{"id":46,"date":"2022-12-14T16:02:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/?p=46"},"modified":"2022-12-14T16:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T16:02:31","slug":"fund-web3-ledger-cathay-innovation-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trainy.co\/blog\/en\/fund-web3-ledger-cathay-innovation-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u20ac100 million fund launched by Ledger and Cathay Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Cathay Innovation and Ledger have decided to jointly <strong>launch a fund dedicated to Web3.<\/strong> This Venture Capital firm and the leading French crypto security unicorn are set to revolutionize finance and the digital ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/start-in-blockchain.fr\/cryptomonnaie-quel-portefeuille-wallet-choisir\/\">What is a crypto wallet?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\">Ledger Cathay Capital: the first French fund entirely dedicated to Web3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">With the exponential growth of cryptocurrencies and Web3, <strong>the VC firm and the French unicorn have wisely decided to join forces to launch a \u20ac100 million fund.<\/strong> The creation suggests that<strong> the world is moving toward tokenization of all asset classes.<\/strong> <em>\u00ab\u00a0Over the next 15 years, we will see the tokenization of everything as blockchain transforms existing asset classes with programmability, trust, security and digital ownership &#8211; but it can&rsquo;t happen in silos,\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> said Denis Barrier, co-founder of Cathay Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">In doing so, <strong>Cathay Capital, a global private equity fund,<\/strong> signifies its support for the development of Web3. This is a real breakthrough for Web3 supporters as Cathay Innovation brings its expertise to digital companies. Thanks to this new fund, <strong>digital startups will be able to get support in the early stages of their development.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetegrandesecoles.com\/pourquoi-le-cours-des-cryptomonnaies-et-stablecoins-chute\">Why is the price of cryptos (and even stablecoins) falling?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, <strong>Ledger is a startup that produces and sells wallets<\/strong>&nbsp;to store and manage the various assets owned by its customers in a completely secure manner. This alliance with <strong>Cathay Capital&rsquo;s PE fund<\/strong> allows Ledger to impose its leadership over the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&nbsp;\u00ab\u00a0With Ledger Cathay Capital, we want <strong>to help crypto and Web3 builders by providing access to our unique digital security ecosystem<\/strong>, and supporting the construction of our security technology platform, thanks to the technical know-how of more than 700 blockchain experts and distribution channels at scale the innovative, secure and decentralized services of tomorrow,\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> says Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\">A fund that wants to place France at the forefront of tokenization of assets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">This fund launched by Ledger and Cathay Innovation allows Ledger to show its ambition for this field. Indeed, it is very innovative for a startup to launch a VC fund, since this fund is, by nature, risky, something that a startup rather seeks to avoid. However,<strong> everything suggests that this fund should be a success since it already has the support of large funds such as BPI France for example.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">For their part, Denis Barrier, co-founder of Cathay Innovation, and Pascal Gauthier, CEO of Ledger, explain that<strong> the fund&rsquo;s objective is to make up for the delay that France has developed<\/strong>&nbsp;in the fields of technology and Web3. Indeed, France is almost<strong> a generation and a half behind the United States.<\/strong> Pascal Gauthier and Denis Barrier are therefore looking to catch up and allow France to reposition itself at the forefront of the development of tokenization of assets. In fact,<strong> the latter is still in the early stages of development<\/strong>, so the delay of France is not yet too pronounced. This can be made up for by setting up a fund like Ledger Cathay Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"p1 wp-block-heading\">Cathay Innovation and Ledger will revolutionize the future of finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">This fund wants to<strong> revolutionize the future of finance and investment<\/strong>. It joins an ecosystem of funds created to support the development of new blockchain-based technologies, such as Binance and Coinhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">In total, nearly <strong>$33 billion has been invested in blockchain and Web3 startups in 2021.<\/strong> Ledger Cathay Capital, for its part, plans to help especially startups in the seed or series A phase.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">This new fund must therefore prove itself in this ecosystem and prove that its first 6 clients have wisely chosen their investment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetegrandesecoles.com\/french-tech-2021-les-plus-grosses-levees-de-fonds\">French Tech 2021: the biggest fundraisers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cathay Innovation and Ledger have decided to jointly launch a fund dedicated to Web3. 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