East West Bank

East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company with $22 billion in assets. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of the largest independent commercial banks headquartered in California with over 130 locations worldwide, including the U.S. markets of California, New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas and Washington. In Greater China, East West’s presence includes a full service branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Taipei. Through a whollyowned subsidiary bank, East West’s presence in Greater China also includes full service branches in Shanghai and Shantou and representative offices in Beijing and Guangzhou.

Catherine Zhou

EVP and Head of Consumer Banking

34 past transactions

Spearmint Energy

Debt Financing in 2025
Spearmint Energy is a company focused on the development, operation, and trading of renewable energy solutions, specifically in battery energy storage, solar, and wind energy. The company aims to enhance the stability and resilience of the power grid while contributing to the reduction of carbon emissions. By offering a range of innovative energy storage and generation technologies, Spearmint Energy seeks to deliver reliable and cost-effective renewable energy to the market, thereby addressing issues related to grid volatility and promoting a sustainable energy future.

Granite Comfort

Debt Financing in 2024
Granite Comfort was founded in 2018 by Alex Black and Tiger Infrastructure Partners to invest in and partner with established, market-leading HVAC contractors in the United States. The company augments the business model of partner businesses by enabling them to add a rental offering to their existing portfolio of home comfort solutions, creating a unique and differentiated selling proposition that is proven to result in accelerated and more predictable business growth. Granite Comfort has partnered with Tiger Infrastructure Partners, an institutional infrastructure investor with a long-term investment strategy, to support the acquisition of established leading HVAC contractors and the capital invested in ramping up the rental model. Tiger Infrastructure Partners manages approximately $950 million in assets.

Drip Capital

Debt Financing in 2024
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.

iLearningEngines

Post in 2024
iLearningEngines is a Learning as a Service platform designed for enterprises to enhance mission-critical behavior through innovative training solutions. The company offers a credits-based Learning Management System (LMS) and a Collaborative Engine that significantly improve the delivery of compliance and mission-critical training. By transforming institutional knowledge into actionable intellectual property, iLearningEngines enables organizations to create intelligent Knowledge Clouds that integrate vast amounts of structured and unstructured data from various sources. This approach not only automates processes but also improves performance outcomes for employees, customers, and stakeholders. iLearningEngines' technology has been successfully deployed by numerous organizations, demonstrating its ability to drive measurable results and serve as a differentiator in training efforts.

Cineverse

Post in 2024
Cineverse is a technology-driven platform specializing in streaming services across various formats, including subscription video on demand (SVOD), advertising-based video on demand (AVOD), and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST). The company operates a portfolio of owned and operated streaming channels, utilizing its proprietary technology to deliver content efficiently. In addition to streaming, Cineverse creates and captures virtual reality experiences, films, and other content tailored for industries such as entertainment, marketing, education, and training. The company also generates revenue through the distribution of content in home entertainment markets, utilizing multiple channels such as digital platforms, video-on-demand services, and physical media like DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.

Anaergia

Post in 2023
Anaergia Inc. is a company based in Burlington, Canada, that specializes in generating renewable energy from biogas through advanced anaerobic digestion of organic waste from municipal, agricultural, and industrial sources. The company’s offerings include technologies for producing clean energy, fertilizers, and recycled water, as well as municipal wastewater solutions and services for waste diversion and renewable natural gas applications. Anaergia operates through three main segments: Capital Sales, Services, and Build, Own, and Operate Projects, with the Capital Sales segment generating the majority of its revenue from the sale of proprietary technology solutions to municipalities, private entities, and project developers. The company's solutions are implemented in resource recovery facilities globally, with a presence in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Pegasus Legal Capital

Debt Financing in 2023
Pegasus Legal Capital provides plaintiffs with pre-settlement funding for personal injury cases for 14 years.

BayaniPay

Seed Round in 2022
BayaniPay is a financial technology company that specializes in simplifying the remittance process for Filipino families. It provides banking products and services through East West Bank, a member of the FDIC. The company's platform supports global professionals working abroad by enabling them to manage their finances and send support to their families and communities back home. By focusing on seamless global payment solutions, BayaniPay helps customers transcend geographical barriers in banking, ensuring they can care for their loved ones regardless of distance.

