Denis Barrier
InvestorCo-Founder & CEO at Cathay Innovation · Board director at Peek Travel
Paris / San Francisco
Writes $5M – $40M checks
About
A French venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley who joined to bring venture investing into Cathay Capital, driving digital transformation and impactful technologies.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnergyFintechHealthtech
Board director at Peek Travel
Intro paths
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In turn, Denis can intro founders to Peek Travel's investors below.
Peek Travel's investors · 9
Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2018Digital HorizonGeorge Town · since 2018Digital Horizon VCLondon · since 2018Halogen Ventures Management Company LlcLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checks · since 2018Manta Ray VenturesLondon · since 2018Montage VenturesMenlo Park · $4M checks · since 2018R136 VenturesWoodside · $2M – $20M checks · since 2018Rivet VenturesMiami Beach · since 2018Springcoast Capital PartnersNew York · $25M – $100M checks · since 2018
Co-founders at Peek Travel
OB
Oskar BrueningExecutive Officer, Director
RB
Ruzwana BashirExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Cathay Africinvest InnovationCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentAfrica
- Cathay InnovationCo-founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Iris CapitalPartner2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Orange GroupHead of venture capital and corporate venture2011 — 2012Paris Area, France
- InnovacomManaging Director2007 — 2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- Agence des Participations de l'EtatHead of Defence, Aerospace and Media2004 — 2007Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- InnovacomInvestment Director1998 — 2004Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- French ArmyScientist of Contingent1996 — 1997
Skills & more
Business Development61Business Strategy75Advertising49
From Denis's professional profile.
Deals · 3
ZenbusinessBoard seat
via Cathay Innovation · filed Sep 2022 · $3M raise
Peek TravelBoard seat
via Cathay Innovation · filed Jun 2018 · $34.5M raise
FollowAnalyticsBoard seat
via Cathay Innovation · filed May 2016 · $13.2M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Cathay Innovation
Alban Vendeuvre
Vice President at Cathay Innovation
Ana Rocha
Associate, Cathay Latam at Cathay Innovation
Beth Faus
Vice President at Cathay Innovation
Bruno Delahaye
Partner at Cathay Innovation
Colombe Moinet
Associate at Cathay Innovation
Corporate Finance
Investor at Cathay Innovation
Costanza Carissimo
Investment Director at Cathay Innovation
Daniel Balmisse
Managing Partner, Cathay InnoSquare (Fund of Funds) at Cathay Innovation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Denis Barrier?
- A French venture capitalist based in Silicon Valley who joined to bring venture investing into Cathay Capital, driving digital transformation and impactful technologies.
- Where does Denis Barrier work?
- Denis Barrier is Co-Founder & CEO at Cathay Innovation and Board director at Peek Travel.
- What does Denis Barrier invest in?
- Denis Barrier invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech.
- What check size does Denis Barrier write?
- Denis Barrier typically writes checks of $5M – $40M.
- What boards does Denis Barrier sit on?
- Denis Barrier holds tracked board seats at FollowAnalytics, Peek Travel, Quantifind, Unsupervised, Zenbusiness.
- Where did Denis Barrier go to school?
- Denis Barrier studied at Ecole normale supérieure (Physics); Télécom Paris; Pierre and Marie Curie University (PHD, Quantum dots).
Same school
Also attended Ecole normale supérieure28
Marie BardinetInvestor at DaphniChristophe JurczakPartner at QuantonationHenri MoissinacInvestor at FELIX CAPITALSasha LuccioniInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesBerthold von FreybergPartner at Target PartnersXavier LazarusManaging Partner at Elaia
+ 22 more
Also attended Télécom Paris49
Arthur MenschCo-founder & CEO of Mistral AICyril CollonGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesJulien-David NitlechManaging Partner at Iris CapitalJonathan DenaisInvestment Director at EducapitalHenri MoissinacInvestor at FELIX CAPITAL
+ 43 more
Also attended Pierre and Marie Curie University51
Thomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceJeff ClavierFounding Partner at Uncork CapitalJean SiniGeneral Partner at Partech VenturesDimitri KrempPrincipal at Axeleo CapitalJack GuedjInvestor at Sand Hill AngelsOphélie LaurinInvestment Associate at World Fund
+ 45 more
Also attended UCLA499
Ben HorowitzCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen HorowitzRon ConwayFounder of SV AngelKirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesVlad TenevCo-founder & CEO of RobinhoodRyan KingCo-founder of ChimePaul FieldingFinance & Operations at General Catalyst
+ 493 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Iris Capital27
Bruno du BreuilSenior Associate - Growth at Iris CapitalCarine MicoskiFacilities & Administration Assistant at Iris CapitalCurt GunsenheimerManaging Partner at Iris CapitalErik de la RivièreManaging Partner at Iris CapitalGrégoire KairysCompliance & Internal Control at Iris CapitalItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
+ 21 more
Also worked at Orange Group62
Alexis Le-QuocCo-founder & CTO of DatadogBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalBen SmithTechnology Partner at Inreach VenturesPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesAymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVC
+ 56 more
Also worked at Innovacom14
Aymerik RenardGeneral Partner at HCVCFrédéric HumbertPartner at InnovacomJérôme FaulManaging Partner at InnovacomAnne-Sophie MolisCFO at InnovacomBenoit PraudInvestment Director at InnovacomAlex GerbaudInvestment Director at Innovacom
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