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Behind the Term Sheet: How Savana Accelerates Life-Saving Health Science with Big Data
Category: Blog
Investing in Sidecar Health: Bringing Better Access to Quality Affordable Healthcare in the US
The US healthcare system is broken. On one hand, it is the most expensive in the world, costing around $8,000 per person a year and representing over 17% of GDP. Compare that to the average of comparable countries from France, the UK, Norway and others — which is less than half at around $3,000 per person. Relatedly, it […]
From the Eyes of F500 Execs: Making Sense of the Automation Journey
By Jason Chen and Simon Wu, Cathay Innovation In the last year, we have witnessed exciting movement in the automation software market: Microsoft rebranded Microsoft Flow to Power Automate, adding robotic process automation (RPA) features referred to as UI Flows. They also announced a partnership with FortressIQ to bring process discovery to Power Automate and acquired robotic process […]
Fueling Transformative Innovation in Healthcare with Sanofi
At Cathay Innovation, everything we do is based on clear principles. One of which is working towards positive change and partnering with those committed to providing better ways of doing useful things through technology. […]
Accelerating the Digitalization of Healthcare: Cathay Innovation Leads €28M Series B in Germany’s MEDWING
Last week we announced a significant milestone in raising over €500M for our second venture capital Fund to invest in visionary entrepreneurs across Europe, North America and Asia that are changing the world through technology. Building on the success of our previous fund and the belief that our global platform can provide real value to founders, we’ve […]
$550M to invest in Startups Impacting the World
Today, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve reached a significant milestone in raising €500M ($550M), over our original target, for our second venture capital Fund to invest in visionary entrepreneurs impacting the world through technology. Through Fund II, one of three new funds recently recognized by the French Ministry of Economy and Finance for our commitment to […]
COVID-19 & South East Asia: A Catalyst for a Sustainable Leapfrog in the Digital Age
Over the last few years, Southeast Asia (SEA), home to over 650 million people and startup unicorns like Grab, Gojek and Tokopedia, has been recognized as one of the hottest emerging startup economies to watch due to rapid growth and an increasingly mobile-savvy population — with mobile penetration growing 132% in 2019. […]
Start Up Bright Spots in a Time of Global Meltdown
Most if not all countries today are under some form of quarantine, isolation or are “sheltering in place,” and people everywhere are feeling the stress and anxiety that comes along with a global crisis that’s unlike anything we’ve experienced thus far. Yet, it’s during the most difficult and challenging times that you often see the […]
Cathay Innovation suggestions and tactical advices to deal with the COVID-19 period
Sharing the letter we sent to our portfolio companies to help them dealing with the Covid19 and anticipating post-Covid19 periods. We believe that we are in a longer period than expected of weak activities to manage, but that here lies also a massive opportunity of acceleration for the ones who really want to be useful […]
A Sustainable Economy: it takes a Village!
The world over is calling for businesses of all sizes to have a positive impact and contribute to a shift towards a sustainable economy — one that not only promotes job growth and economic prosperity but promotes the well-being of society as a whole. […]