Cherubic Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingGrand Cayman · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as CHERUBIC VENTURES ADVISORS LTD. · Cherubic Ventures Founders · Cherubic Ventures Principals
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Investment thesis
Often the first institutional backer, focuses on pre‑launch and pre‑PMF startups, reserves half its latest fund for follow‑ons through pre‑IPO, and operates as a large solo‑GP US–Asia firm.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 28, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 18 of 27 portfolio companiesConsumer ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4E-commerce ×3Crypto & Web3 ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2
HQs:United States×6Taiwan×3China×2United Kingdom×1Japan×1South Korea×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12023 · 42021 · 32019 · 42018 · 12016 · 115 dated
91APP provides a SaaS commerce platform that combines branded e-commerce websites and native mobile apps with OMO (online-merge-offline) tools, helping retail brands build membership-based private traffic and integrate online and physical store operations.
E-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Steven Ho何英圻(Founder)in
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesVENTURE+AppWorks
Cross-border e-commerce platform providing a digital shopping experience for K-Beauty products
Consumer
Christopher CynnFrank Kang
Co-investors500 GlobalCaptii VenturesFIRSTFLOOR CAPITAL
Astranis manufactures small, high-powered geosynchronous satellites equipped with advanced digital processing technology for global telecommunications and connectivity services.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
John Gedmark(Founder/CEO)inRyan McLinko(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCommonweal VenturesCrunchFund+39 more
Bellabeat develops AI-powered wearable devices and a health intelligence platform designed to help women track wellness metrics, understand hormonal cycles, and receive personalized health insights.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFemTechHardwareWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Urska Srsen(Founder/CCO)inSandro Mur(Founder)Urška Sršen(Founder)in
BoardPeter Warnoe(Director)in
Co-investorsCrunchFundFundersClubGen CapitalPromus VenturesTuesday CapitalY Combinator+3 more
Bitmark was a public blockchain founded in 2014 for registering and managing digital property rights and assets such as health data, music rights, and digital art.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupPresence Capital
Bungalow offers a rental platform that helps renters find furnished rooms and homes with roommate matching, flexible leases, and cleaning services, while providing homeowners and single-family rental (SFR) investors with property management and technology tools.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Andrew Collins(CEO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAtomicCoatue ManagementFlex Capital PartnersFlucas VenturesTranspose Platform Management+5 more
New York, US
Viacheslav Bocharov(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Rodion Shishkov(Director)Alexandre Agaian(Executive Officer)James Walker(Executive Officer)Olga Beliakova(Executive Officer)Vagan Khranyan(Director)
Co-investorsR136 VenturesCM VenturesFort Ross Ventures
Calm is a mental health app offering guided meditations, sleep stories, soundscapes, and stress-relief tools designed to help users manage anxiety, improve sleep, and build healthy habits for overall wellness.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessMiami, US
David Ko(CEO)
Co-investorsAcumen AmericaBrighter CapitalConnect VenturesElefundEQUIAMEvio VC+18 more
Ender builds automation systems to solve complex problems in real estate at scale, leveraging talent from Addepar, Amazon, Robinhood, and VC funds.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS
Jonathan Lonsdale(Founder)in
Co-investorsMGV.VCUnanimous CapitalCircle VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalHOF CapitalTuesday Capital
Ender runs PlayScape, weekly small-group online activity clubs for kids hosted on Zoom by vetted adult hosts.
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesVibe CapitalBrickyardCircle VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalHOF Capital+1 more
Paidy operates a "buy now, pay later" service in Japan that lets shoppers make purchases using only their smartphone at over 700,000 stores, including Amazon and Qoo10, and defer payment until the 27th of the following month.
ConsumerE-commerceFintech
Russell Cummer(Founder)inYuki Yuki YabuuchiinYusuke Yusuke Sasakiin
Co-investors500 GlobalArbor VenturesPayPal Ventures
Firstory is a podcast hosting platform that lets creators publish audio and video to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, KKBOX, and 10+ platforms from a single upload, with AI generating transcripts, summaries, highlights, and newsletter drafts.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Stanley Yu
Co-investors500 Global
Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ryan Petersen(Founder & CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Ronen(Director)
Co-investors137 Ventures8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, LlcAllied Venture PartnersAndreessen Horowitz+38 more
US direct-to-consumer telehealth company selling prescription and OTC treatments online by subscription; NYSE-listed as HIMS.
Jack Abraham(Co-founder)in
Co-investors7GC & Co8VCA-Rod CorpAtomicBrentwood AssociatesCAVU Consumer Partners+17 more
Kikitrade is a Hong Kong-based social cryptocurrency investing platform for retail investors across Asia-Pacific.
