth Fund III, L.P.
- ECP Africa Fund IV
- Hahn & Co I L.P.
- DT Capital China Growth Fund
- Southeast Europe Equity Fund II, L.P.
- Turkish Private Equity Fund II, L.P
- India Value Fund IV, L.P
- 57 Stars Latin America Opportunity Fund, L.P.
- Pátria Brazilian Private Equity Fund III Fundo de Investimento em Participações
Sources
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026