By now, most of us should be familiar with the concept of the tailored news feed. Right now my Facebook feed (yes, I’m still there, alas) has been messed up because I’ve clicked on too many posts about Brexit, but I digress. My point is that content has long since fallen to the tyranny of […]
Chime recognized by 11:FS as the winner in the US Disruptor category
The consulting firm CG42 recently reported that it expects the ten largest banks in the US to lose $159 billion in deposits to smaller competitors over the next year. […]
Meet the start-up bank with millions of customers trying to disrupt the ‘adversarial’ American banking system
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Chime is among the top seven most promising personal finance companies on Forbes 2019 Fintech 50 list
Almost every personal finance company on Forbes’ 2019 Fintech 50 list is betting on the insights of behavioral finance to take their company to the next level. […]
Denis Barrier sat down with Technotopia’s John Biggs to discuss his outlook on the future of global innovation
Denis Barrier is a global investor and an amazing guy. His firm invests in the US, Europe, and Asia and we talked about our borderless future and how to spot innovation before it takes off. […]
Denis Barrier discusses the latest that some Chinese tech firms have to offer at CES 2019
CGTN’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke to Denis Barrier, co-founder and CEO of Cathay Innovation about Chinese technology showcased at CES 2019. […]
Cathay CarTech Invests in World Leader in 3D Sensing Systems UPhoton
January 7, 2019 Cathay CarTech Fund, in partnership with Lenovo Capital, THG Ventures, TusStar Invest and ZOL QiHang Investment, has recently completed a 100 million RMB funding round for UPhoton. The leading 3D sensing system supplier once again won the recognition of capital markets. Several existing shareholders such as Shunwei Capital and Baidu Venture have […]
Where East meets West: Consumer Fintech at a crossroads — A South East Asia Story
Innovators around the world have heralded fintech as a force that will remake the storied financial sector. Investors agree. In the first three quarters of 2018 alone, venture capitalists invested $32.6 billion in 1,164 companies — almost double last year’s $17.9 billion invested globally. Already, fintech startups are impacting consumers lives: in 2017, an EY survey across twenty […]
FINALCAD raises $40M to digitise the construction industry
December 13, 2018 Paris, December 13th, 2018. — FINALCAD, a leading construction mobile platform, today announces a $40 million Series C round, led by Draper Esprit, accompanied by Cathay Innovation and with the support of Salesforce Ventures. The investment will enable the company to significantly accelerate operations across Europe and Asia, as demand for their mobile-first […]
Finalcad, the mobile platform for the construction industry, raises $40M Series C
Finalcad, a mobile platform that enables the construction industry to digitize much of its processes, has closed $40 million in Series C funding. The round was led by publicly listed London venture capital firm Draper Esprit and Cathay Innovation, with the support of Salesforce Ventures. Existing French investors Serena, Aster and CapHorn Invest also participated. […]