About Ara Partners
Ara Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based in Houston, United States. As of Aug 2026, Ara Partners is an active investor with a portfolio of 22 companies, comprising 22 funding rounds and 18 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 4 funding rounds and has made 1 acquisition. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and United Kingdom. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Environment Tech to Energy. Its latest investment was a $***** Series B round in Anesco on Aug 10, 2026 along with Nature Infrastructure Capital.
A lot of funds co-invest with Ara Partners, with names like Samsung Venture Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Ara Partners has a team of 77 people, including 25 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Houston, United States
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
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Ara Partners' Portfolio
Ara Partners has a portfolio of 22 companies. They have invested in a total of 22 companies. Their most recent investment was in Anesco (Series B round) on Aug 10, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Ara Partners:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 10, 2026 | Series B | 1409 | ||
Jul 06, 2026 | Seed | 4196 | - | |
Apr 09, 2026 | PE | 1919 | - | |
Feb 11, 2026 | Series D | 7408 |
Ara Partners has acquired 18 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Centric Fiber on Nov 20, 2025. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Ara Partners:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Nov 20, 2025 | Provider of telecommunications services | - | 2020 | |
Feb 18, 2025 | Provider of organic waste recycling services | $27.4M | 1989 | |
Jan 03, 2024 | Provider of logistics and infrastructure solutions for energy transportation | $1B | 1999 | |
Jan 02, 2024 | Provider of gas transportation services | - | - |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Ara Partners:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2022
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2022
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and United Kingdom
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Environment Tech
Team profile of Ara Partners
Ara Partners has a team of 77 members including 25 Partners and 20 Principals located in United States, Ireland and 4 more locations. Ara Partners' team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Ara Partners:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Houston | - | ||
Partner | Boston | |||
Partner | Houston | - | ||
Partner | Denver | |||
Partner | Boston | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Dublin | - | - | |
Partner | Ireland | - | - |
Co-investors of Ara Partners
Over the past 9 years, 6 investors have co-invested in Ara Partners's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Ara Partners: 6 investors entered a company along with Ara Partners. These include investors like Samsung Venture Investment (1 company).
Ara Partners News
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Sedron Technologies Raises $500M to Scale Waste-to-Resource UpcyclingVentureburn•Apr 09, 2026•Sedron, Ara Partners
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Ara Energy to Acquire Gate City Power and Gate City Renewable FuelsPR Newswire•Mar 11, 2026•Ara Partners, GATE Energy
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Liberty Mutual & Ara Partners Co-Invest on Industrial DecarbonizationImpactAlpha•Feb 11, 2026•Ara Partners, Liberty Mutual Insurance
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Liberty Mutual Investments and Ara Partners Form Strategic PartnershipBusiness Wire•Feb 10, 2026•Liberty Mutual Investments, Ara Partners
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£600m Sustainable Fuels Project to Create Hundreds of Jobs in HumbersideTheBusinessDesk.com•Jan 29, 2026•Lantech, LanzaJet, Px Group, Ara Partners
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Ara Partners acquires majority stake in Centric FiberInvestment Pensions Europe•Nov 20, 2025•Centric Fiber, Ara Partners
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