Jacky Abitbol brings a rare combination of deep corporate development experience from his years as Vice President at Orange, where he ran global startup engagement programs, and specialized expertise in structuring partnerships between large corporations and startups across multiple continents. He has personally led Cathay Innovation's expansion across Europe and Latin America since 2016 and focuses on AI-driven healthcare platforms and vertical SaaS companies, serving on boards of companies like Owkin and DayTwo while helping create the Seaya Cathay Latam Fund.

• Enthusiastic about publicly celebrating the scaling milestones and funding rounds of portfolio companies. They frequently cheer on their investments as they grow, like when they celebrated Glovo securing a massive round to become a top startup in Spain, or when they highlighted their multi-year journey backing Drivy through its evolution into Getaround.
• Interested in healthcare innovation and the use of artificial intelligence to address critical global health issues. A notable example is their continued backing of Owkin to advance cancer research, alongside their praise for platforms like Medwing that help hospitals manage resources during health emergencies.
• Drawn to startups that promise a positive environmental impact and provide tangible solutions to climate challenges. They demonstrate this by supporting green energy companies like Wallbox and celebrating investments in firms like Descartes that focus specifically on mitigating climate risk.
• Highly focused on the individual entrepreneurs behind the businesses, often referring to their portfolio as a family. They make it a point to shout out specific founders by name to applaud their hard work, such as praising the founders of Alkemics for transforming retail digitization or calling the leadership at Glovo inspiring.