Alexandre “Alex” Lazarow is a Director at Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm based in San Francisco. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a Term Member with the Council on Foreign Relations, and an adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. […]
Cathay Innovation leads Laiye’s $35M round to bet on Chinese enterprise IT
For many years, the boom and bust of China’s tech landscape have centered around consumer-facing products. As this space gets filled by Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, and more recently Didi Chuxing, Meituan Dianping, and ByteDance, entrepreneurs and investors are shifting attention to business applications. […]
The Rise of AI-Driven Enterprise Software in China
In what is now the largest-ever single financing in China’s Robotic Process Automation (RPA) + AI field, we are excited to announce the close of Laiye Technology’s Series B+ funding round of $US35 million, led by Cathay Innovation. With this investment, we are happy to partnering again with existing investors as Sequoia China, Lightspeed China, […]
Orange and KaiOS Technologies reinforce their partnership to close Africa’s digital divide through Series B funding
Today, KaiOS Technologies, maker of KaiOS, the leading mobile operating system for smart feature phones, confirmed Orange’s participation in a recent Series B funding round led by Cathay Innovation. This participation is a testament to both companies’ dedication to providing internet access and digital services to people across Africa. […]
Biotech Investors Are Flocking to Paris
Ask a summer tourist the prime attraction of Paris and the apt response will be the museums, the restaurants and the shopping. But for investors around the globe the answer is HealthTech Investor Days, an event sponsored by France Biotech, an association of French entrepreneurs in the life sciences. […]
Cathay Innovatoin hits €320m first close for Fund II
The firm said Cathay Innovation is looking to close the vehicle on €500m, substantially more than the €287m raised for Cathy’s first fund. The fund has secured commitments from Accor, BioMérieux, Dassault, JCDecaux Holding, Kering and Pernod Ricard. Previous investors including Bpifrance, Groupe ADP, Groupe SEB, Michelin, Valeo and GL events also committed to the fund. […]
Cathay Innovation Raises EUR 320M in First Close for Fund II
Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, June 18, 2019 Cathay Innovation today announces the launch of a new investment vehicle, with a first closing at EUR 320 million and a fundraising target of EUR 500 million. The new investment vehicle will allow Cathay Innovation’s team – now strong of 30 members based in Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai […]
Cathay catches $358m for ccorporate-backed fund
ADP, SEB, Michelin, Valeo, Accor, BioMérieux, Dassault, JCDecaux Holding, Kering and Pernod Ricard have all contributed to the venture fund’s $358m first close. Cathay Innovation, the venture capital arm of France-based private equity firm Cathay Capital, reached the €320m ($358m) first close of a €500m fund today, securing capital from several corporate limited partners. […]
Cathay Capital’s venture affiliate seeks €500m for latest fund
Cathay Innovation, a venture capital affiliate of midmarket private equity firm Cathay Capital Private Equity, has raised more than €300m so far for its second fund, its co-founder and managing partner Denis Barrier said in an interview. The fund, which has a €500m target, received backing from a mix of institutional investors. […]
Who is Cathay Innovation, at the origin of a second fund of 320 million euros?
En 2015, Mingpo Cai, président-fondateur de Cathay Capital, société de capital-développement globale, rencontre Denis Barrier, jusqu’alors partner chez Iris Capital et ancien head of venture capital & corporate venture chez Orange. Ils partagent alors une même vision: les entrepreneurs du numérique devraient pouvoir être soutenus par une plateforme internationale qui leur permet de croître significativement, tout en bénéficiant de l’appui […]