# Brian Schwarzbach

> Brian Schwarzbach is a startup investor at Cathay Innovation (San Francisco). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cathay Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c-entrepreneurs)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianschwarzbach/
- Website: https://cathayinnovation.com/people/brian-schwarzbach/

Brian Schwarzbach is a startup investor at Cathay Innovation in San Francisco. Brian is Vice President at Cathay Innovation, based out of the San Francisco office. 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 focusedon ad monetization and marketplace dynamics. Prior to Pinterest, he was a fintech investor at LLR Partners, a leading middle-market private equity firm. Brian started his career as an investment banker in Houlihan Lokey’s Technology, Media and Telecom group, where he advised on capital raises, corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions for companies in the consumer internet, media and entertainment sectors. Brian graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics with concentrations in Strategic Management, Operations, and Retailing.

## About Cathay Innovation

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Cathay Innovation is a multistage venture capital firm affiliated with Cathay Capital, investing in founders building transformative businesses across Europe, North America, Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Its platform connects founders with investors and its ecosystem of leading Fortune 500 corporations to help startups scale and transformindustries with consumer-to-enterprise and AI solutions in commerce, fintech, digital health, and mobility/energy. Cathay Innovation now manages over €2.5B AUM with offices in Paris, Berlin, Madrid, San Francisco, Mexico City, Shanghai, and Singapore and has invested in over 150 startups, including Chime, Pinduoduo (NASDAQ: PDD), Glovo, Wallbox (NYSE: WBX), Owkin, Ledger, ZenBusiness, Alma, Descartes Underwriting, and more.

5 contacts available at Cathay Innovation.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian Schwarzbach | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-schwarzbach-de31 |
| Costanza Carissimo | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/costanza-carissimo |
| Denis Barrier | Co-founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denis-barrier |
| Jacky Abitbol | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jacky-abitbol |
| John Li | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-li-1c00 |

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