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Experience
- DowningInvestment Directorcurrent2025 — present
- DowningAssociate Director2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- DowningInvestment Manager2022 — 2023
- Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsVice President2019 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
- Cubico Sustainable InvestmentsAssociate2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Grant Thornton UK LLPFinancial Modelling Manager2014 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- Numeritas LtdFinancial Modelling Analyst2012 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Barnardo'sTrainee Accountant2012
- Barnardo'sFinance Intern2011 — 2012
Skills & more
Financial Modelling9Financial Analysis15Project Finance1Microsoft Excel12VBA8Accounting5Microsoft Office7People Skills5Self-driven4Fundraising1Budgeting3Management3
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Colleagues at Downing Private Equity
Andrew Jameson
Non-Executive at Downing Private Equity
Bill Manahan
Director of Institutional Solutions at Downing Private Equity
Chas Juliano
Controller at Sante Ventures
Chris Allner
Independent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCT
Colin Corbally
Partner, Head of Investment Strategy at Downing Private Equity
Dan Quin
Head of Institutional Solutions at Downing Private Equity
Ed Motley
Investment Director at Downing Private Equity
Felix Danczak
Head of AI & Growth at Pembroke VCT
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vinay Desai?
- Investment Director at Downing Private Equity
- Where does Vinay Desai work?
- Vinay Desai is Investment Director at Downing Private Equity.
- What companies has Vinay Desai invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Hype.
- Where did Vinay Desai go to school?
- Vinay Desai studied at City St George’s, University of London (Mathematics and Finance).
Same school
Also attended City St George’s, University of London128
Iby KhanManagement Accountant at NorthzonePeter KennedySenior Adviser at Burda Principal InvestmentsBrian LucksingerDirector, Special Projects / Director, Community Management at GaingelsSvetlana BenderVice President, Artificial Intelligence & Behavioral Science at Flare Capital PartnersJoseph MaillardCOO at QuantonationJoaquim LimaInvestor at Riverwood Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Downing25
Chris LewisCFO & COO at Pembroke VCTChris AllnerIndependent Non-Executive Director at Pembroke VCTJosh CliftHead of Fund Finance at RTP GlobalStefania PonzoPartner at Pi LabsMark GrossPartner, Head of Private Equity at Downing Private EquityTorsten MackInvestment Director at Downing Private Equity
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Also worked at Cubico Sustainable Investments4
Also worked at Grant Thornton UK LLP54
Christian CapunitanDirector, Valuations and Reporting at Pembroke VCTElizabeth LazellInvestment Director at Pembroke VCTFred UrsellHead of Investments at Pembroke VCTOwen SmithPartner at 4BIO CapitalFreddie DodgeDirector at GP BullhoundMatt StampPartner at GP Bullhound
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