Cartesian Capital Group

General contacts
Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2006

AUM

$3 000 M

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$50-100 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Europe South America North America Middle East Asia
Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Cartesian Capital Group is a global private equity firm based in New York, founded in 2006. The firm's team, led by Managing Partner Peter Yu, includes several experienced partners. With over 300 combined years of experience and a cohesive team that has worked together for more than 13 years on average, Cartesian has established itself as a consistent and reliable player in the private equity space. Their approach combines analytical rigor and skepticism inspired by the Cartesian coordinate system.

Cartesian Capital Group invests in a wide range of industries, having committed more than $2.5 billion across 70 companies in over 20 sectors. The firm focuses on building market-leading companies in emerging markets around the globe. They have managed over $3 billion in committed capital. Specific industries or check sizes are not detailed on their site, but their significant capital commitments suggest they engage in large transactions.

Notable investments by Cartesian include Tim Hortons China, Simba Sleep, and Flybondi. These portfolios highlight the firm's capacity to nurture prominent companies across diverse sectors and regions around the world.

Industry

Consumer Products Life Sciences Industrial Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage InsurTech Media and Entertainment Retail Telecommunications Transportation Energy CleanTech HoReCa/Hospitality HealthTech Business Services (B2B) Healthcare Services SaaS Software Technology Consumer Services (B2C) Real Estate

Cartesian Capital Group Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Pangaea Three‑B LP
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Financial Services
Fintech
Healthcare Services
Industrial
SaaS
Software
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
South America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Asia
Australia and others
$5-10 m
$355 M
March 2019
Cartesian RE Master Fund LP
Private Equity (PE)
Business Services (B2B)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Healthcare Services
Real Estate
SaaS
Software
Technology
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
Europe
Middle East
Asia
$5-10 m
$710 M
February 2012

Contacts

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Title
Email
Social Networks
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Rafael Luque Partner
Partner
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LinkedIn
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Martin Biely Director
Director
m•••@•••
LinkedIn
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FAQs about Cartesian Capital Group

Cartesian Capital Group is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $50-100 m.
Cartesian Capital Group is located in New York, New York, United States.
Cartesian Capital Group was founded in 2006.
Cartesian Capital Group invests in companies and startups in Consumer Products, Life Sciences, Industrial, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, InsurTech, Media and Entertainment, Retail, Telecommunications, Transportation, Energy, CleanTech, HoReCa/Hospitality, HealthTech, Business Services (B2B), Healthcare Services, SaaS, Software, Technology, Consumer Services (B2C), Real Estate.
Cartesian Capital Group invests in companies and startups in Europe, South America, North America, Middle East, Asia.
Cartesian Capital Group invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Cartesian Capital Group usually invests $50-100 m on average.
Cartesian Capital Group has around $3 000m assets under management.
Cartesian Capital Group last fund was created/launched in 2019-03-29
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