Jing Zhao is a Partner at Cathay Smart Energy Fund in Shanghai, with over a decade of energy investment experience. He previously worked at TotalEnergies and Arkema in France.
What Jing can write
Cathay Innovation writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.
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- Arkema · research engineer
- TotalEnergies · Principal for the Total Ventures Asia investment platform, gas and CO2 R&D project manager, and positions related to natural gas processing2019 or earlier
- Cathay Smart Energy Fund · Partner2019-present
- TotalEnergies · Principal for the Total Ventures Asia investment platform
- Cathay Innovation · PartnerNow
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Who is Jing Zhao?
Jing Zhao is a Partner at Cathay Smart Energy Fund in Shanghai, with over a decade of energy investment experience. He previously worked at TotalEnergies and Arkema in France.
How much does Jing Zhao invest?
Jing Zhao invests through Cathay Innovation, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at series a, series b.
How do I pitch Jing Zhao?
Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Jing in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Cathay Innovation backed works better.
What did Jing Zhao do before Cathay Innovation?
research engineer at Arkema; Principal for the Total Ventures Asia investment platform, gas and CO2 R&D project manager, and positions related to natural gas processing at TotalEnergies; Partner at Cathay Smart Energy Fund; Principal for the Total Ventures Asia investment platform at TotalEnergies.
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