# Mingpo Cai

> Mingpo Cai is a Series A investor at Cathay Capital (Orléans) backing Robotics and SaaS. See 24 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Cathay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathaycapital)
- Location: Orléans, France
- Total investments: 24
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ming-po-cai-53b196
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mingpocai
- Website: https://x.com/mingpocai

Mingpo Cai is a Series A investor at Cathay Capital in Orléans focused on Robotics and SaaS. Mingpo Cai is the Founder and President of Cathay Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 3 | 13% |
| SaaS | 2 | 8% |
| Software | 2 | 8% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 8% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 6 | 25% |
| Series B | 4 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |
| Seed | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 6 | 25% |
| France | 2 | 8% |
| United States | 2 | 8% |
| Spain | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| Galaxea AI | Xinghaitu is an intelligent robot technology company that specializes in the development of humanoid robots with embodied intelligence. | $144.7M | Series B | Feb 11, 2026 |  |
| DeepWisdom | DeepWisdom is focused on basic intelligent agent technology, with the goal of enabling AI systems to truly accomplish complex software development tasks through autonomous reasoning, planning, and execution. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Yanshengchao | Room A204-1, Floor 2, Building 2, Yard 9, Yike Road Life Science Park, Changping District Beijing China |  | Series A | Dec 08, 2025 |  |
| Xingmai Innovation | Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots. | $140.6M |  | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| Abacum | Abacum is a SaaS that helps finance teams deliver business insights. Abacum is the first collaborative workflow and planning platform for SMB's finance teams to boost productivity and strategic impact. The company believes in empowering people with the best collaborative tools for them to multiply their strategic impact in the organization andbe more fulfilled. | $60M | Series B | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| 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. | $13.8M | Seed | Mar 21, 2025 |  |
| Galaxea AI | Xinghaitu is an intelligent robot technology company that specializes in the development of humanoid robots with embodied intelligence. | $41.3M | Series A | Feb 20, 2025 |  |
| Xingmai Innovation | Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots. |  | Series A | Sep 19, 2024 |  |
| Mogic AI | Mogic AI is an advertising technology platform that provides tools to create and launch campaigns by pulling product images into ads using AI. | $15M | Series A | Jan 29, 2024 |  |

10 of 24 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cathay Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/c-entrepreneurs) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Molten Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-esprit) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Korelya Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korelya-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [CapHorn Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caphorn-invest) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Capital Today](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-today) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Cathay Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathay-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About 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.

5 contacts available at Cathay Capital.

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

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## FAQ

### What does Mingpo Cai invest in?

Mingpo Cai invests primarily in Robotics, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 24 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Mingpo Cai last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mingpo Cai closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 24 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.

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