# Catherine Cai

> Catherine Cai is a seed investor at Palm Drive Capital (New York) backing Software and Video Games. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Palm Drive Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palm-drivecapital)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-cai-7b935548/

Catherine Cai is a seed investor at Palm Drive Capital in New York focused on Software and Video Games. Catherine Cai is the principal at Palm Drive Capital.He attended Columbia University in the City of New York.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Popularium | Popularium was founded by an all-star team of gaming industry veterans responsible for the largest asset-based games and platforms in history—such as Magic: The Gathering, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, the Halo franchise, and Xbox Live.Popularium started from a simple idea that we shared: What would games look like if they involved thecommunity from an early stage? What if this community had the tools to impact the narrative and create assets of real value from the game? | $2M | Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [a16z Scout Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a16z-scout-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Exit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/exit-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Reverb Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reverb-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Society of Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/society-of-entertainment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Data Economics Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-data-economics-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Palm Drive Capital

VC Fund · New York, United States

We’ve partnered with entrepreneurs globally who have created technology firms with over one trillion dollars of combined market cap to help you grow your business.

5 contacts available at Palm Drive Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Catherine Cai | Principal, Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-cai-7518 |
| Cathy Hwang | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathy-hwang |
| Nicholas Hsu | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-hsu |
| Seamon Chan | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seamon-chan |
| Tuvana S. | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tuvana-s |

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## FAQ

### What does Catherine Cai invest in?

Catherine Cai invests primarily in Software and Video Games startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Catherine Cai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Catherine Cai closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 1 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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