With an international career spanning over 16 years, Matthieu has been a dynamic force in the realms of innovation and sustainability, bridging the gap between the USA and Europe at BNP Paribas. He has advised global leaders in mobility, energy, financial services, retail, and food & ag sectors, guiding them on their innovation strategies and […]
Benjamin is a financial industry veteran with experience in multiple markets and asset management. In addition to his role at Cathay, he has been a Partner at Chenavari Investment Managers (credit asset management) since April 2018 where he is responsible for the Leveraged Finance group as well as overseeing the CTO group. Formerly, Benjamin was […]
Michael brings more than 15 years’ experience as an investor. After studying Computer Science and co-founding multiple SaaS companies building information and data retrieval products using natural language processing (NLP), he then co-founded Speedinvest, where he spend 12 years, a European Seed Stage venture fund and grew it to 1bn+ AUM and 100+ people, with […]
Arnaud bridges the gap between startups and corporates, leveraging his unique experience as both a startup founder and a corporate innovation executive. Having lived on four continents, he connects diverse markets and industries, with expertise spanning Financial Services, Health and Retail. Open innovation, particularly in driving sustainable solutions and fostering impactful technologies, is at the […]
Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Joy spent over 4 years with the Amazon Web Services Startup team, supporting thousands of French entrepreneurs and leading the AWS Early Stage go-to-market strategy in EMEA. Her previous experiences include positions at BNP Paribas and LVMH, with assignments in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Madrid. Mandarin speaker, Joy graduated from […]
Prior to joining Cathay in 2021, Margot worked for the French Treasury in the Middle East, then for the French public investment bank Bpifrance, where she contributed to fundraising and business development efforts towards sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors globally. Margot holds an MA in International Affairs from Sciences Po and a […]
She contributes to screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, specifically focusing on opportunities in Germany. Prior to joining Cathay in 2017, Costanza was at Cherry Ventures, an early stage VC fund based in Berlin. Her previous experiences includes management consulting at the Boston Consulting Group in Milan and experimental research on low energy […]
Daniela has 17+ years of experience in international business strategy and development, operations, strategic sales, and scaling startups from stealth mode to hyper growth. She has launched products in 27+ countries, guided the regulation of digital products in coordination with governments, lobbying groups along with private and state-owned companies in Europe. Prior to joining Cathay, […]
He is in charge of screening, evaluating, and executing potential investments, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Cathay, Leon was the head of technology and enterprise investments at Baidu. Before that, he was with China Millennium Capital and CITIC Securities, focusing on cross-border & domestic investments, M&A, and financing. Leon holds a Masters […]
Prior to joining Cathay in 2021, Catherine worked across strategic subjects in the banking industry for 5 years. She was an Analyst in Acquisition Finance at Société Générale APAC in Hong Kong before joining Inspection Générale at Groupe BPCE as a Senior Inspector. As data became a key asset for financial services, she started her […]