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Denis Barrier

Investor

Co-Founder & CEO at Cathay Innovation · Board director at Quantifind · Board director at Peek Travel

Paris / San Francisco

Writes $5M – $40M checks

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368 people in our graph share verified history with Denis — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Craig RosenbergunlockedDenis: together at UCLA (1993)
×2Denis: together at UCLA
Denis: together at Innovacom
×4Denis: together at Télécom Paris

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 Quantifind

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Quantifind's investors · 10

Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2016Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2016DeepgramStanford · since 2025Dns CapitalChicago · $25M – $100M checks · since 2016EndowusSingapore · $10K checks · since 2023In-Q-TelTysons · $100K – $2.5M checks · since 2016Iris CapitalParis · $1.1M – $32.4M checks · since 2016Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks · since 2011Summit PartnersBoston · $10M – $500M checks · since 2026US Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Quantifind

ATAri Tuchman
Ari TuchmanFounder
JSJohn Stockton
John StocktonFounder

Board director at Peek Travel

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In turn, Denis can intro founders to Peek Travel's investors below.

Peek Travel's investors · 10

Cathay InnovationParis · $5M – $40M checks · since 2018Digital HorizonGeorge Town · since 2018Digital Horizon VCLondon · since 2018Expansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checks · 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
RBRuzwana Bashir
Ruzwana BashirExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Cathay Africinvest InnovationCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentAfrica
  2. Cathay InnovationCo-founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Iris CapitalPartner2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Orange GroupHead of venture capital and corporate venture2011 — 2012Paris Area, France
  5. InnovacomManaging Director2007 — 2010Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  6. Agence des Participations de l'EtatHead of Defence, Aerospace and Media2004 — 2007Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  7. InnovacomInvestment Director1998 — 2004Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  8. 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

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 Quantifind 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).

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