# Jean-François Cochy

> Jean-François Cochy is a Series A investor at Cathay Capital Private Equity backing Artificial Intelligence. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cathay Capital Private Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathay-capital-private-equity)
- Location: Paris, France
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-francois-cochy-09a89318
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jfcochy

Jean-François Cochy is a Series A investor at Cathay Capital Private Equity 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).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Chemical | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synboli | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cathay Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ADP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aglaé Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aglae-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aster](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aster-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bordeaux Technowest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bordeaux-technowest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CapHorn Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caphorn-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Cathay Capital Private Equity

VC Fund · Paris, France

Cathay Capital is a leading, cross-border private-equity firm dedicated to supporting the international development of small and middle-market companies across North America, China and Europe. Created by Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs, Cathay Capital prides itself on its multicultural and highly-experienced investment team, which is committed tobuilding companies and long-term value across three continents though its unique value-creation strategy.

5 contacts available at Cathay Capital Private Equity.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bruno Bezard | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruno-bezard |
| Jean-François Cochy | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-fran%C3%A7ois-cochy |
| Jun MA | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-ma-921e |
| Lanchun Duan | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lanchun-duan |
| Lijun Ding | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lijun-ding |

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## 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.

### 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?

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