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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
He is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Cathay Innovation, Eli was an MBA candidate at Columbia Business School. During his tenure at Columbia he held positions at Lux Capital and Draper Associates, where he covered digital healthcare and frontier technology sectors. He served as […]
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 […]
In her role, she assists partners and teams with administrative tasks, meeting arrangements, event planning and is in charge of company certificates and bank accounts. Cecile graduated from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics. She is fluent in Mandarin, French and English. […]