# Luke Leslie

> Luke Leslie is a funding round investor at Origo Partners backing AgTech and Banking. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Origo Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/origo-sino-india)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukeleslie1/?originalSubdomain=uk

Luke Leslie is a funding round investor at Origo Partners focused on AgTech and Banking. Mr Leslie is the Head of Mining, Co-Head of Trafigura-Origo Joint Venture, Portfolio Manager of the China Commodities Absolute Return Fund and Portfolio Manager of the MSE Liquidity Fund. In addition Mr Leslie is also Executive Managing Director of Origo Partners Exploration and Origo Resources International. Mr Leslie has 10 years of transactionexperience in Metals and Mining, including time with the Metals and Mining team at UBS Investment Bank, and with the Natural Resources team at Accenture. In addition to the Kincora Copper (KCC:TSX) Board of Directors, he is a member of the Board of Directors of China Commodities Absolute Return Fund, MSE Liquidity Fund and Resource Investment Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Non Profit | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lithuania | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BURN | BURN's core business is the design, local manufacture, and distribution of fuel-efficient cooking products that save lives and forests in the developing world. Their modern manufacturing facility outside of Nairobi makes one stove per minute and is the largest of its kind on the continent. | $12M | Private Equity | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| InSoil | HeavyFinance is a borderless crowdlending platform where farmers meet retail and institutional investors. We underwrite farmers, facilitate transactions, and service loans. | $4.2M |  |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cartesian Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cartesian-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Origo Partners

VC Fund · Beijing, China

Origo Partners ("Origo") is a private equity investment and consulting practice focused on core economic growth opportunities in China and India, the world's fastest growing economies. Origo provides consulting services relating to asset management, listings, mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and strategic alliances, as well astaking active equity positions in companies while providing fee based services such as strategic planning, infrastructure support, and interim management.

5 contacts available at Origo Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Caroline Zhuang | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caroline-zhuang |
| Echo Luan | Director, Finance & Accounting | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/echo-luan |
| Garry Estolano | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garry-estolano |
| Luke Leslie | Executive Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luke-leslie |
| NIGEL TAYLOR | Non Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nigel-taylor |

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## FAQ

### What does Luke Leslie invest in?

Luke Leslie invests primarily in AgTech, Banking and FinTech startups, most often at Funding Round and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Lithuania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Luke Leslie last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Luke Leslie closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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