I am an optimist. The mantra that startups can “change the world” (for the better) has long motivated entrepreneurs and investors. What’s most exciting is from where this change is coming from. While the global technology industry has been historically concentrated in one place — Silicon Valley — it is increasingly coming from everywhere. Remarkably, nearly […]
Peek raises $23M and inks partnership with Google in push to digitize travel activities
Peek, a U.S. startup aiming to digitize the travel activities industry, has pulled a $23 million Series B round of financing and uncorked a partnership with Google that will help increase its visibility. Founded in 2012 by Ruzwana Bashir (CEO) and Oskar Bruening (CTO), the San Francisco-based startup describes itself as “OpenTable for the activities market” in […]
Peek, the company that is powering your next local experience
Studies show that more than half of US tech unicorns are founded by immigrants. When we met Peek’s founders, we were immediately convinced that Ruzwana Bashir and Oskar Bruening embodied the spirit and dedication that you can only really have when you come from abroad with the idea to create something big and special from […]
What it will take to power the revolution in mobility, and transportation as it appears at Movin’On conference
The current revolution underway may radically transform how we live our lives, and organize our society. Driverless piloting promises frictionless transportation over vast distances, in shorter times. Car sharing may dissolve our conception of car ownership. Vertical takeoff vehicles may move our commutes to the skies. Drones may change how we send or receive deliveries. […]
OnTruck picks up €25M Series B for its haulage tech platform
Madrid-based OnTruck, which has built a “haulage tech platform” to better match supply and demand in the road freight industry, has picked up €25 million in Series B funding. The round is led by global venture capital fund Cathay Innovation, with participation from an array of existing and new investors that includes Atomico, Idinvest, All Iron […]
La Blockchain, c’est la quatrième révolution industrielle!
Cofondateur de la Maison du Bitcoin, Eric Larchevêque est directeur général de Ledger (« registre » en anglais), l’une des startups les plus prometteuses de l’univers de la Blockchain et des crypto-actifs. Son produit, un mini-coffre digital pour cryptomonnaies, fabriqué à Vierzon, dans le Cher, s’est écoulé à plus d’un million d’exemplaires dans le monde. […]
Heetch raises $38 million to accelerate its expansion in France and French-speaking Africa
May 9, 2019 Heetch, the Paris-based high-growth ride-sharing platform, has raised $38m in a Series B funding round with Cathay Innovation and Total Ventures alongside the renewed participation from existing shareholders Idinvest Partners, Innov’Allianz, Alven, Felix Capital, and Via-ID. Building on its local roots in the French market, where it competes mainly with international players, Heetch […]
Meet our advisors: Denis Barrier, co-founder and CEO of Cathay Innovation
Denis Barrier started his career at Orange as a researcher working on quantum optics and physics around hardware and electronics. Soon after, the company began encouraging researchers to start companies using their work, with the aim of funding these spin-off startups. “I joined Orange’s investment arm Innovacom to create this seed capital program,” Denis said. […]
Alibaba’s Worst Nightmare: Pinduoduo Becoming the No.1 E-commerce App in China
Have you ever used Pinduoduo? There is a wide variety of e-commerce start-ups in China, but why is Pinduoduo suddenly so popular? It is because it has a large user base? Public data show that Pinduoduo has already attracted over 300 million users even though it is less than 3 years old, and its monthly […]
Cathay Capital launches its Smart Energy Fund with founding partners Total and Hubei High Tech
March 27, 2018 Cathay Capital Private Equity (‘Cathay’), Total Energy Ventures (‘Total’), Hubei High Technology Investment Guiding Fund Management Co., Ltd. (‘Hubei’), have signed today a Framework Cooperation Agreement to launch the Cathay Smart Energy Fund, an investment fund dedicated to the new energy sector in China. The fund will focus its investments on emerging […]