Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Simon spent 4 years at VMware on the Strategy & Corporate Development team which was responsible for leading acquisitions, investments, and strategy. As a Manager, he was involved in numerous transactions focusing on enterprise software sectors such as cloud computing, cybersecurity and mobile/end-user computing. Before joining VMware, he spent time […]
Prior to joining Cathay, Rajive played instrumental roles in scaling a number of Southeast Asian startups. Before moving to Singapore, Rajive was a Managing Director at PwC Strategy (formerly Booz & Co.) in New York City where he led the TMT sector for the firm’s Private Equity practice. Rajive started his career at AT&T doing […]
John joined Cathay Capital in 2017 and was previously Executive Director of Corporate Development at Lear Asia. He has nearly 15 years of automotive experience (both with OEMs and components) and served numerous positions in M&A, business development, strategic planning, and partnership & alliance. John represented Lear, Valeo, General Motors and TRW and closed 15+ […]
In his position, he is in charge of screening, evaluating, executing and monitoring investments. Prior to joining Cathay Capital in 2019, Jing worked for TOTAL in France for nearly 10 years, Jing held several positions including as a Principal for TOTAL Ventures Asia investment platform, gas and CO2 R&D project manager, and other positions related […]
Before joining Cathay in 2019, Ms. Zhang worked with SBCVC (SoftBank VC), responsible for investment in new energy, auto and high-tech industry in China. Earlier in her career, Ms. Zhang worked for Citi in New York, where she focused on investments and M&A in the TMT industry. She also established Citi Latam China Desk in […]
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 […]
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 […]
He is responsible for the screening, evaluation, execution and monitoring of Cathay Capital investments. Prior to joining Cathay Capital, he worked as a Senior Technologist at GM for 4 years. Before that, he had combined over 7 years of experience working at a mobile gaming startup and a customer electronic device company. […]
An entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, Bruno leads Cathay Innovation’s global commerce practice. He initially joined Cathay as an operating partner to share his 15+ years of international experience leading startups (with 2 successful exits) as well as his leadership insights after having held key managing positions in Fortune 10 companies. Prior to Cathay, Bruno was […]
Emanuele brings 18+ years of experience and achievements in introducing highly innovative, data-driven solutions to the market, mainly in the areas of telecommunications, media and technology. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Emanuele was VP Sales and Partnerships at Influans, a French start-up acquired by Ogury, developing an AI-first, SaaS platform for marketers as well as […]