Cherubic Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingGrand Cayman · Pre-Seed–Series A · 8 people tracked
Also known as Cherubic · CHERUBIC VENTURES ADVISORS LTD.
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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 directoriesFounder mafia
2 people who came through Cherubic Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 41 of 49 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×15Consumer ×12SaaS ×12Enterprise Software ×11Hardware ×7Advanced Manufacturing ×5E-commerce ×5Fintech ×5
HQs:United States×26Taiwan×3China×2Bangladesh×1United Kingdom×1Japan×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 10 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×52 founders×33 founders×14+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 32023 · 32021 · 62019 · 42018 · 22016 · 12015 · 121 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
AirHelp provides technology to help air passengers claim compensation for delayed and cancelled flights.
ConsumerLegalTechSaaSTravel & HospitalityLisbon, PT
Henrik Zillmer(Founder)inNicolas Michaelsen(Founder)inGreg Roodt(Founder/CTO)inTomasz Pawliszyn(CEO)in
Co-investorsABRY PartnersAngel Capital ManagementAnya CapitalTempoCapUpslope VenturesXG Ventures+16 more
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)inRyan McLinko(Founder)inMike Mancini(Executive Officer)
BoardMartin Casado(Director)inEthan Batraski(Director)inDan Berkenstock(Director)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzATEL VenturesBlack FlagBoxGroupCantos VenturesCommonweal Ventures+86 more
AveryIQ is an AI-native property management system built around an AI agent named Avery, which handles leasing, maintenance coordination, after-hours call answering, tenant communication, rent payments, and accounting.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSAustin, US
Andrew Kouri(Founder)in
Co-investorsCollaborative FundY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Capitalize VCDay One Ventures+7 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)inSandro Mur(Founder)
BoardPeter Warnoe(Director)in
Co-investorsBramalea PartnersFundersClubGen CapitalPromus VenturesTuesday CapitalY Combinator+10 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
Bluesmart manufactures connected luggage with integrated app controls for travelers seeking location tracking and mobile device management features.
ConsumerHardwareNew York City, US
Alejo Verlini(Founder)in
Co-investorsCota CapitalFundersClubGerman VenturesMind the Seed - MTS FundY CombinatorACE & Company+18 more
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(Founder)inJustin McCarty(Founder)
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
California Dreamin makes cannabis-infused beverages as an alternative to alcoholic drinks.
ConsumerFoodTechSacramento, US
Amy Bishop(Founder)inPeter Bishop(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBabel VenturesBits x BitesHanmi HealthcareOrthogonal Thinker Inc.Venture Investment Associates+1 more
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
Alex Tew(Founder)inMichael Acton Smith(Founder)inDavid Ko(CEO)
Co-investorsAcumen AmericaBrighter CapitalConnect VenturesElefundEQUIAMEvio VC+25 more
Cambly connects language learners with tutors for online English instruction.
EdTechFuture of WorkSan Francisco, US
Sameer Shariff(Founder)inKevin Law(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalAUTHENTIC VENTURESBessemer Venture PartnersChapter OneGV (Google Ventures)Haystack+20 more
Chaldal.com is an online grocery and necessities delivery service available in Dhaka, Jashore, and Chattogram.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainDhaka, BD
Waseem Alim(Founder)inZia Ashraf(Founder)inTejas Viswanath(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBeresford VenturesMetaplanetRazor CapitalStartup BangladeshXploration Capital+18 more
A mobile application that lets users photograph items to obtain insurance quotes from multiple carriers.
FintechInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Karn Saroya(Founder/CEO)inAnand Dhillon(Founder)inNatalie Gray(Founder/Design)in
Co-investorsATEL VenturesCota CapitalGeneral Catalystgumi IncSand Hill AngelsTribe Capital+26 more
Dispatch develops heat shields for spacecraft reentry and cargo return, enabling high-frequency satellite operations at lower cost.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Payton Case(Founder)inAndrew Mello(Founder)inDanny Nemer(Co-founder & President)inJia Hao Lim(Founder)Sonia Jin(Founder)Stav Braun(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAdverb VenturesAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAntlerBrewer Lane Ventures+25 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.VCOlive CapitalSoma CapitalUnanimous CapitalCircle VenturesGlobal Founders Capital+2 more
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-investors3Spoke Capital500 GlobalArbor VenturesWellington ManagementACE & CompanyEight Roads Ventures+1 more
Farmstead operates a grocery delivery service that uses AI to fulfill orders from customers' homes in under an hour.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsSprint VcSQN Venture Partners, LLCThink+ Ventures Management, LlcY Combinator19Y VenturesAC Ventures (Arca Continental)+24 more
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)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)inDavid C. Petersen(Founder)in
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital3Spoke Capital8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc+70 more
Flieber is an AI operations platform for commerce brands, combining AI inventory planning that forecasts demand at the SKU level across channels, warehouses, and suppliers with a tool (Studio) that builds agents, workflows, and apps from plain-English descriptions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechNew York, US
Fabricio Miranda(Executive Officer, Director)inJair Vercosa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardPuishuen Li(Director)
Co-investorsMONASHEESNorte VenturesNotable CapitalPropel Venture PartnersAME Cloud VenturesGGV Capital
Formation Bio develops drugs through partnerships with health systems, academic medical centers, and research sites, focusing on clinical trials in dermatology, rheumatology, and cardiometabolic diseases.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSNew York, US
Ben Liu(CEO & Co-Founder)inLinhao Zhang(Co-Founder)inBenjamine Liu(Founder)Kit Dobyns(Founder)Mary Rozenman(Founder)
BoardAlfred Lin(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalSam AltmanSection 32Thrive CapitalFelicis Ventures+11 more
General Instinct develops AI software that runs on edge devices and hardware without requiring external infrastructure or connectivity.
Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Bill Jiao(Founder)inGuanming Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsImagination CapitalY CombinatorAlumni VenturesF-LOG VenturesGaingelsHeavybit+5 more
Hawksight collects trading signals submitted by a distributed community of contributors and runs analytics over them to rank and filter the results.
Crypto & Web3FintechSingapore, SG
Bradian Muliadi(CEO)inLorenzo Ampil(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSkyVision CapitalSolar Eco FundBig Brain HoldingsByBitCSP DAO+8 more
US direct-to-consumer telehealth company selling prescription and OTC treatments online by subscription; NYSE-listed as HIMS.
Jack Abraham(Founder)inAndrew Dudum(Founder)Hilary Coles(Founder)Joe Spector(Founder)
Co-investors7GC & Co8VCA-Rod CorpAtomicBeta CapitalBling Capital+24 more
Inevitable Tech builds a fully automated, plug-and-play plant propagation system that gives growers precise control over climate, lighting, and nutrients, using a closed-loop design with built-in perception to detect pests and disease early.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Brandon Alexander(Founder)inJonathan Binney(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAt One VenturesATEL VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesEniac VenturesInnovating Capital+11 more
Instavest is a platform where investors can publicly share their stock trades and rationale, allowing other users to replicate those purchases and sales, with a portion of profits directed back to the original trader.
FintechSan Francisco, US
Saleem Khatri(Founder)in
Co-investorsFundersClubY CombinatorDRW Venture CapitalFCVCTSVCVenture Investment Associates+1 more
Kikitrade is a Hong Kong-based social cryptocurrency investing platform for retail investors across Asia-Pacific.
