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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Colombe Moinet

Colombe Moinet

She spent one year developing the newly launched Berlin office before joining the team in Paris. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation in 2022, Colombe gained valuable experience in the venture capital industry from her time at Eurazeo, in consulting, and also worked for the Cour des Comptes (French Supreme Audit Institution), where she focused on […]

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Charlie Naudy

Charlie Naudy, Head of Research

In this role, he conducts thematic deep dives for various strategic partners within Cathay’s ecosystem, facilitating knowledge sharing across teams and geographies. Prior to joining Cathay he was a strategy consultant at Bain & Company for 4 years. He also worked at ISAI, an early-stage VC fund based in Paris, and spent one year in […]

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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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Paul Pouyanne

Paul Puoyanne

He is responsible for screening, assessing, and executing potential investments for Cathay Innovation. Paul started with Cathay as an intern and has previous experience at Air Liquide Healthcare (France) as a Strategic Consultant. Paul holds a Master’s Degree from the International Centre for Fundamental Physics (ICFP) and a business MBA from “College des Ingenieurs”. He […]

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Ana Rocha

She is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Latam investments, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to Cathay, Ana was an associate at Mckinsey&Company, where she worked across the consumer, operations and infrastructure practices with functional focus on strategy & corporate finance. Prior to Mckinsey, Ana served as consultant at the World Bank […]

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Brian Schwarzbach

He is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Brian was on the Business Operations & Strategy team at Pinterest, where he focused on ad monetization and marketplace dynamics. Prior to Pinterest, he was a fintech investor at LLR Partners, a leading […]

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Marguerite de Tavernost

Marguerite de Tavernost

Prior to joining Cathay Innovation in 2022, she spent 4 years at Berlin-based VC firms Headline and Cherry Ventures, investing in early-stage startups in Germany, France and the UK. Before that, she worked as a digital transformation consultant at Founders Intelligence, where she advised CEOs and CDOs on their innovation strategies, including the likes of […]

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Alban Vendeuvre

Alban Vendeuvre, Associate

Prior to joining Cathay Innovation in 2023, he first worked in private equity at Parquest Capital and then joined Group Casino (a large retailer in France and South America) as the Head of Innovation for 2 years where he was in charge of launching startups in different fields (charging stations, data centers, AI,..). He gained […]

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Julien Vulliez

Julien Vulliez

Prior to Cathay Capital, Julien worked for Bpifrance Investment as a Senior Middle Officer for 8 years. Previously, he worked for State Street Bank as a Pricing Administrator for more than 4 years. Julien received a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from the University of North Carolina (US), where he lived for almost 6 years […]

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