Backing Founders Transforming Industry & Society as we know it.
We invest in startups building technologies that are rewiring how we live and work — helping innovators turn bold ideas into real-world solutions at industrial scale.
Yann LeCunn
AMI Labs
World model-AI, enabling machines to reason and act.
Delphine Groll
Nabla
The most advanced AI assistant in clinical care
Zhilin Yang
Moonshot AI
Long-context LLM for deep reasoning and autonomous action.
Jean-Phillipe Vert
Bioptimus
World's first universal foundation model for biology.
Eve Bodnia
Logical Intelligence
Energy-based AI bringing mathematical certainty to critical systems.
Zhao Hang & Xu Huazhe
Galaxea
Embodied AI for intelligent humanoid robotics.
Chika Nwosu
Palmpay
Africa’s leading all-in-one neobank for seamless payments.
Xudong Cao
Momenta
Building the autonomous driving brain
Chris Britt & Ryan King
Chime NASDAQ: CHYM
America’s most loved digital bank.
Oscar Pierre
Glovo ACQUIRED
Europe’s on-demand delivery platform for everyday essentials—fast, local, and sustainable by design.
Pascal Gauthier
Ledger
Global security leader for DeFi & Web3.
Colin Huang Zheng
Pinduoduo NASDAQ: PDD
The pioneer of social commerce for everyone.
Focus Areas.
The Global VC
Where
Startups
Maximilien Levesque and Emmanuelle Martiano,
Aqemia
Christophe Périllat,
CEO, Valeo
Meet
Industry.
Founded in Paris in 2015, Cathay Innovation is a multi-stage venture capital firm backed by industry. We go beyond the traditional venture playbook with the world’s largest platform built for startup–corporate collaboration.
- Investing across Europe, North America, China, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
- Partnering with Fortune500 corporations to embed and scale innovation across the real economy.
Meet Our Industry Partners
Our Ecosystem
Paris HQ
Berlin
Barcelona
San Francisco
New York
Shanghai
Beijing
Singapore
Mexico City
Tunisia AfricaInvest partnership
2
Germany / Berlin
- Nelly
- Medwing
Sweden
- FirstVet
3
Spain / Barcelona
- Glovo (Delivery Hero)
- Wallbox (NYSE: WBX)
- Abacum
Spain / Madrid
- Tucuvi
- Savana
- Embat
Belgium
- Qover
3
US / San Francisco
- Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM)
- Skan AI
- Quantifind
2
US / Los Angeles
- Sidecar Health
- Ghost
US / Austin, TX
- ZenBusiness
US / Washington DC
- Range
US / New York
- David Energy
2
China / Shanghai
- Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD)
- Momenta
- Mogic
- Tuhu Car (HKG: 9690)
China / Shenzhen
- Aqara
2
China / Beijing
- Galaxea
- Momenta (move from Shanghai)
- Yuanbao Insurance (NASDAQ: YB)
- Moonshot AI
Indonesia
- FinAccel (Kredivo)
4
Singapore
- Reebelo
- Igloo
- LeadIQ
- AI Rudder
2
Mexico
- Clivi
- Kueski
Chile
- Reuse
Brazil
- Backchannel
Argentina
- Henry
South Africa
- Aerobotics
2
Nigeria
- PalmPay
- Boomplay
Ghana
- OZÉ
6
France / Paris
- Owkin
- Ledger
- Alma
- Descartes Underwriting
- Nabla
- Flowdesk
Think of us as a
bridge
— connecting
startups
to
industry,
powering
transformative
partnerships on a global
scale.
OUR IMPACT
By the numbers
10
Years
7
Offices
120+
Startups
20+
Billion Dollar Companies
20+
Corporate LPs
$2.5B
Assets Under Management
