# Cathay United Bank

> Cathay United Bank is a VC fund in Taipei backing Solar, Energy and Banking. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cathay-united-bank-co-ltd-/posts/?feedView=all
- Website: http://www.cathaybk.com.tw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathayunitedbank/

Cathay United Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cathay Financial Holding Company , the largest financial holding company in Taiwan. The Bank is a full-service bank serving consumers and businesses with over one hundred domestic branches and over ten overseas offices. For businesses, we offer a complete line of products and services, in additionto experienced staff members who are committed to helping their customers’ enterprises succeed. For consumers, we offer different consumer banking products to meet the financial needs of individuals as well as families. At Cathay United Bank, we build the bridges between banking, insurance, trust and securities services through our parent company and affiliated companies. Our customers will be able to enjoy “one-stop shopping” when banking with Cathay United Bank.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 20% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Banking | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Wind Energy | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 3 | 60% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vietnam | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |
| Philippines | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| First Circle | First Circle exists to radically improve the course of opportunity for SMEs across South East Asia; to help business owners achieve growth beyond their wildest dreams; to expand their First Circle past their family and friends.They are creating great technology which allows us to bring together the best businesses. We provide them with thefunding and support they need to grow for many years to come.They do this with a simple online account, advanced data analytics, dedicated customer success representatives, and a community of business owners complete with a host of useful resources. | $4.9M | Debt Financing | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Atome | Atome is a "buy now, pay later" brand that splits consumers' bills into three equal, zero interest payments over time. | $145M | Debt Financing | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| VPBank | VPBank offers insurance, personal services, loans, electronic banking, and other products and services. VPBank is a joint-stock commercial bank in Vietnam. VPBank has achieved steady development throughout its history. Especially since 2010, VPBank has grown dramatically with the development and implementation of the strategic transformationprogram, with diligent support from consulting companies. | $1B | Post-IPO Debt | May 05, 2025 |  |
| ACEN Australia | ACEN Australia develops renewable energy assets including several solar, wind, battery, and hydro projects across Australia. | $473.7M | Debt Financing | Apr 14, 2025 |  |
| Vantage Data Centers | Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across five continents in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability,efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands. For more information, visit https://www.vantage-dc.com/.Why Vantage?As IT infrastructure consumes more than 300 kW of power, the electrical, mechanical and design architectures have a greater impact on IT operating and capital expenses. Vantage offers customers more control over critical design and infrastructure (which means more control over capital and operating expenses and critical data center capabilities and attributes) than traditional wholesale data center developers. As a result, Vantage gives its tenants the opportunity to outperform its competitors on key performance metrics, including capital and operating efficiency, ability to grow within an existing space without disruption and the advantage of having a dedicated substation near the data center. | $63.4M | Debt Financing | Mar 04, 2024 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CTBC Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ctbc-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ANZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-n-z) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Baiduri Bank — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Commerzbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerzbank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Cathay United Bank invest in?

Cathay United Bank invests primarily in Solar, Energy and Banking startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Vietnam. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Cathay United Bank last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Cathay United Bank closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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