About This Fund
Cathay InnoSquare is the fund-of-funds programme managed by Cathay Innovation, a Paris-based multi-stage venture capital firm founded in 2015 with more than €2.5 billion in assets under management across its fund family. The InnoSquare programme is dedicated to identifying and backing the next generation of early-stage venture capital managers across North America, Europe, and Asia, with a specific focus on emerging managers raising their Fund I through Fund III.
The fund's strategy rests on the conviction that the most outsized returns in venture capital often originate from emerging managers with concentrated portfolios, differentiated deal-sourcing networks, and theses closely aligned with the digital revolution. Cathay InnoSquare targets fund managers investing at the seed and early stages in companies operating at the intersection of digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and healthcare technology. By backing managers early in their institutional lifecycle, the programme secures access to high-quality proprietary deal flow while supporting the development of a more globally diverse venture ecosystem.
As part of Cathay Innovation's broader platform, Cathay InnoSquare portfolio managers gain access to the firm's global network spanning five continents, connecting major innovation hubs, institutional investors, corporate partners, and Fortune 500 companies across Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Singapore. This value-add layer reflects Cathay Innovation's positioning as a cross-border bridge between European, North American, and Asian innovation ecosystems. Portfolio managers also benefit from Cathay's co-investment capabilities, leveraged through its flagship VC funds that invest directly in startups alongside portfolio managers. InnoSquare has participated in fundraises for several US-based climate and deep-tech venture funds, including as an LP in VoLo Earth's Fund II, a Colorado-based energy transition vehicle.