Cathay Innovation
Investor profile
Venture capital
Cathay Innovation has backed 34 European tech companies across 46 funding rounds between 2016 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €2.8B. Most active in Fintech and Healthtech. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Cathay Innovation Ventures
Deals
46
distinct rounds
Companies
34
backed
Active span
2016–2026
11 yrs
Total round €
€2.8B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearCathay Innovation — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cathay Innovation — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Top sectors
by dealsCathay Innovation — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cathay Innovation — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Fintech | 13 |
| Healthtech | 11 |
| Software | 7 |
| AI | 6 |
| Transportation | 4 |
| HRtech | 4 |
| E-commerce | 2 |
| Energy | 2 |
| Foodtech | 2 |
| Proptech | 1 |
Stages
by dealsCathay Innovation — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cathay Innovation — stages | |
|---|---|
| Series B | 15 |
| Other | 11 |
| Series A | 9 |
| Series C | 8 |
| Seed | 3 |
Countries
by dealsCathay Innovation — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Cathay Innovation — countries | |
|---|---|
| France | 30 |
| Spain | 10 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Belgium | 1 |
| Israel | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Seaya Ventures8
- Bpifrance4
- Eurazeo4
- Korelya Capital4
- Draper Esprit3
- HV Capital3
- Picus Capital3
- Serena Capital3
- 10T Holdings2
- CapHorn Invest2
- Creandum2
- Draper Associates2
- Draper Dragon2
- Highland Europe2
- Index Ventures2
- ISAI2
- KFund2
- La Maison Partners2
- Obvious Ventures2
- Singular2
- Sofinnova Partners2
- Y Combinator2
- 10D1
- 20VC1
- 4Founders Capital1
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) | France | 1 | €885M |
| Ledger | France | 3 | €476M |
| Alma | France | 1 | €210M |
| Flowdesk | France | 2 | €138M |
| Descartes Underwriting | France | 2 | €123M |
| Nabla | France | 2 | €82M |
| THEKER | Spain | 1 | €74M |
| Bioptimus | France | 2 | €72M |
| Medwing | Germany | 2 | €72M |
| Resilience | France | 2 | €63M |
| Abacum | Spain | 1 | €52M |
| Nelly | Germany | 1 | €50M |
| Iziwork | France | 2 | €47M |
| Aqemia | France | 1 | €36M |
| Savana | Spain | 2 | €35M |
| Finalcad | France | 1 | €35M |
| Heetch | France | 1 | €34M |
| Inato | France | 2 | €31M |
| Drivy | France | 1 | €31M |
| DayTwo | Israel | 1 | €30M |
| Glovo | Spain | 1 | €30M |
| Embat | Spain | 1 | €30M |
| Imagino | France | 1 | €25M |
| OnTruck | Spain | 1 | €25M |
| Kayrros | France | 1 | €21M |
| Qover | Belgium | 1 | €21M |
| Alkemics | France | 1 | €20M |
| FirstVet | Sweden | 1 | €20M |
| Tucuvi | Spain | 1 | €17M |
| Payflow | Spain | 2 | €14M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI) | Seed | €885M | 2026-03 |
| Ledger | Series C | €313M | 2021-06 |
| Alma | Series C | €210M | 2022-02 |
| Descartes Underwriting | Series B | €108M | 2022-01 |
| Ledger | Series C | €100M | 2023-03 |
| Flowdesk | Other | €92M | 2025-04 |
| THEKER | Series A | €74M | 2026-06 |
| Ledger | Other | €63M | 2018-01 |
| Nabla | Series C | €61M | 2025-06 |
| Abacum | Series B | €52M | 2025-06 |