Managing Partner

Mr. Darwin is a Managing Partner of Luminous Capital where he leads investments, guides debt and equity investment strategy and manages portfolio companies. He is known and recognized in the industry as a thought leading investor and operator since 2015. While at Luminous, Mr. Darwin has previously served as Director of Safe Harbor Financial (NASDAQ: SHFS) and Co-CEO of Northern Lights Acquisition Corp, a cannabis focused SPAC.

Prior to Luminous, Mr. Darwin was Co-Founder and President of OCG, Inc. (ONE Cannabis), a U.S.-based cannabis dispensary franchisor. While at OCG, Inc., Mr. Darwin grew the business from inception to vertically integrated operations with large scale cultivation, retail dispensaries and branding strategies across seven states before selling the business in 2021. Prior to OCG, Inc., Mr. Darwin was Vice President of Finance for American Cannabis Partners, a venture capital firm focused on the legal cannabis industry. Before involvement in the cannabis industry, Mr. Darwin had over ten years of experience in various roles in private equity and corporate finance.

Mr. Darwin received his BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.

Vice President and Partner

Mr. McDonald is a Vice President and Partner of Luminous Capital where his primary focuses are identifying, assessing and executing new investment opportunities as well as monitoring existing portfolio investments. Previously, Mr. McDonald was in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and Cowen; having focused on helping to structure and raise over $5 billion in equity, derivative and debt financings including multiple transactions for the first US-listed cannabis companies.

More recently, Mr. McDonald worked in merchant banking involved in restructuring, M&A and principal investing, focusing on both US-based and international cannabis operators.

Mr. McDonald received his BBA in Finance from Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business.

Senior Investment Analyst

Mr. Mosbacher is a Senior Investment Analyst of Luminous Capital, where his primary focuses are underwriting new investment opportunities, due diligence and monitoring current portfolio companies. Previously, Mr. Mosbacher worked at Truist Securities as an analyst in the consumer and retail investment banking group.

Mr. Mosbacher received his BS in Business Administration from Miami University Farmer School of Business, where he received a Presidential Scholarship and graduated cum laude.