Vice President

TLDR: As AI continues to reshape industries and unlock new applications, we’re expanding our San Francisco team and looking to hire an experienced investor with broad interests across software, fintech, and consumer. This is an immediate-start role for someone eager to help define the next wave of category-defining companies.

About Cathay Innovation

Cathay Innovation is a rapidly growing global venture capital fund investing in startups at the center of digital revolution across North America, Europe, China, and Africa. From offices in San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore, we are currently investing out of Fund III, a new $1B vehicle that we closed right before summer 2025, backing startups positively impacting the world.

We are affiliated with pioneering investment firm Cathay Capital with a team of nearly 100 professionals around the world and ~$8B AUM across a variety of investment strategies.

Cathay Innovation was founded in Paris in 2015 under the conviction that we can make a difference for entrepreneurs on a mission to drive change through technology. Firmly believing that the best innovations don’t happen in silos, we go beyond the traditional venture capital playbook by providing entrepreneurs with the support of a unique worldwide ecosystem that helps startups grow and lead on the local or global stage.

Our platform - bridging entrepreneurs with innovation centers, investors and Fortune 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. In addition to our traditional LPs, we’re fortunate to count over 20 leading global corporations as investors in our Fund. Working closely with the C-level executives and business unit leaders driving innovation across their organizations, we help our corporate partners reach their goals while facilitating collaborations within our portfolio to fuel growth.

Cathay Innovation has invested in over 100 startups across the world (19 unicorns), including Chime Bank (unicorn), Glovo (acquired by Delivery Hero), Ledger (unicorn), ZenBusiness (unicorn), Trifacta (acquired by Alteryx), Sidecar Health (unicorn), PinDuoDuo (NASDAQ:PDD), Momenta, Wallbox (NYSE:WBX), Owkin (unicorn), Ghost, Nabla, Bioptimus, Range, David Energy, and many more.

The Role

We are seeking a Vice President to join our growing San Francisco team. This person will help drive new investments across consumer, fintech and B2B applications, and should have a strong interest in how AI is reshaping software and user experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Develop theses and source investments across AI applications.
• Ability to flex across thematic coverage areas like consumer, fintech and enterprise application AI.
• Lead and support deal execution, financial modeling, memos, and board work.
• Engage our corporate ecosystem and LP network to surface opportunities and insights.
• Build and nurture a network to represent Cathay across the ecosystem through events, conferences, and thought leadership.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of investing experience (VC / growth equity) plus ideally additional experience in technology (e.g. PM, consulting, investment banking, or corporate development).
• Already plugged into the ecosystem; you’ve built an early network or community of founders, operators, and investors, and know how to turn relationships into deal flow.
• Curious by nature. You’re deeply interested in AI and how it’s transforming the way people live, work, and build -- across both consumer and enterprise.
• Strong analytical and strategic instincts. You spot patterns early, connect dots others miss, and turn insights into conviction.
• Entrepreneurial at heart. You thrive in fast-moving, collaborative environments, balancing independence with teamwork.
• Authentic. You build real relationships, long-term relationships that founders trust
• Hustle with humility. You have a deep desire to win. You bring urgency, grit, and follow-through, all without ego, and let results speak louder than words.

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