Jean-François Cochy
Partner @ Cathay Innovation
Paris, France
Jean-François Cochy is a Series A investor at Cathay Innovation in Paris focused on Artificial Intelligence and Apps. Jean-François is a Director at Cathay Innovation, based in Paris. He is responsible for screening, evaluating, and executing potential Cathay Innovation investments, as well as post-investment monitoring.Prior to joining Cathay Innovation at its inception in 2015, Jean-François was an Associate of Cathay Capital Private Equity, where he ledinvestments in the ad tech and software spaces. Before Cathay Capital Private Equity in 2014, Jean-François spent three years in investment banking as part of the M&A team of Credit Agricole CIB. During his tenure in both the New York and Paris offices, he was involved in several operations for blue chips and middle-market French and international clients, with a focus on cross-border transactions. Deal sectors covered included e-commerce, media, telecom, renewable energy, agri-food, and mining.Jean-François holds a Master of Science in Management from EMLYON Business School (Lyon, France) and completed an exchange program at the National Sun Yat-Sen University (Kaohsiung, Taiwan).
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Jean-François Cochy invests in
Stages Jean-François Cochy invests in
Countries Jean-François Cochy invests in
Contacts
| Type | Contact | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Work email | ||
| Personal email | ||
| Work phone | ||
| Personal phone | ||
| Socials |
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (50%)
- Apps 1 (25%)
- Mobile 1 (25%)
- Chemical 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Private Equity 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synboli is a deep-tech company that combines artificial intelligence and proprietary chemistry technologies to accelerate the discovery and development of novel polymers and advanced materials. Its AI-powered platform predicts polymer properties, designs new molecular structures, and integrates laboratory testing to reduce material developmenttimelines. | $4.1M / Seed / Sep 30, 2025 | ||
| Inato automates data structuring and analysis, cross-checks data sources, and provides insights on this data. It features a tool for collecting and analyzing data used in clinical trials, Inato’s AI-powered platform enables pharmaceutical companies to drastically reduce drug development costs. By accelerating clinical trials, Inato helps newtherapies arrive to patients faster, and at lower prices | $20M / Series A / Mar 29, 2023 | ||
| FINALCAD provides mobile apps and predictive analytics that helps construction stakeholders fix issues found on the building process. The company is driven by a mission to increase quality, reduce its cost and make it accessible to all. Since 2011, FINALCAD has helped more than 10,000 projects in 30 countries and keeps on advancing the digitaltransition of the construction industry. FINALCAD was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, Ile-de-France. | $10M / Private Equity / May 12, 2022 | ||
| Colizey is building a global sports marketplace, starting with France. It is connecting technical and inspiring brands (and edgy retailers) to passionate consumers. It is centralizing, simplifying and elevating the experience of shopping for sports equipment for men, women and children. | $9.5M / Series A / Sep 15, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Cathay Innovation
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.
Cathay Innovation Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Rajive Keshup
Partner
|
|||
Costanza Carissimo
Director
|
|||
Denis Barrier
Co-founder and CEO
|
|||
Jacky Abitbol
Managing Partner
|
|||
John Li
Partner
|
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar stage
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Jean-François Cochy invest in?
Jean-François Cochy invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Apps and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Jean-François Cochy?
Public channels for Jean-François Cochy include LinkedIn and X (Twitter). 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.
When did Jean-François Cochy last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jean-François Cochy closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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?
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.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
