# Cherubic Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Cherubic Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 117 investments on record, 4 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026.

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# Cherubic Ventures

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 117 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund $5.0M, Jan 2024 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Artificial Intelligence Blockchain

Deploying now

**40%** of best year **4** **cheques in 12 months**, 117 on record

Since the last cheque **86** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$8.0M** Rounds led **0 of 117** Sole investor **17 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 44%**

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## Cherubic Ventures highlights

- 01 4 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 62% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $2.9M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Blockchain
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **117 appearances**

- **2026** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[Atinary](https://millionrounds.com/company/atinary)** Venture · CH **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Surf Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/surf-music)** Seed · SG **$7.9M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Shape Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/shape-therapeutics)** Grant · US **$112M** With 2 others
- **May** **[SignalPlus](https://millionrounds.com/company/signalplus)** Series B · HK · Ventureburn **$40M** With 3 others
- **2025** 8 rounds
- **Oct** **[Wondera](https://millionrounds.com/company/wondera)** Grant · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Molecule.one](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecule-one)** Grant · PL **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Partanna](https://millionrounds.com/company/partanna)** Venture · BS **$20M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Windfall](https://millionrounds.com/company/windfall)** Series B · US **$65M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Terminal 3](https://millionrounds.com/company/terminal-3)** Seed · HK **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[AirHelp](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhelp)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Health2Sync](https://millionrounds.com/company/health2sync)** Series C · JP **$20M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SignalPlus](https://millionrounds.com/company/signalplus)** Series B · HK **$11M** With 3 others
- **2024** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Habitto](https://millionrounds.com/company/habitto)** Series A · JP · QED Investors **$12M** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[Liven](https://millionrounds.com/company/liven)** Venture · AU **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Bot Auto](https://millionrounds.com/company/bot-auto)** Seed · US **$20M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Puffer](https://millionrounds.com/company/puffer)** Series A · KY **$18M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[iKala](https://millionrounds.com/company/ikala)** Series B **$21M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Accure Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/accure-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Inference.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/inference-ai)** Seed · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Sept** **[Atinary](https://millionrounds.com/company/atinary)** Seed · CH **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Mending](https://millionrounds.com/company/mending)** Seed **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Rybit](https://millionrounds.com/company/rybit)** Series A · US **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Groovenauts](https://millionrounds.com/company/groovenauts)** Venture · JP **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Floship](https://millionrounds.com/company/floship)** Venture · HK **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Presso](https://millionrounds.com/company/presso)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[OurSong](https://millionrounds.com/company/oursong)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[InfrasAI](https://millionrounds.com/company/infrasai)** Series A · US **$17M** With 3 others
- **2022** 18 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hawksight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hawksight)** Seed · SG **$4.2M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[ISEE](https://millionrounds.com/company/isee)** Series B · US **$40M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Bluesky](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluesky)** Seed · US **$8.8M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Stratifyd](https://millionrounds.com/company/stratifyd)** Series B · US **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Bitmark](https://millionrounds.com/company/bitmark)** Series B **$5.6M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Insight Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-technology)** Series A **$15M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Cassava Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/cassava-network)** Seed **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Moralis](https://millionrounds.com/company/moralis)** Series A · SE **$40M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Revere VC](https://millionrounds.com/company/revere-vc)** Seed · US **$4.2M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Dappio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dappio)** Venture · US **$400K** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Kikitrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/kikitrade)** Venture · HK **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Our Happy Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/our-happy-company)** Seed · SG **$7.5M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Aspen Digital](https://millionrounds.com/company/aspen-digital)** Venture · HK **Undisclosed** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **4 named**

CC **Chien-Jen Chen** Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

CC **Chih-Hsuan Cheng** Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

MC **Matt Cheng** Director of the General Partner i Filing they signed

MC **Matthew Cheng** Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **4** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Umano](https://millionrounds.com/company/umano)** Bought by [Dropbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dropbox-ventures) **Undisclosed** May 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

New fund on file

**$5.0M**

raised in Jan 2024

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$8.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.9M**

Led 0 of 117 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 17 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *47*
- Series A *19*
- Series B *18*
- Venture *17*
- Series C *5*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 8
- [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) 7
- [Animoca Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands) 6
- [AppWorks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/appworks) 5
- [IVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc) 5
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Cherubic Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**500 Global** Angel **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**GGV Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital)[**Animoca Brands** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/animoca-brands)[**AppWorks** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/appworks)[**IVC** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivc)[**SV Angel** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**Foundation Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundation-capital)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**UpHonest Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/uphonest-capital)[**8VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Cherubic Ventures put money into.

[**Atinary** $5.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/atinary)[**Surf Music** $7.9M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/surf-music)[**Shape Therapeutics** $112M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/shape-therapeutics)[**SignalPlus** $40M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/signalplus)[**Wondera** $1.0M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/wondera)[**Molecule.one** $1.0M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/molecule-one)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Cherubic Ventures in their description, not their title.

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 21 Jul 2017 · 21 min 20VC: The 2 Types of Sexism & How They Play Out In Tech, Why You Should Not Always Get Customers To Pay For Your Product Immediately & Why You Must Ask Operator VCs Different Questions To Non-Operator VCs with Jenna Brown, Founder & CEO, Shipamax Mentions [Andy Rankin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-rankin)[Cherubic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherubic-ventures)[FF Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-angel) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Cherubic Ventures

### What does Cherubic Ventures invest in?

Cherubic Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain.

### How active is Cherubic Ventures?

117 investments on record, 4 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

### What has Cherubic Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Atinary (Venture, Aug 2026), Surf Music (Seed, Aug 2026) and Shape Therapeutics (Grant, Jul 2026).

### How big are Cherubic Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $8.0M.

### Does Cherubic Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 117 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Cherubic Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (44%), Hong Kong SAR China (18%) and Singapore (9%).

### Is Cherubic Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 4 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Cherubic Ventures invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (8 rounds together), GGV Capital (7 rounds together) and Animoca Brands (6 rounds together).

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