Cathay Innovation
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About
Cathay Innovation is a unique global Venture Capital firm affiliated with Cathay Capital (a private equity giant). It was the first French fund to truly execute a "Global from Day 1" strategy, operating as a single unified platform across North America, Europe, and Asia. Their superpower lies in their "Corporate Ecosystem": the fund is structurally backed by over 20 Fortune 500/CAC 40 companies (TotalEnergies, Sanofi, Valeo, Michelin, BNP Paribas, etc.) who act as strategic partners to help portfolio startups sign commercial deals. Recently, they closed a massive €1B Fund III specifically dedicated to "Vertical AI" (transforming industries via AI) and hold a strong conviction that the next wave of tech giants will be industrial and B2B.
Key facts
- Type
- Venture Capital
- Stages
- Series A,Series B,Growth
- Sectors
- Agnostic,B2B,Business management software,Marketplace,Software / SaaS,Vertical SaaS,Advertising / Media,Agritech,AI & Automation,Beauty / Fashion,Blockchain / Crypto,Data & Infrastructure,Cyber & Security,Defense,Education,Energy,Fintech & Insurtech,Foodtech,Gaming,Hospitality / Tourism / Travel,Future of work / HR,Industry & Manufacturing,Legaltech / Regtech,Logistics / Supply chain,Martech,Mobility & Transportation,Proptech / Construction,Retail / Future of Commerce,Digital health
- Headquarters
- France
- Offices
- Paris,San Francisco,Shanghai,Singapore,Berlin,Beijing,New York
- Geographic focus
- World,France,Europe,North America,Africa,Asia,Southeast Asia,Latin America,Australia,Southern Europe,UK,Middle East,Israel,USA
- Lead / Follow
- Lead / co-lead
- Ticket size
- 5M€ – 50M€
- Assets under management
- 2500M€
- Founded
- 2015
Track record
- Portfolio companies: 98
- Total investments: 142
- Exits: 14
- Unicorns: 9
Notable investments in France
Alhemics, Alma, Resilience Care, Imagino, Nabla, Owkin, Ledger, Finalcad, Beem
Key differentiators
Multi-stage,Global Footprint,Corporate-backed,Strong Track Record