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Cathay Innovation backs startups globally, helping them scale by connecting founders with investors and a corporate ecosystem. As a multistage venture capital firm, it focuses on consumer-to-enterprise and AI-enabled solutions across commerce, fintech, digital health, and mobility/energy. The firm operates across Europe, North America, Asia, and beyond, leveraging its network of Fortune 500 corporations and strategic partners with offices in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, San Francisco, Mexico City, Shanghai, and Singapore. With over €2.5B AUM, Cathay Innovation partners with founders from early-stage to growth-stage across a diverse geographic footprint.
Investment style
Generalist
Data last enriched
Aug 14, 2026
Investing team
- Mingpo CaiFounder & Chairman
- Denis BarrierCo-Founder & CEO
- Jacky AbitbolManaging Partner
- Lanchun DuanManaging Partner
- Daniel BalmisseManaging Partner, Cathay InnoSquare Fund of Funds
- Nicolas Du CrayPartner
- Bruno DelahayePartner
- Rajive KeshupPartner
- Simon WuPartner
- Maoxiang LiPartner
- Li ZhangPartner
- Jing ZhaoPartner
- Costanza CarissimoInvestment Director
- Marion GregoireInvestment Director
- Marguerite de TavernostInvestment Director
- Shui HongInvestment Director
- Rose YuanInvestment Director
- Federico Gomez RomeroHead of Cathay Latam Fund
- Romain DufourcqVice President
- Beth FausVice President
- Zihan LinVice President
- Elijah YiVice President
- Katharina SchildVice President
- Shengdong NieVice President
- Paul PouyanneVice President
- Alban VendeuvreVice President
- Jonathan HealyVice President
- Colombe MoinetAssociate
- Ana RochaAssociate, Cathay Latam
- Louis ConchonAnalyst