Cathay Capital – VC Analyst Intern – Paris – September 2025

🚀 Who we are

• Started in 2015 by Mingpo Cai and Denis Barrier, Cathay Innovation is a rapidly growing global venture capital fund investing in startups at the center of digital revolution across Europe, North America, China, Africa, and Latam, from offices in Paris, Berlin, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Singapore
• Cathay Innovation started with a €287m fund, then invested a €650m fund and is now investing its €1bn fund(more here: TechCrunch, TechEU and Sifted)
• We typically invest initial checks between €5-30m in A and B rounds and have strong follow-on capabilities with the last €1Bn fund closed 
• We are part of Cathay Capital, with a team of nearly 130 professionals around the world

🌟How do we differentiate from other VC funds

• 🌍 International – Our team spread across 8 offices in the US, Europe and Asia is highly involved in helping our portfolio companies expand into new geographies. We have also a local edge in Southern Europe, Africa and Latam thanks to our partnerships with Seaya and Africinvest
• 🌐 Ecosystem – We have gathered a select group of 20+ leading global corporations as both committed investors in our fund and valued partners to our portfolio companies
• 🔌 Our platform — bridging entrepreneurs with innovation centers, investors, and Global 500 companies across continents — grants startups access to new markets, invaluable industry knowledge, and introductions to potential partners with the world’s leading corporations from the start
• 🤑 Access to financing – We are able to support portfolio companies across multiple rounds with follow-on capital in category-defining companies, and connection with some of the most relevant and deep-pocket investors around the globe, some of them being direct investors in our fund
• 🚀 Track-record & experience in fast scaling companies – we are investors in 20 unicorns and have supported hyper-growth businesses including PinDuoDuo, Chime, Nabla, Flowdesk, Bioptimus, Imagino, Entalpic, Alma, Descartes Underwriting, and many more
• 🌱 We invest in impactful entrepreneurs, able to drive the change for a better tomorrow – we intend to achieve a purpose-driven fund managing to combine impact and scale e.g. the right intentionality with impressive growth

💼 Portfolio

• Cathay Innovation has invested in the past 6 years in over 60 startups across the world, including 20 unicorns
• Our portfolio includes:

• and many more !

📢 We are currently looking for an analyst intern to join our growing Paris team: Denis, Jacky, Bruno, Emanuele, Marguerite, Alban, Marion, Romain, Paul, Colombe, Matthieu & Joy

👉 As an analyst intern, you will get a lot of exposure. You will also be able to see global trends emerge early on, leveraging our global footprint.

🗒️What the role entails

• Map and research emerging spaces across target geographies to identify attractive markets
• Contribute to all aspects of deal flow, from sourcing, screening, and evaluating new investment opportunities to assisting with due diligence, deal execution, and closing
• Meet and network with exceptional entrepreneurs and attend leading industry events

🧑‍🎓Qualifications

• Prior relevant experience at a tech startup, consulting, investment banking or venture capital/private equity firm
• True interest in innovation and the tech ecosystem
• Highly analytical with an interest in sifting through, and identifying trends within, large volumes of data + a basic understanding of financial modeling and accounting

📬 To apply, please send your application attaching your resume and adding your suggestions to the below questions to your application:

• Could you please suggest 2 companies we should invest in and why?
• What are the sectors you have a particular interest in?

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