Kami Vision

Venture Round in 2022
Kami Vision is on a path to making vision artificial intelligence (AI) affordable and accessible to all businesses and consumers. Founded in 2017, Kami Vision offers a complete set of turnkey solutions including edge-AI enabled camera devices and platforms on Cloud for building bespoke AI applications. Kami enables businesses to leverage vision AI across various industries like retail, healthcare, food inspection and industrial applications to automate business workflows and improve operational efficiency. Kami Vision is based in San Jose, CA. For more information visit www.kamivision.com and follow on LinkedIn.

Cypress Creek Renewables

Debt Financing in 2022
Cypress Creek Renewables is the American leader in Local Solar. Cypress uses a data driven approach to identify and acquire underutilized land on which it builds solar farms ranging from 2 – 20MW on average, and currently owns the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River. Cypress sells the renewable energy these solar farms create back to local communities, typically at rates lower than fossil fuels. This process guarantees widespread, affordable access to clean energy.

Drip Capital

Debt Financing in 2021
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.

SageSure

Debt Financing in 2021
SageSure is a managing general underwriter that specializes in coastal residential and commercial property insurance markets in the United States. Established in 2009, the company offers over 50 competitively priced insurance products across 14 coastal states, serving approximately 415,000 policyholders with more than $850 million in in-force premium. SageSure utilizes a tech-focused approach, featuring an advanced online quoting and binding platform along with sophisticated risk modeling and scoring technology. The company distributes its products through a network of over 11,400 insurance producers and national brokers, ensuring that customers receive tailored solutions that protect their most valuable assets while helping them save on premiums without sacrificing coverage.

TTI Sports International

Debt Financing in 2021
TTI Sports International is a specialized manufacturer of performance felt based in Portland, Maine, catering to the global tennis industry. The company focuses on the unique needs of individual customers by designing felts that meet specific performance criteria for various court surfaces. TTI employs effective engineering techniques, selects ideal raw materials, and utilizes proper blends and unique finishing processes to ensure optimal felt performance. In addition to tennis felt, TTI Sports International also offers a range of products including tennis balls and acrylic items, providing high-quality solutions for clients within the sports sector.

Drip Capital

Debt Financing in 2021
Drip Capital Inc. is a financial technology company that specializes in providing credit solutions to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in cross-border trade, particularly in developing markets. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with an additional office in Mumbai, India, Drip Capital offers a range of trade financing products, including invoice factoring, export finance, and receivables factoring. The company's innovative platform employs an automated risk assessment model, allowing SMEs to access working capital quickly and with minimal paperwork. By leveraging multiple data sources for transaction underwriting, Drip Capital aims to simplify the borrowing process, enabling businesses to obtain collateral-free loans and lines of credit to manage their inventory and fulfill purchase orders effectively. The company is supported by a team of professionals with backgrounds from prestigious institutions and has garnered backing from notable Silicon Valley investors.

ConforMIS

Post in 2019
ConforMIS is a medical technology company based in the United States that specializes in joint replacement implants and instruments. Utilizing its proprietary iFit® Image-to-Implant® technology platform, ConforMIS develops and manufactures personalized implants that are uniquely sized and shaped to match each patient's anatomy. The company's offerings include a wide range of sterile knee and hip implants, such as partial and total knee replacements, along with single-use surgical instruments. ConforMIS's iFit technology encompasses design, printing, and just-in-time delivery, allowing for customized solutions that enhance patient outcomes. The company primarily generates revenue through sales to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, positioning itself within the knee replacement market.

Citcon

Series B in 2019
Citcon, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, is a prominent payment technology company that facilitates mobile payments for global merchants. The company has developed a comprehensive platform that connects merchants with a wide array of mobile wallets and digital payment methods, enabling them to securely accept payments through web, mobile, and in-store channels. Citcon's infrastructure offers a user-friendly, contactless shopping experience that enhances security for both consumers and merchants. Through a single API suite and an integrated processing and fund settlement platform, businesses can efficiently manage domestic and international transactions. With a presence in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, Citcon serves millions of mobile wallet users, allowing them to shop at tens of thousands of participating merchants.

