Cathay Capital
VC Fund
Paris, France
Cathay Capital is a leading international private equity firm active in cross-border investment. It supports the international expansion of middle-market companies in North America, China and Europe. Its team of 60 professionals based in New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, Munich, and Silicon Valley leverages Cathay's business model andplatform to create value for companies. With more than $1.5 billion in assets under management, Cathay Capital has completed buyouts and growth capital investments in 59 platform companies across three continents.
- Total investments:
- 163
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
- Fund size:
- $537M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Cathay Capital invests in
Stages Cathay Capital invests in
Countries Cathay Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $15M–$100M
- Series B
- $14M–$110M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 18 (11%)
- Health Care 17 (10%)
- Biotechnology 13 (8%)
- Electronics 10 (6%)
- Medical 9 (6%)
Stage
- Series B 27 (17%)
- Funding Round 26 (16%)
- Series A 21 (13%)
- Private Equity 19 (12%)
- Series C 11 (7%)
Country
- China 68 (42%)
- France 24 (15%)
- United States 8 (5%)
- Germany 3 (2%)
- Italy 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthieu van der Elst
Chief Impact Officer
|
Chief Impact Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Mingpo Cai
Founder & President
|
Founder & President | Total investments: 24 | Find email | |
Stephan Torra
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Stephen Oesterle
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Zhao Jing
Managing Partner
|
Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| QL Biopharma focuses on developing innovative drugs and premium me-too drugs targeting metabolic diseases. | $44.7M / Series C / Sep 14, 2026 | ||
| Zixun engages in the research and development of cross-border e-commerce digital asset security management platforms. With the purple bird browser as the core, it closely follows the needs of cross-border e-commerce users. The core technologies of big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence have expanded into a series of products such asrpa automation, purple bird guard, purple bird data cube, purple bird operation staff, etc., to build a cross-border e-commerce service ecosystem of Zixun, and provide global sellers with more in-depth Digital asset security custody services and data operation guidance to help Chinese manufacturing go overseas.The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Fuzhou City, China. | Private Equity / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
|
Stellar Power
|
Stellar Power is an aerospace energy technology company focused on the research and development of advanced space energy technologies, specializing in innovative hard-tech solutions for energy generation, storage, and transmission to support the future of aerospace and space exploration industries. | Seed / Aug 31, 2026 | |
| ENN develops technologies and conducts research focused on sustainable energy solutions. The company works on proton-boron fusion, compact fusion systems, and other advanced energy generation approaches. Its services include designing experimental fusion reactors, modeling plasma behavior, and developing computational tools for energy simulations.ENN also engages in partnerships with universities, research institutes, and industry organizations to advance innovation in energy science. The company supports efforts to create scalable, low-carbon energy technologies and to explore applications in electricity generation and related scientific research. | Seed / Jul 10, 2026 | ||
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ENN Fusion
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ENN Fusion is a commercialization company that specializes in research and commercial application of spherical cyclic hydrogen-boron fusion technology. | Seed / Jul 10, 2026 | |
| Snapmaker is dedicated to providing an integrated platform empowering everyone to create things with ease that just wasn’t there before. | $147.1M / Series C / Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Ascendia Autism Care is a clinician-led platform behind trusted autism services. The company believes that the best autism care is delivered by organizations deeply embedded in their communities. | Seed / Jun 29, 2026 | ||
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Shadowmo Technology
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Shadowmo Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform dedicated to the creation and application of hyper-realistic virtual avatars. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 23, 2026 | |
| Shadow Eye Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 23, 2026 | ||
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Hefei Spark Space Technology
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Spark Space focuses on developing electric cycle liquid rocket engines, small liquid launch vehicles, and aerospace vehicles. The company is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and commercial growth in the aerospace industry, supported by a skilled R&D team with strong expertise and innovation in aerospace technology. | Seed / Jun 18, 2026 | |
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FAQ
What does Cathay Capital invest in?
Cathay Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Health Care and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 163 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Cathay Capital's check size?
Cathay Capital typically joins rounds of $15M–$100M at Series A and $14M–$110M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Cathay Capital participates in.
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Who are the partners at Cathay Capital?
The team at Cathay Capital includes Matthieu van der Elst (Chief Impact Officer), Mingpo Cai (Founder & President) and Stephan Torra (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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