Christopher Cheng
InvestorSenior Associate at Obvious Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $2M
About
Christopher Cheng is a Partner at Capital 49, where he focuses on investments in category-defining companies operating at the intersection of software and fintech. Portfolio companies under his investment purview have collectively reached billions in company value.
Experience
- Capital 49Partnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AvocaInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- CampfireInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- LorikeetInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- UnifyInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- TRAILDInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- KintsugiInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Obvious VenturesPrincipal2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- SoftBank Investment AdvisersVenture Capital2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- AnchorFreeDirector of Financial Operations and Strategy2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Housatonic PartnersGrowth Equity Associate2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- CitiInvestment Banking Analyst2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts (BA), Economics2009 — 2013
- Harvard-Westlake School
Skills & more
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Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
Amanda Denney
Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Amy Abernethy, MD
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Aneesh Chopra
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Anico Steffen
Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures
Arek Zarowski
Senior Associate at Obvious Ventures
Brett Hurt
Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures
Network5
Scott GrahamScout
Investor at Diversis
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director at Obvious Ventures
Arek Zarowski
Senior Associate at Obvious Ventures
Dimitris Iacovides
Principal at Big Pi Ventures
Ev Williams
Co-Founder at Obvious Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Christopher Cheng work?
- Christopher Cheng is Senior Associate at Obvious Ventures.
- What check size does Christopher Cheng write?
- Christopher Cheng typically writes checks of $100K – $3M.
Same school
Also attended University of Chicago336
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Also attended Harvard-Westlake School37
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Shared employers
Also worked at TRAILD1
Also worked at Obvious Ventures25
Meera ClarkPartner at Redpoint VenturesIsha MehrotraAssociate at Uncork CapitalJames JoaquinCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesVishal VasishthCo-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious VenturesAndrew BeebeManaging Director at Obvious VenturesKahini ShahPartner at Obvious Ventures
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Also worked at SoftBank Investment Advisers62
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