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    Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund

    Tunis, TunisiaFounded 2019
    cathayinnovation.com/fund/cathay-africinvest-innovation
    FintechLogistics & Supply ChainEducationHealthcareMobility & TransportationFood & AgricultureClimate & EnergyAI

    Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund (CAIF) is the first Pan-African venture capital fund, created as a joint venture between AfricInvest and Cathay Innovation to connect Africa with global innovation ecosystems. The fund invests in highly scalable technology startups addressing socio-economic challenges across the continent.

    They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Average disclosed round size is $41.0M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    $120M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    DB

    Daniel Balmisse

    Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare (Fund of Funds)

    DB

    Daniel Balmisse

    Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare (Fund of Funds)

    JA

    Jacky Abitbol

    Managing Partner

    JA

    Jacky Abitbol

    Managing Partner

    LD

    Lanchun Duan

    Managing Partner

    BJ

    Benjamin Jacquard

    Operating Partner, Fintech

    BD

    Bruno Delahaye

    Partner

    BD

    Bruno Delahaye

    Partner

    ED

    Emanuele De Leonardis

    Partner, Head of Business Development & Ecosystem

    ED

    Emanuele De Leonardis

    Partner, Head of Business Development & Ecosystem

    JZ

    Jing Zhao

    Partner

    JZ

    Jing Zhao

    Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Nile.ag logoNile.agUnknown$200MAug 2026
    Nile logoNileSeed$11.6MJan 2024
    54gene logo54geneSeries B$25MJan 2023
    GoMyCode logoGoMyCodeSeries A$8MJun 2022
    Oze logoOzeSeed$3MJan 2022
    WhereIsMyTransport logoWhereIsMyTransportSeries A$14.5MJun 2021
    54gene logo54geneSeries B$25MJan 2021

    Top Co-Investors

    FMO2 shared
    V8 Capital Partners2 shared
    Global Brain Corporation1 shared
    SBI Investment1 shared
    The Raba Partnership1 shared
    Speedinvest1 shared
    Endeavor1 shared
    Benchmark1 shared
    8VC1 shared
    Launch Africa Ventures1 shared
    Wamda Capital1 shared
    Proparco1 shared
    AfricInvest1 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026