David Cheng
InvestorGeneral Partner at Costanoa Ventures · Principal at DCM Ventures
Noe Valley (San Francisco)
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About
David Cheng is a General Partner at Costanoa Ventures whose investing focus spans AI applications, fintech, and healthcare. He previously worked at DCM, where he rose from Associate to become the youngest partner in the firm's history and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture in 2019, and later co-founded Coreline Ventures. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from NYU.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerE-commerceFintechGamingHealthtechSaaSSocial
Experience
- Costanoa VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Fish AudioSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- SenpilotBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- WatchfulBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- FlagshipBoard Director, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
- Coreline VenturesCo-Founder and General Partner2025 — 2026
- PlaygroundBoard Director, Series A Investor2024
- OpenArt AIBoard Observer and Seed Investor2023 — 2024
- MetafySeed Investor2021 — 2024
- EvenUpBoard Observer and Seed Investor2020 — 2024
- BrigitBoard Observer and Seed Investor2018 — 2024
- DCM VenturesPartner2014 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
- Weekend HealthBoard Director, Founding Investor2022 — 2023
- Gold HouseAdvisor - Gold Rush2020 — 2023
- SoFiBoard Observer2017 — 2021
- BILLBoard Observer2018 — 2020
- musical.ly Inc.Investor2016 — 2018
- AccentureConsultant2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
- StreetEasy (acq. by Zillow)Product Manager2012 — 2013New York
- CitiSummer Analyst2012388 Greenwhich St, NY, NY
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel16PowerPoint10Bloomberg Terminal4SQLSalesforce.comMicrosoft Office12Mandarin7Management Consulting19Data Analysis13Financial Analysis9Business Development11Public Speaking8
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Strategic PlanningMarket AnalysisMobile PaymentsCompetitor IntelligenceProject ManagementStrategyFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalFundraisingDue DiligenceStart-upsInbox ZeroLanguages Chinese · Japanese
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Investments
Investor
BrigitCoffee Meets BagelEvenUpLife360LighthouseLimeMetafy.ggMusical.lyOpenArtPawpPlentyWeekend Health
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures
Amy Cheetham
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Andy Huang
Finance Manager at Costanoa Ventures
Arpie Kawmongkolsi
Executive Assistant at Costanoa Ventures
Greg Sands
Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Jim Wilson
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
John Cowgill
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Katy Wiley
Director of Talent at Costanoa Ventures
Madison Hawkinson
Investor at Costanoa Ventures
Network7
Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Sameer DholakiaScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Scott BelskyScout
Investor at capitalB
Andre Levi
Partner at DCM Ventures
Hurst Lin
General Partner at DCM Ventures
Ibrahim AlSuwaidi
Partner at DCM Ventures
Jason Krikorian
General Partner at DCM Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is David Cheng?
- David Cheng is a General Partner at Costanoa Ventures whose investing focus spans AI applications, fintech, and healthcare. He previously worked at DCM, where he rose from Associate to become the youngest partner in the firm's history and was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture in 2019, and later co-founded Coreline Ventures. He holds an MBA from Wharton and a BA from NYU.
- Where does David Cheng work?
- David Cheng is General Partner at Costanoa Ventures.
- What does David Cheng invest in?
- David Cheng invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, E-commerce, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, SaaS, Social.
- What companies has David Cheng invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Brigit, Coffee Meets Bagel, EvenUp, Life360, Lighthouse, Lime, Metafy.gg, Musical.ly, OpenArt, Pawp, Plenty, Weekend Health.
- Where did David Cheng go to school?
- David Cheng studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); New York University (Bachelor of Arts - BA).
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