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Daniel Balmisse

Daniel Balmisse

Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare atCathay InnovationFirm active Sep 27Paris
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Daniel Balmisse is Managing Partner at Cathay InnoSquare, based in Paris. He previously held senior roles at Bpifrance, CDC Entreprises, and Caisse des Dépôts, with a career starting in telecommunications.

What Daniel can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Cathay Innovation writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. CDC Entreprises · Deputy CEO for venture capital fund of funds activities
    2005-?
  2. Bpifrance · Executive Director and member of the Executive Committee
    ?-2016
  3. Cathay InnoSquare · Managing Partner
    2016-present
  4. Bpifrance · Executive Director
  5. CDC Entreprises · Deputy CEO
    2005
  6. Caisse des Dépôts
    1997
  7. SITA
    1988
  8. France Télécom
    1988
  9. Cathay Innovation · Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare
    Now

Focus

venture capitalfund of fundsittelecommunications

Education

Supélec, degree

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Who is Daniel Balmisse?

Daniel Balmisse is Managing Partner at Cathay InnoSquare, based in Paris. He previously held senior roles at Bpifrance, CDC Entreprises, and Caisse des Dépôts, with a career starting in telecommunications.

How much does Daniel Balmisse invest?

Daniel Balmisse invests through Cathay Innovation, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Daniel Balmisse?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Daniel in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Cathay Innovation backed works better.

What did Daniel Balmisse do before Cathay Innovation?

Deputy CEO for venture capital fund of funds activities at CDC Entreprises; Executive Director and member of the Executive Committee at Bpifrance; Managing Partner at Cathay InnoSquare; Executive Director at Bpifrance; Deputy CEO at CDC Entreprises; Caisse des Dépôts; SITA; France Télécom.

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