At KD Capital, we don’t just invest in companies, we become deeply invested in them
We are a compact team with a broad experience. Specialists in key disciplines, including marketing, legal, finance, manufacturing, and corporate strategy, we partner with our portfolio leaders through vested and practical guidance.
Each has worked in both start-ups and corporates, with experience through developing the initial idea, early growth, pivots and operating success.
Lewis Cheng
Lewis is the CEO of Polygroup, a private manufacturing company with factories in China and Mexico, creating consumer products that are bought in many of the world’s largest retailers. Having studied Architecture at Cornell and completng his MBA at Stanford University, Lewis has an eye for design and detail. As the Founder and Managing Partner for KD Capital, he has led the team’s investment into a wide range of early stage start-ups across multiple categories.
Eric Steinmeyer
Eric has spent most of his career in the consumer products industry, working for vertically-integrated manufacturers of toys, sporting goods, home decor, and commercial lighting in senior management roles. Originally from the United States, Eric has worked for the last 21 years in Hong Kong and China and managed sales and logistics operations in Europe. Eric was most recently on the lead team to open a US-based after-sales service and Mexico-based manufacturing operation for Polygroup and later joined a Hong Kong start-up as COO to commercialise a new proprietary LED lighting technology.
Oli Goulden
Oli worked at Ogilvy & Mather in London, Shanghai and Hong Kong for 11 years. His marketing experience spans across many categories including FMCG, apparel, pharmaceutical and luxury goods, and through multi-channel disciplines. He specialises in brand & marketing strategy, and has run fully integrated teams covering performance, content and social marketing. During his final two years at Ogilvy he set up a consultancy to help grow the social enterprise community in Asia, through both start-ups and corporates. Before joining KD Capital, Oli led the marketing team at Grana, a fashion start-up funded, among others, by Alibaba and Golden Gate Ventures.
Eric Szweda
Before joining KD Capital, Eric was the Managing Partner of an American law firm’s Hong Kong office. There he grew the size of the office by 5X, producing revenue growth exceeding 27X, during his 13 year tenure. Eric brings broad-based, global legal expertise, with a keen interest in intellectual property law. He has been recognised globally as a leading lawyer, including being ranked by the China Business and Law Journal in 2017 as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in China.