Princeville Capital

Eric Kosmowski is Managing Partner at Princeville Capital, where he invests in growth-stage technology companies in the energy and climate sectors. His background includes global investing and strategy and management consulting, along with operating roles as COO and CEO at portfolio companies. He holds degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Economics from the University of Michigan and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

Joaquin Rodriguez Torres is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Princeville Capital, an investment firm focused on technology companies, and has over 25 years of experience in the technology sector across Asia, Europe, and the US. His career includes roles as Vice President at Lehman Brothers and Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where he led Technology, Media, and Telecoms in Asia, and he has executed more than 120 corporate finance transactions, including 25 global IPOs, with advisory clients such as Alibaba, Cisco Systems, Mercado Libre, Tencent, and Xiaomi. He holds board, observer, or advisory positions at technology companies including Doctor on Demand, Remitly, and Versa Networks, and serves as an advisor to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Johns Hopkins University.

Ugo Catry is a Partner at Princeville Capital, where he oversees sourcing, deal execution, and portfolio management for growth-stage technology and AI investments. He brings over 15 years of experience in technology investing, combined with background expertise in environmental and energy engineering, finance, economics, public policy, and sustainability.

Torsten Mack joined Downing in January 2019 as an Investment Director, where he handles deal origination, execution, and portfolio management with an emphasis on healthcare and education opportunities. He previously co-founded and served as Commercial Director of a UK specialist education business, and held roles as Principal at BC Partners, Director of Corporate Development at the Priory Group, and Associate in real estate principal investment at Goldman Sachs International. He holds a BA in economics from Brown University.

Vivian Huang is an investor and operator with three decades of private-equity and operating experience across Europe and Africa, having led teams in private equity, venture capital and private credit for family offices and institutional funds. She serves as an Investment Committee Member at FSD Africa and Chairman of Moringa School, where she managed a leadership transition to a commercial funding model and scaled its tech training to over 3,000 students per year. Her board and investment committee roles include Longonot Place, Norfolk Towers, FSD Africa Investments and Gatsby Africa, and she has led investments and operating transformations for Uqalo, Big Square and Twiga Foods.

Emmanuel DeSousa is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Princeville Capital, an investment firm focused on technology companies globally, and has over 25 years of experience in the technology sector across Asia, Europe, and the US. His earlier career included roles as Vice President at Lehman Brothers and Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, where he led Technology, Media, and Telecoms in Asia, and his advisory clients have included Alibaba Group Holdings, Cisco Systems, Mercado Libre, NXP, Qunar, TAL Education, Tencent, and Xiaomi. He holds board, observer, or advisory positions at several technology companies, including Cue & Co., Doctor on Demand, Hipac, Remitly, and Versa Networks, and serves as an advisor to the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Johns Hopkins University.

Martin Steinweg is Managing Partner at Cofounders Capital, where he invests primarily in B2B software startups in North Carolina and the greater Southeast. His firm has raised nearly $100 million and deployed over $50 million, and he serves on the boards of and advises numerous early-stage companies. He is also involved with non-profits and private foundations that support the entrepreneurial community.