# Princeville Climate Technology
Princeville Climate Technology L.P. is a [Cayman Islands](https://www.edgepedia.org/cayman-islands)-domiciled venture capital fund raised by the growth-stage investment firm Princeville Capital, focused on companies deploying near-term climate solutions. The fund's first recorded sale under its Form D notice with the [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission](https://www.edgepedia.org/u-s-securities-and-exchange-commission) was October 31, 2018, and its amended filing of November 2019 reported $120.5 million sold against a $150 million offering.[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) In November 2019 the manager announced a first close it described as exceeding targets, aiming to invest more than $300 million over four years.[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Fund vehicle | Princeville Climate Technology L.P., a Cayman Islands pooled investment fund administered at Maples Corporate Services, Grand Cayman[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) |
| Vintage | First Form D filed October 2018; amended November 2019[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) |
| Amount raised (Form D) | $120.5 million sold of $150 million offered; $29.5 million remaining; 35 investors[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) |
| Announced first close | More than $300 million, November 2019, described by the firm as exceeding targets[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions) |
| Manager | Princeville Capital, a growth-stage technology investor (Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Buenos Aires)[3](https://princeville-capital.com/) |
| Key people | Emmanuel DeSousa and Joaquin Rodriguez Torres (directors); Leonardo DiCaprio among advisers[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) • [2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions) |
| Successor vehicle | Princeville Capital Climate Tech II SCSp, Luxembourg, registered November–December 2024[4](https://www.cnmv.es/portal/consultas/iic/fia-extranjero?lang=en&nif=N0363225D) • [5](https://www.northdata.com/Princeville%20Capital%20Climate%20Tech%20II%20SCSp,%20Luxembourg/B290955) |
## Fund, manager and structure
Princeville Climate Technology L.P. is the fund vehicle, not the manager. The manager is Princeville Capital, a growth-stage technology investment firm. The Cayman entity's Form D lists Princeville Climate Partners Ltd as promoter, with the fund's address at Maples Corporate Services Limited in [Grand Cayman](https://www.edgepedia.org/grand-cayman) and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as auditor; Emmanuel DeSousa and Joaquin Rodriguez Torres are listed as directors.[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) The offering relied on exemptions under Rule 506(b) and Sections 3(c)(1) and 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act.[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp)
## Founding and people
The firm's website describes Emmanuel DeSousa as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Princeville Capital.[3](https://princeville-capital.com/) The climate fund's Form D lists DeSousa and Joaquin Rodriguez Torres as directors.[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) A 2024 Form D for Princeville Global III Annex Co-Investment LLC, a Cayman private equity fund sharing the firm's Hong Kong address, names both Joaquin Rodriguez Torres and Emmanuel Real Barroso DeSousa as directors and Class A voting shareholders of that vehicle's manager.[6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2019641/000201964124000001/0002019641-24-000001.txt) That offering was amended in April 2025 and again in April 2026, showing the Princeville platform remained active in exempt offerings through April 2026.[6](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2019641/000201964124000001/0002019641-24-000001.txt)
At the fund's launch, the actor and environmentalist [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://www.edgepedia.org/leonardo-dicaprio) was among its advisers, according to the firm's announcement.[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions)
## Investment strategy
The fund targeted growth-stage investments in near-term climate solutions, a deliberate contrast with longer-horizon climate funds such as the [Bill Gates](https://www.edgepedia.org/bill-gates)-led Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Its stated core sectors were smart grid technologies, industrial and building efficiency, precision agriculture, smart cities, and technologies that promote climate resilience.[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions) The firm planned to deploy the capital over roughly four years.[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions)
## Funds by the numbers
The regulatory record and the press announcement give two figures that have not been reconciled by any available source. The Form D record shows $150 million offered and $120.5 million sold, with the November 2019 amendment reporting $29.5 million remaining and 35 investors.[1](https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp) Weeks after that amendment, in November 2019, Princeville Capital announced a first close of more than $300 million, saying it had exceeded its targets.[2](https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions) The gap between the $120.5 million sold on the Form D and the announced $300 million-plus close is unresolved: the Form D may reflect only part of the capital raised, or a different measurement date, but no source settles the question.
## Successor vehicles and recent developments
The climate franchise continued after the original fund. A second vehicle, Princeville Capital Climate Tech II SCSp, was registered in [Luxembourg](https://www.edgepedia.org/luxembourg) (RCS B290955) on November 4, 2024, with manager Princeville Capital GP Sàrl; its stated purpose is investing in growth-capital "Breakthrough" technology companies with positive climate impact. The Luxembourg registry also records a liquidation entry naming Cristina L. Machado as liquidator.[5](https://www.northdata.com/Princeville%20Capital%20Climate%20Tech%20II%20SCSp,%20Luxembourg/B290955) Spain's securities regulator, the CNMV, registered the same fund as a foreign alternative investment fund on December 20, 2024 under register no. 5885, indicating it was being marketed to European investors.[4](https://www.cnmv.es/portal/consultas/iic/fia-extranjero?lang=en&nif=N0363225D)
The firm's own positioning has shifted. Its current website describes Princeville Capital as a growth-stage investor in technology companies "transforming industries through artificial intelligence," with a presence in Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, and Buenos Aires, and promotes a 2024 Impact Report.[3](https://princeville-capital.com/) These are the firm's own claims, not independent reporting.
## References
1. Princeville Climate Technology LP | SEC Form D record (AUM 13F mirror) — https://aum13f.com/fund/princeville-climate-technology-lp
2. Climate Technology Fund plans to invest $300 million in climate change solutions, Axios, November 26, 2019 — https://www.axios.com/2019/11/26/climate-technology-fund-300-million-emission-solutions
3. Princeville Capital (firm website) — https://princeville-capital.com/
4. CNMV, Foreign AIF register: Princeville Capital Climate Tech II SCSp, register no. 5885 — https://www.cnmv.es/portal/consultas/iic/fia-extranjero?lang=en&nif=N0363225D
5. Princeville Capital Climate Tech II SCSp, Luxembourg RCS B290955 (North Data registry record) — https://www.northdata.com/Princeville%20Capital%20Climate%20Tech%20II%20SCSp,%20Luxembourg/B290955
6. SEC Form D, Princeville Global III Annex Co-Investment LLC, filed April 15, 2024 — https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2019641/000201964124000001/0002019641-24-000001.txt
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