CI Partner Bruno Delahaye sat down with Journal du Net (JDN) to share his perspective on how AI is reshaping the consumer sector — from personalization and recommendation to the omnichannel experience — unlocking new ways of enhancing customer loyalty and traffic. […]
Building the Payments OS for Emerging Markets […]
Interviewed at Ipem, the CEO of Cathay Innovation – and Managing Partner of Cathay Capital – discusses the strategy of Fund III, the largest fund dedicated to artificial intelligence in Europe. […]
Bogotá, October 2025. – Akua, the new payment Operating System for Emerging Markets, announces the successful closing of its seed round for USD 8.5 million. This new capital injection brings the total amount raised by the company to USD 13 million, just one year after completing its pre-seed round. The Paytech strengthens its Acquiring-as-a-Service (AaaS) model, […]
Cathay Innovation’s Denis Barrier weighs in… […]
Anchored by leading global institutions, Fund II builds on Fund I’s top-decile performance and two realized exits to prove repeatable outcomes in energy and industrial innovation SNOWMASS, CO, September 17, 2025 (EZ Newswire) — VoLo Earth Ventures today announced the close of its second fund at $135 million, a 50% increase over its inaugural $88 million fund. […]
Following the close of its $1 billion Fund III, the venture firm makes two key additions to deepen its commitment to the next generation of global AI companies San Francisco, CA, September 15, 2025 — Cathay Innovation today announced the appointment of Rose Yuan as a director on the investment team and James Colgan as […]
Bruno Delahaye, Partner at CI, explores how retailers are evolving into powerful media platforms, leveraging their first-party data, logistics, high-frequency audience, and AI to drive growth and reshape the retail value chain. […]
Despite the economic pressure on French Tech, some funds are managing to thrive and are announcing new closings. Maddyness has selected five to watch in the coming months. […]
Madrid, July 28, 2025. The Co-investment Fund (FOCO), managed by COFIDES, will invest €80 million in the Cathay Innovation III Fund, managed by Cathay Innovation SAS. Cathay Innovation III is a 1 billion venture capital fund dedicated to artificial intelligence — the largest out of the European Union — and has already completed 16 investments globally, […]