Origen Capital
London private investment firm founded in 2005 that represents family offices and private consortia, offering direct investments, asset structuring and investment advisory.
USEFUL FOR Founders · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Identity
- HEADQUARTERS
- London, United Kingdom
- OFFICES
- Dubai · Miami · Almaty · Caracas
- FOUNDED
- 2005
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Middle EastEuropeLatin America
- STAGES
- SeedGrowth
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsReal estateImpact
Overview
Origen Capital, operated by Origen Capital Partners Limited and Origen Capital LLP, describes itself as a principal-led advisory and co-investment platform representing family offices and private consortia across the GCC, Europe, the CIS and Latin America. Founded in 2005, it leads direct investments and co-invests alongside partners, structures assets and advises families and private investors. It names infrastructure, disruptive technologies (AI, decentralised finance, quantum computing), energy and resource recovery, and prime residential, hospitality and urban redevelopment real estate as its sectors, and lists offices in London, Dubai, Miami, Almaty and Caracas. It states it does not hold a direct FCA authorisation.
Investment thesis
Direct investments in complex, special-situation and deep-value opportunities where conventional capital hesitates, led by principals co-investing alongside partners; backing renewable energy and circular economy solutions since 2009.
People
Frequently asked questions
Origen Capital is a multi family office based in London, the United Kingdom, founded in 2005.
Origen Capital invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, real estate and impact.
Origen Capital invests at Seed and Growth stages in Climate & Energy, Real Estate & PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech and Crypto & Web3.
Key people at Origen Capital include David Palumbo (Founding and Managing Partner; Director, Origen Capital Partners Ltd), Leila Mestoyeva (Director, Origen Capital Partners Ltd), Joshua Bower-Saul (Managing Partner) and Yoel Alemán Méndez (Business Partner).