Medsphere Systems

Venture Round in 2018
Medsphere Systems Corporation provides open source software for the healthcare industry. It offers OpenVista, a portfolio of products and professional services for hospitals, clinics, and integrated delivery networks. The company's OpenVista includes OpenVista Enterprise, an electronic health record solution that offers patient and health information management system, clinical information system, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, nutrition and food service, and interface suite modules. In addition, the company offers implementation, training, support, and development services. Medsphere Systems Corporation was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

Goodnight Midstream

Debt Financing in 2016
Goodnight Midstream, LLC, based in Dallas, Texas, specializes in fluids management services for oil and gas producers across North Dakota, Wyoming, Texas, and New Mexico. Founded in 2011, the company has established itself as a leading independent provider of water gathering and disposal services, particularly in the Bakken region. Goodnight Midstream operates an extensive network that includes over 150 miles of saltwater gathering pipelines and 16 saltwater disposal facilities. The company focuses on the gathering and disposal of produced saltwater, helping clients minimize environmental impact, enhance health and safety, and reduce lease operating expenses.

Omeros

Post in 2016
Omeros Corporation is a Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing small-molecule and protein therapeutics for a range of indications, including inflammation, complement-mediated diseases, and central nervous system disorders. The company is known for its commercial product, OMIDRIA, which is used during cataract surgery in the United States. Omeros has several clinical programs, with its lead candidate, Narsoplimab, in Phase III trials for conditions such as thrombotic microangiopathy and immunoglobulin A nephropathy, as well as Phase II trials for lupus nephritis. Other clinical programs include OMS405 for opioid and nicotine addiction and OMS527 for addiction and compulsive disorders. The company also has a robust pipeline of preclinical programs targeting various disorders, including MASP-3 for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and a GPCR platform aimed at treating a broad range of diseases. Omeros was incorporated in 1994 and remains dedicated to addressing significant unmet medical needs.

The Trade Desk

Debt Financing in 2016
The Trade Desk is a technology company that operates a self-service cloud-based platform designed to facilitate data-driven digital advertising campaigns. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Ventura, California, the company enables advertisers and agencies to create, manage, and optimize campaigns across various formats, including display, video, audio, native, and social media, on multiple devices such as computers, mobile devices, and connected TVs. The platform acts as a demand-side solution, allowing users to programmatically purchase digital ad inventory while leveraging data to enhance ad performance. The Trade Desk generates revenue by charging fees based on a percentage of its clients' advertising expenditures, and it also offers additional data and value-added services to support its users.

DigitalOcean

Debt Financing in 2016
DigitalOcean, LLC is a cloud computing platform that provides infrastructure and platform tools for software developers to deploy and scale applications of various sizes. Established in 2012 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including compute, storage, and networking products. Its key offerings include Droplets, which are Linux-based virtual machines, Kubernetes for application deployment and management, databases, and Spaces, an object storage service compatible with S3. DigitalOcean aims to simplify the development process, enabling developers, start-ups, and small to medium-sized businesses to focus on creating innovative software without the need for extensive DevOps expertise. The company's commitment to customer service and support for the developer community enhances its appeal across diverse sectors, including web and mobile applications, e-commerce, and managed services.

Omeros

Post in 2016
Omeros Corporation is a Seattle-based biopharmaceutical company that focuses on discovering, developing, and commercializing small-molecule and protein therapeutics for a range of indications, including inflammation, complement-mediated diseases, and central nervous system disorders. The company is known for its commercial product, OMIDRIA, which is used during cataract surgery in the United States. Omeros has several clinical programs, with its lead candidate, Narsoplimab, in Phase III trials for conditions such as thrombotic microangiopathy and immunoglobulin A nephropathy, as well as Phase II trials for lupus nephritis. Other clinical programs include OMS405 for opioid and nicotine addiction and OMS527 for addiction and compulsive disorders. The company also has a robust pipeline of preclinical programs targeting various disorders, including MASP-3 for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and a GPCR platform aimed at treating a broad range of diseases. Omeros was incorporated in 1994 and remains dedicated to addressing significant unmet medical needs.