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesAnimoca BrandsAppWorksAUDEO VENTURES
Molecule operates a blockchain-based platform supporting decentralized science (DeSci), funding research projects and connecting scientists and entrepreneurs.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechCrypto & Web3
Paul Kohlhaas(Founder)in
Co-investorsBackedCompoundFifty YearsInflection.xyzLunar VenturesShine Capital+8 more
Photomath is a mobile app that helps students learn math by breaking problems down into step-by-step explanations, serving learners, parents, and teachers.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Damir Sabol(Founder)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesGoodwater CapitalLearn CapitalMenloMenlo Ventures
Rybit leases e-bikes to individuals, businesses, and governments, offering subscriptions, micro-mobility fleet systems for last-mile delivery and corporate leasing, and managed public shared-mobility programs.
ConsumerHardwareIoTMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsAVA AngelsColopl Next
Shipamax develops technology that automatically processes logistics documents into structured, machine-readable data, helping freight forwarding and supply chain companies reduce manual work across multi-party shipment operations.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB
Jenna Brown(Founder/CEO)inFabian Blaicher(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSimon Levene(Director)in
Co-investorsLong Venture PartnersMosaic VenturesY CombinatorCrane Venture PartnersDynamo Ventures
Sidework makes automated beverage dispensers for food service establishments that can mix a wide variety of drinks with customizable ingredients and add-ons.
FoodTechHardwareRetail TechRoboticsSaaS
Brian Kaplan(Founder)in
Co-investorsHumba VenturesWinklevoss CapitalFinistere VenturesOutlander VCPathbreaker VenturesSOSV
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Tezign builds enterprise-grade AI agent systems and products that organize a company's proprietary content, knowledge, rules and processes into "Context" so agents can understand business goals and act on them.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechShanghai, CN
Co-investorsLinear CapitalHearst VenturesTemasek
Wandou Gongzhu (Wandou) operates a cross-border e-commerce platform offering Japanese consumer brands, with a catalog of about 3,300 brands and 40,000 SKUs.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsVentech ChinaIDG CapitalSBI Holdings
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BeaubbleHighstreetSidework SolutionsSurf MusicTrialspark
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesHims & Hers · tradersunion.com · Aug 27, 2026
Firstory · instantfundingsscvs.firstory.io · Aug 12, 2026
Astranis · thenextweb.com · Jul 16, 2026
Calm · funderintel.com · Jul 16, 2026
Flexport · wwd.com · Jul 13, 2026
Althea · trysignalbase.com · Mar 24, 2026
Bellabeat · cybercriminal.com · Oct 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cherubic Ventures made?
- Cherubic Ventures has 27 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Cherubic Ventures invest at?
- Cherubic Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Cherubic Ventures's typical check size?
- Cherubic Ventures typically writes checks of $220K – $27M.
- What sectors does Cherubic Ventures focus on?
- Cherubic Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Cherubic Ventures located?
- Cherubic Ventures is headquartered in Grand Cayman, CN.
- Does Cherubic Ventures lead rounds?
- Cherubic Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Cherubic Ventures co-invest with?
- Cherubic Ventures most often shares deals with Felicis Ventures, SV Angel, Y Combinator, among 109 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 47
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Winklevoss Capital is an investment firm that backs founders working on hard problems in critical, frontier technology domains.
Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.
Since 1999, Redpoint Ventures has partnered with visionary founders to create new markets and redefine existing ones. The firm invests early in startups building category-defining companies, from AI and infrastructure to security. Redpoint has backed hundreds of companies, including Netflix, Snowflake, Stripe, Ramp, Twilio, Ramp, and Hims, and today backs the next generation of AI leaders like OpenAI, Legora, Modal, Abridge and Physical Intelligence. Redpoint is based in San Francisco and has offices in New York City and Woodside. For more information visit: http://www.redpoint.com/
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
AME Cloud Ventures is a venture fund led by Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, that invests in technology-heavy companies building infrastructure and value chains around data.
Lux Capital is a venture capital firm that backs founders building transformative deep technologies, having been among the first investors in category-defining companies across AI, robotics, biotech, defense, and infrastructure.
Forerunner Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs companies redefining consumer behavior, health, commerce, fintech, and AI-native products.
Venrock is a venture capital firm investing across technology and healthcare, backing companies in fintech, developer infrastructure, life sciences, therapeutics, semiconductors, and consumer products.
Digital Currency Group (DCG) is a long-term investor in and operator of businesses across the crypto and blockchain industry, holding equity, fund, and token positions.
▶35 more co-investors
Sequoia CapitalGeneral CatalystGV (Google Ventures)Founder CollectiveNotable CapitalUnknown VenturesUberKrakenGradient VenturesOffline VenturesSlow VenturesHCVCBling CapitalStellar CapitalInovia CapitalResolute VenturesSouth Park CommonsElectric CapitalQED InvestorsNot Boring CapitalBedrockHeartcore CapitalPolychain CapitalDragonflyxfactor venturesIVCLCXRace CapitalPrimitive VenturesEthereal Ventures Management Ltd.Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDCNIV7wire VenturesFathom CapitalGovtech Fund
Firms observed investing alongside Cherubic Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cherubic Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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