Matthieu van der Elst

Matthieu van der Elst

Prior to joining Cathay Capital, Matthieu van der Elst was CEO of Michelin Ventures, the Venture Capital arm for the Michelin Group, which he founded in 2015 with the goal of identifying, understanding and supporting startups developing sustainable innovative technologies and new business models in the materials and mobility arena. Matthieu joined the Michelin Group […]

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Jun Ma

Jun Ma

Prior to joining Cathay in 2019, Jun was a Principal at Capital Today. He has focused on investment sectors such as consumer goods, retail and internet technology over the last 10 years. Previously, Jun spent 4 years working at Shenyin & Wanguo Securities, one of the earliest joint-stock securities company in China. Jun holds an […]

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Cong Chen (Cathy)

Cong Chen (Cathy)

She is in charge of reception and administration. Prior to joining Cathay Capital in 2017, she worked in Shanghai MG COLIPU Office Supplies as a Sales Assistant. Cathy graduated from HuBei University with a Bachelors Degree, majoring in French. She is fluent in Mandarin, French and English. […]

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Shui Hong (Noah)

Noah Hong

He contributes to screening and assessing Cathay Innovation projects. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Shui had several internships in investment firms including FountainVest Partners, NIO Capital, and ARDIAN (f.k.a. AXA Private Equity). Shui graduated from Tsinghua University, PBC School of Finance with a Masters of Finance degree. He also holds a Bachelors degree in Economics […]

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Haoxuan Huang (Harry)

Harry Huang, Analyst

He joined Cathay in October 2020 as an intern where he worked across various teams in Shanghai & Singapore across diverse investment sectors. Prior to joining Cathay, Harry interned at Loyal Valley Capital where he focused on the advanced manufacturing sector in Shanghai. Prior to LVC, he served as an investment banking intern at Stifel’s […]

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Shengjie Mao (Iris)

Shengjie Mao (Iris)

Her core responsibilities lies in the Midcap and Innovation Funds. Prior to joining Cathay Capital in 2018, Iris worked at Ernst & Young LLP, a professional audit firm, as a Senior Manager in FSO for over 9 years. She started her career at the Ernst & Young Shanghai branch, where she conducted audit projects for […]

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Shengdong Nie (Eric)

Prior to joining Cathay, Eric worked in technology investment at Capital Today for almost 3 years. He also worked as a strategic analyst at Meituan. Eric acquired Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. […]

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Mi Wang

Mi Wang

She is responsible for building and managing Cathay’s unique ecosystem across China as well as participating in screening, evaluation, execution and monitoring of investments. Mi has 13 years of experience in investment, corporate strategy, business incubation, post investment management, strategic M&A and post-merger integration in mainland China. Prior to joining Cathay, Mi was an Investment […]

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Rongrong Xue (Serena)

Rongrong Xue

In her role, she is responsible for media relations and marketing in China. Before joining Cathay, Serena worked at Ogilvy Public Relations, providing corporate and financial communications counsel to companies including UBS, CFA Institute, IDG Capital and more. Prior to that, she worked at the Xinhua News Agency Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau as a business and finance journalist, covering […]

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Jinghong Yu (James)

Jinghong Yu (James)

Prior to joining Cathay in 2020, James worked as an Associate at Macquarie Capital’s principal investment team in Shanghai for 3 years, focused on equity investments in clean energy related infrastructure and technology. Prior to that, James worked on Macquarie’s investment banking team in Hong Kong for 2 years where he advised on cross-border M&A […]

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