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Category: Insights
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 […]
Venture Capital Has A Lot To Learn From Fintech: Data-Driven, New Products, And More Access To A Broader Set Of Companies
Investment in the financial technology space has skyrocketed globally over the last decade. Fintech has transformed nearly every aspect of the traditional bank. It has also gone mainstream: 75% of people have used a money transfer or fintech product. Fintech innovation has also driven broad-based access to financial products and services to the unbanked and underbanked. […]
$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 […]
‘Post-pandemic, SEA will see a sustainable leapfrog into the digital age’: Cathay Innovation report
How will a post-COVID-19 look like? There is no a clear answer to this question. But one thing is certain: this pandemic will force some behavioral changes — not just on the people but also industries. And those who effect the changes as soon as possible will come out successful. […]
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. […]
The coronavirus might have changed China’s venture capital scene for good
According to a report from Beijing-based startup tracker IT Juzi, VC investment in the country’s tech sector shrank 30% in the first quarter of the year, with VCs funneling $16.8 billion into tech enterprises during the first three months, down from $24 billion in the same period last year. The total number of deals contracted too, […]
Forget Unicorns. Startups Should Be Camels
In Silicon Valley, the entire ecosystem is aligned around one thing: the cultivation of unicorns — startups valued over $1 billion. Unicorns were once a rare breed, but in recent years, the stable of billion-dollar thoroughbreds has grown to about 350 unicorns around the world. […]
How Entrepreneurs Succeed Outside Silicon Valley
Alex Lazarow, venture capitalist at Cathay Innovation, says that start-ups in cities around the United States and the world are creating their own rules for success. While Silicon Valley companies have sparked key innovations and generated huge wealth over the past few decades, not everyone should use them as a model going forward. In fact, […]
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 […]