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 […]
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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. […]
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. […]
Nicolas du Cray (Cathay Innovation): “The speed of digitalization in China has been incredible”
An investment professional with over 15 years’ experience in the TMT sector, Nicolas du Cray is a China-based partner at Cathay Innovation, a €250m venture capital fund created in association with Cathay Capital Private Equity, which supports digital entrepreneurs across North America, Europe and China. Here he gives his insight on the investment strategy of […]
Is the future of cartech in China?
In recent years, it has been amazing to how China has become the most innovating country in the e-commerce world. This happened for several reasons. First, since the physical retail infrastructure was not well developed in China, digital advances were able to help accelerate the growth relative to the West. Then, mobile quickly scaled and […]
How we bet on the man who went from Zero to US$ 15 Billion sales run-rate in 18 months
In 2017, it is quite impressive to see how Amazon is frightening the world, and how a lot of people interpret each of its move as the end of hope for any competitor present in the targeted field. After each quarterly results announcement, the US retailers suffer blows, and give the impression to be happy […]
Digital Revolution makes adjacent industries collide
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. […]