# Cathay Capital

> Cathay Capital is a VC fund in Paris backing Manufacturing and Health Care. See 155 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 155
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Fund size: $558M
- Last fund: May 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cathay-capital
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/cathaycapital
- Website: https://www.cathaycapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cathay-capital-private-equity-1671621883115734

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $14M–$100M |
| Series B | $14M–$125M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 12% |
| Health Care | 17 | 11% |
| Biotechnology | 13 | 8% |
| Electronics | 10 | 6% |
| Medical | 9 | 6% |

133 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 27 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 26 | 17% |
| Series A | 21 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 19 | 12% |
| Series C | 11 | 7% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 68 | 44% |
| France | 24 | 15% |
| United States | 8 | 5% |
| Germany | 3 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Matthieu van der Elst | Chief Impact Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthieu-van-der-elst |
| Mingpo Cai | Founder & President | 24 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mingpo-cai |
| Stephan Torra | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephan-torra |
| Stephen Oesterle | Venture Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-oesterle |
| Zhao Jing | Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhao-jing |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ENN Energy Research Institute | 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 |  |
| ENN Fusion | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Ascendia Autism Care | 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 |  |
| Shadowmo Technology | 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 |  |
| Deemos Technologies Inc | Shadow Eye Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Hefei Spark Space Technology | 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 |  |
| Jiangxian Technology | Jiangxian Technology is a company focused on embodied intelligence, a field that integrates artificial intelligence with physical systems such as robots and smart devices, enabling machines to perceive, learn from, and interact with the real world in a more human-like and adaptive manner across applications like automation, healthcare, and advancedmanufacturing. |  | Seed | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Vita Dynamics | Vita Dynamics involves learning through real-world interactions by developing robots that can physically engage with their environment, they can adapt more naturally and efficiently. | $73.6M | Seed | May 11, 2026 |  |

10 of 155 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Shunwei Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shunwei-china-internet-fund) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
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- [Sofinnova Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofinnova-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Cathay Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathay-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Hillhouse Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillhouse-capital-a4ff) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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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 155 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 $14M–$100M at Series A and $14M–$125M 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.

### How do I contact Cathay Capital?

Public channels for Cathay Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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