Nicolas Du Cray

Nicolas Du Cray

Partner atCathay InnovationFirm active Sep 27Singapore

Nicolas Du Cray is a Partner at Cathay Innovation in Singapore, having joined in 2016. He previously held roles at Iris Capital and Orange Capital, and co-founded Orange Labs in Beijing.

What Nicolas 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. Orange Labs · founding member
    2004
  2. Orange Capital · Investment Director
  3. Iris Capital · Venture Partner
  4. Cathay Innovation · Partner
    Now

Focus

venture capitalAsiaChinaSingapore

Education

INSEAD and Tsinghua University, Executive MBAEMLYON Business School & Centrale Lyon, MSc in ICT ManagementGrenoble Institute of Technology, MSc in Engineering

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Who is Nicolas Du Cray?

Nicolas Du Cray is a Partner at Cathay Innovation in Singapore, having joined in 2016. He previously held roles at Iris Capital and Orange Capital, and co-founded Orange Labs in Beijing.

How much does Nicolas Du Cray invest?

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

How do I pitch Nicolas Du Cray?

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

What did Nicolas Du Cray do before Cathay Innovation?

founding member at Orange Labs; Investment Director at Orange Capital; Venture Partner at Iris Capital.

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