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Cathay Innovation

Cathay Innovation

San Francisco, Californiacathayinnovation.com

Overview

Cathay Innovation is a global venture capital partnership, created in affiliation with Cathay Capital, investing in startups at the center of the digital revolution across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa . Its global platform unifies technology investment across continents, investors, entrepreneurs and leading corporations to accelerate startup growth with access to new markets, invaluable industry knowledge and introductions to potential partners from the start . As a multistage fund with offices across San Francisco, New York, Paris, Berlin, Shanghai, Beijing and Singapore, Cathay Innovation partners with visionary entrepreneurs and startups positively impacting the world through technology .

Year Founded

2015

AUM

$1.5B

Portfolio Companies

114

Investments

Cathay Innovation investments
CompanyDateStageLead
UpDocJun 2026SeedCo-investor
Theker RoboticsJun 2026Series ACo-investor
Theker RoboticsJun 2026Series ACo-investor
Morpho LabsJun 2026Token SaleCo-investor
Morpho LabsJun 2026Token SaleCo-investor

Key People

Denis Barrier

Co-Founder & CEO

Daniel BALMISSE

Managing Partner Cathay InnoSquare FoF

Jacky Abitbol

Managing Partner

Lijun Ding

Investment Partner

Jean-Francois Cochy

Partner

Jun Ma

Partner

Nicolas du Cray

Partner

Rajive K.

Partner

Simon Wu

Partner, Head Of US Investments

Costanza Carissimo

Investment Director

Danny H.

Investment Manager

Jonathan Healy

Investor

Katharina Schild

Investor

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2015
AUM$1.5B

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