Drobo

Debt Financing in 2015
Drobo is a developer of innovative data storage solutions aimed at small and medium businesses as well as individual professionals. The company focuses on providing a unique combination of data protection, expandability, and user-friendliness. Its products address key storage challenges by integrating advanced technologies such as BeyondRAID™, Thin Provisioning, and Automated Data-Aware Tiering. These features allow users to easily manage capacity adjustments and optimize application service levels in various environments, including virtualization and creative professional applications. Drobo's design permits hot-swapping of drives and compatibility with different drive types and capacities, enabling customers to efficiently adapt their storage solutions without concerns about data loss or system downtime. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Drobo has earned over 50 industry awards and serves hundreds of thousands of customers globally.

NephroGenex

Post in 2014
NephroGenex is a drug-development company focusing on kidney disease. The Company is developing Pyridorinâ„¢ (pyridoxamine dihydrochloride) as a treatment to slow the progression of diabetic kidney disease.

Black Lotus

Debt Financing in 2014
Black Lotus Communications is an availability security innovator that pioneered the first commercially viable DDoS mitigation solutions. These advanced solutions enable service providers and enterprises to protect their networks against DDoS attacks and to offer DDoS protection as a service. Breakthrough developments at Black Lotus include the world's first DDoS protected hosting network, the first IPv6 DDoS mitigation environment, and the first highly effective application layer attack mitigation strategy.

STX Entertainment

Venture Round in 2014
STX Entertainment is a global media company specializing in the development, financing, production, marketing, and distribution of diverse content, including film, television, virtual reality, digital video, music, and live entertainment. Founded by Robert Simonds and Bill McGlashan, STX focuses on leveraging the direct connections between stars and their fans to create talent-driven enterprises rather than relying solely on traditional distribution platforms. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable investors and firms, including those from China and Southeast Asia, allowing it to enhance its global reach and maximize content impact, particularly in key markets such as China. Through its innovative approach, STX Entertainment aims to reshape the entertainment landscape by bridging the gap between creators and audiences.

Apollo Endosurgery

Debt Financing in 2013
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. is a medical technology company based in Austin, Texas, that specializes in the design, development, and commercialization of devices for gastrointestinal therapeutic endoscopy. Founded in 2005, the company offers a range of innovative products aimed at reducing the need for invasive surgical procedures. Key offerings include the OverStitch and OverStitch Sx Endoscopic Suturing Systems, which allow physicians to place full-thickness sutures through a flexible endoscope, and the X-Tack Endoscopic HeliX Tacking System. Additionally, Apollo provides the Orbera Intragastric Balloon, which helps manage obesity by reducing stomach capacity. The company's solutions are designed to lower complication rates and overall healthcare costs, making them valuable tools for gastroenterologists and bariatric surgeons. Apollo Endosurgery distributes its products to medical service providers, hospitals, outpatient surgical centers, clinics, and physicians across the United States, Brazil, Australia, and various European countries.

MetroCorp Bancshares

Acquisition in 2013
In 1987, a small minority-owned business opened its doors to the public with the vision of becoming Houston’s premier multi-cultural bank. MetroBank’s early years were marked by an uncommon sensitivity towards minority and other underserved markets. With genuine commitment to these customers, “Your Community Bank” became the ideal motto for MetroBank. Their philosophy was instrumental to the rapid growth of their establishment, which paralleled the growth and evolution of their diverse clientele. Their community banking philosophy remained a top priority as they continued to meet their customers’ needs through the opening of additional branches and the development of new products and services.

SoFi

Debt Financing in 2013
SoFi is a financial services company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It offers a diverse range of products targeting early-stage professionals, including personal loans, MBA loans, and mortgage refinancing. In addition to lending, SoFi provides wealth management services that assist individuals in saving, spending, and investing their money. The company also offers financial solutions for retirement planning and student loan repayment management. Its comprehensive suite of services includes credit cards, checking and savings accounts, and small business financing, positioning SoFi as a versatile player in the financial sector.
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