During our September 2017 Cathay Forum, various CEOs spoke about the future of their respective industry. It was striking to hear how a major innovation originated by the Digital Revolution in one industry can impact significantly all its surrounding industries. […]
European on-demand delivery startup Glovo raises €30 million Series B
Late last month, Spanish media got wind that the Barcelona-based on-demand delivery app Glovo had closed Series B funding, but now the company is making the news official. The startup, which offers a service similar to Postmates in the U.S., has raised a €30 million round led by Rakuten Capital, and Cathay Innovation. Existing investors Seaya Ventures, Entreé Capital, […]
Chime raises $18 million for mobile banking without the fees
It’s a bank account and debit card built for the digital age. Chime is raising $18 million in Series B financing for its mobile-first approach to banking. Cathay Innovation led the round with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Homebrew and others. […]
Cathay Innovation Leads $15M Round In Chinese Men’s Fashion Start-Up MagMode
Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital fund affiliated with Sino-French private equity firm Cathay Capital Private Equity, has led a US$15 million series B2 financing round in MagMode, a Chinese men’s fashion start-up. […]
Cathay Innovation Raises $320 Million Inaugural Fund to Invest in Early Growth Technology Startups
PARIS, July 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Cathay Innovation today announced the closing of its first investment vehicle for a total of $320 million, representing one of the largest fundraisings ever in Europe for an inaugural venture capital fund. The success of this fundraising can largely be explained by the unique approach proposed by Cathay Innovation and how this approach resonated among investors. […]
Large French groups join forces with Chinese tech entrepreneurs
Ils se retrouveront dans quelques jours aux Rencontres économiques d’Aix-en-Provence pour sceller leur alliance inédite : Xuning Wang, le président du fabricant d’électroménager chinois Joyoung et d’autres entrepreneurs chinois, comme Liu Qiangdong, le patron de la plate-forme d’e-commerce JD.com, ont décidé de s’associer à Valeo, Aéroports de Paris (ADP), Michelin, Total, Seb, BNP Paribas Cardif […]
Record fundraising for Cathay Innovation’s first fund
June 29, 2017 Today Cathay Capital announced the closing of Cathay Innovation’s first investment vehicle for a total of $320 million. This sum constitutes a record for a first-time venture capital fund raised in Europe. The success of this fundraising can largely be explained by the unique approach proposed by Cathay Innovation and how this […]
Cathay Innovation invests in Lechebang, to participate in the Chinese car aftermarket opportunity
June 1, 2017 Cathy Innovation recently completed an investment in Lechebang, China’s largest mobile car maintenance and services platform that uniquely leverages 4S (“Sales, Spare parts, Service, Survey”) shop networks. This $40M series-B round of financing was led by Far East Leasing, along with Cathay Innovation and existing investors, Sequoia China, Joyson Electronics and Vertex […]
Ex-Google Engineer Builds $1.5 Billion Startup in 21 Month
Colin Huang belongs to a rarefied cohort of Chinese entrepreneurs who launched their careers in Silicon Valley and then returned home to start successful tech companies. Huang, an ex-Google engineer who worked on early search algorithms for e-commerce, is already on his fourth and most ambitious startup. […]
Cathay Capital deploys Innovation Fund to Ifchange
March 23, 2016 The human resources management platform targets big data to attain business value of job seekers Cathay Capital recently announced it has completed an investment in human resources management platform Ifchange through the Cathay Innovation Fund. Ifchange is a leading big data SaaS (software as a service) recruitment platform in China, which is […]