Cathay Innovation (investor - Venture Capital)

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Offices:San Francisco

Cathay Innovation is a global early growth venture capital fund, created in affiliation with France-based Cathay Capital Private Equity by Mingpo Cai and Denis Barrier.

  • in 2022, Cathay announced Cathay Health, a €500 million global health fund.
  • in 2022, Cathay announced Ledger Cathay Capital created in partnership with Ledger, a €100 million early-stage venture fund for Web3 startups.
  • in 2022, Cathay announced Cathay Innovation III, with a €1 billion size target, with an emphasis for series B and C, with tickets ranging from €5 million to €80 million, globally.
  • in 2025, Cathay Innovation announced raising a ​€1 billion​ multi-stage fund dedicated to AI.
Average round investment:40.02M USD
Average number per year:7.2
Distribution: 2025 (6)2024 (8)2023 (9)2022 (9)2021 (9) See the entire list
Mostly invests in: France France (37) Software Services (36)
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France Aglaé Ventures
100%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Health services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Mobile, Competitive Intelligence, Blockchain, Transportation, Manufacturing, Ecommerce, Video, Hardware, Food Industry, Real Estate, Online marketing, CRM, Sports Industry, Fashion
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Marketplace
  • Common investees countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom
  • Average number of deals per year: 7.3
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
France Crédit Mutuel Innovation
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Health services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Mobile, Competitive Intelligence, Transportation, Manufacturing, Energy, Ecommerce, Biotech, Hardware, Food Industry, Construction Industry, Automotive, Payment processing, Real Estate, Logistics, Robotics, Fashion, Wearable
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  • Common investees countries: France, Spain, Belgium
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
United Kingdom Dawn Capital
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Mobile, Competitive Intelligence, Blockchain, Ecommerce, Video, Hardware, Construction Industry, Automotive, Payment processing, Logistics, Online marketing, CRM
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Luxembourg GEM Digital
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Mobile, Competitive Intelligence, Blockchain, Recruiting, Biotech, Hardware, Payment processing, Sports Industry
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  • Common investees countries: France, United Kingdom
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United States Goodwater Capital
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
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  • Common investees countries: France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
United States Spark Capital
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United States Citigroup
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
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  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates
  • Common investees countries: France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
  • Average number of deals per year: 6.6
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Spain Santander
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Health services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Competitive Intelligence, Blockchain, Transportation, Manufacturing, Energy, Recruiting, Ecommerce, Hardware, Automotive, Payment processing, Real Estate, Robotics, Fashion
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  • Active last 12 months: Yes
United States Gaingels Syndicate
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, Health services, Financial Services, Marketplace, AI (big data), Mobile, Competitive Intelligence, Blockchain, Manufacturing, Energy, Recruiting, Pharma, Ecommerce, Biotech, Hardware, Food Industry, Construction Industry, Automotive, Real Estate, Online marketing, CRM
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  • Common investees countries: France, Spain, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
  • Average number of deals per year: 6.3
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Spain Asabys Partners
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  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
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