Co-investorsAppWorks VenturesAlan HowardAnimoca BrandsAppWorksAUDEO VENTURESJoseph Lubin
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)inNeeta Singal(Founder)Saurabh Singal(Founder)Saurabh Singal Neeta Singal(Founder)Tyler Golato(Founder)Vincent Weisser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtria VenturesBackedBoxGroupCompoundFifty YearsIncrypt Blockchain+13 more
Molecule.one applies machine learning to chemical synthesis, predicting synthetic routes and supporting chemistry research with an in-house synthetic and analytical laboratory.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechDover, US
Pawel Wlodarczyk-Pruszynski(Founder)Piotr Byrski(Founder)inStanisław Jastrzębski(CTO & Chief Scientist & Co-founder)inPaweł Włodarczyk-Pruszyński(Engineering Fellow & Co-founder)inPiotr Byrski Pawel Wlodarczyk-Pruszynski(Founder)
BoardDominik Andrzejczuk(Director)
Co-investorsExpeditionsFf Venture CapitalAME Cloud VenturesSunfish PartnersSunfish Partners
Operon Solutions uses computer vision and AI to detect equipment, instruments, and piping in industrial process drawings with 97%+ accuracy, converting them into structured graph data.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Anderson Chen(Founder)inShatrughan Singh(Founder)Sumesh Meppadath(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorCornerstone VenturesEntrepreneur First
Padlet creates web-based tools like timelines and maps that serve as alternatives to traditional documents and presentations for sharing information.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nitesh Goel(Founder)in
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaFundersClubImagine K12Mission and MarketMonk's Hill VenturesOlima Ventures+10 more
Pax AI provides AI-powered compliance infrastructure for global trade, helping enterprises manage duty drawback and trade compliance across fragmented systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Penny Chen(Founder)inChris Le(Founder)in
Co-investorsBasis Set VenturesGeneral CatalystInitialized CapitalSancus VenturesSoma CapitalTranspose Platform Management+9 more
Percept.AI builds AI systems that handle customer support interactions for businesses, using natural language processing to improve support team productivity and responsiveness.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joe (Zhou) Sha(Founder)inDeyang (Derek) Zhao(Founder)inShuo Han(Founder)in
Co-investorsIncubate USY CombinatorAmino CapitalBuilders VCCyphrFoothill Ventures+5 more
Photomath is a mobile app that provides step-by-step math tutoring and explanations to help students understand math concepts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Damir Sabol(Founder)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesMenlo VenturesNimble PartnersGoodwater CapitalLearn CapitalMenlo
ResistanceBio develops treatments to address drug resistance in cancer patients.
BiotechHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Nicholas Goldner(Founder)inChristopher Bulow(Founder)inKYLE LAPHAM(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardOMRI AMIRAV-DRORY(Director)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesFifty YearsY CombinatorAsymmetry VenturesBrightstone Venture CapitalCantos Ventures+11 more
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 NextCornerstone Ventures
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)inFabian Blaicher(Founder)
BoardSimon Levene(Director)in
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersLong Venture PartnersMosaic VenturesY CombinatorAME Cloud VenturesBuckley Ventures Management Company Llc+8 more
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-investorsDYDX CapitalHumba VenturesWinklevoss CapitalFinistere VenturesOutlander VCPathbreaker Ventures+1 more
SketchDeck provides embedded teams of creative, marketing, and digital talent that integrate into client organizations to handle marketing operations and creative work.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Chris Finneral(Founder)inDavid Mack(Founder)inChristopher Finneral(Founder)
Co-investorsBlue CollectiveY CombinatorAvlok CapitalBDC Capital CorporationBKR CapitalBlue Venture Funds+6 more
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
Hanji extracts structured data from documents including forms, insurance claims, faxes, and scanned PDFs, returning text, tables, and figures with source citations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSan Francisco, US
David Yu(Founder)inAchyut Krishna Byanjankar(Founder)inSoami Kapadia(Founder)in
Co-investorsAb Capital Holding BVBlast.ClubY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen VenturesAliaksandr Hudzilin+12 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
BeaubbleHighstreetSurf MusicTrialspark
Exits · 6
2 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 1Percept.AIacq. by Atlassian
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Calm · multiples.vc · Sep 19, 2026
YouLearn · ycombinator.com · Jul 28, 2026
Dispatch · techcrunch.com · Jun 18, 2026
General Instinct · ycombinator.com · May 19, 2026
Astranis · finsmes.com · May 7, 2026
Pax · paxai.com · Apr 7, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Cherubic Ventures made?
- Cherubic Ventures has 49 tracked investments, 6 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 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, Jude Gomila, SV Angel, among 95 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 48
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.
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.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.
General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in AI and machine learning since its early days, backing more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
Winklevoss Capital is an investment firm that backs founders working on hard problems in critical, frontier technology domains.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.
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/
This page announces that GGV Capital split into two separate firms in March 2024: Granite Asia (Singapore, covering APAC) and Notable Capital (US, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, investing in the US, Israel, Europe, and Latin America).
▶36 more co-investors
Bling CapitalLux CapitalForerunner VenturesResolute VenturesVenrockNot Boring CapitalDigital Currency GroupFounder CollectiveUnknown VenturesUberKrakenGradient VenturesOffline VenturesSlow VenturesHCVCStellar CapitalInovia CapitalSouth Park CommonsElectric CapitalQED InvestorsCatapult 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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