Cathay Innovation

Cathay Innovation is a multi-stage venture capital firm, affiliated with Cathay Capital, that goes beyond the traditional VC playbook by providing entrepreneurs with the support of a global ecosystem.

A significant part of our capital comes from tier-one multinational companies, in many different industries, such as the logistics and mobility sector (Michelin, CMA CGM, Total, Groupe ADP), consumer and retail (L'Oreal, Unilever, Kering, groupe SEB, Pernod Ricard, Accor), financial services (BNPP Cardif, MACSF), smart city (Dassault, JCDecaux), healthcare (bioMerieux and some large pharma co), and we work closely with these large corporates to facilitate their cooperations with startups. 

We also recently expanded our activities to Africa with our partner AfricInvest.

Our global venture capital platform - bridging entrepreneurs with innovation centers, investors and Fortune 500 companies across five continents - helps startups grow and lead on the local or global stage with access to new markets, invaluable industry knowledge and introductions to potential partners with the world’s leading corporations from the start.