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David Cheng

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General Partner at Costanoa Ventures

Noe Valley (San Francisco)

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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

  1. Costanoa VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Fish AudioSeed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  3. SenpilotBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  4. WatchfulBoard Observer, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  5. FlagshipBoard Director, Seed Investorcurrent2025 — present
  6. Coreline VenturesCo-Founder and General Partner2025 — 2026
  7. PlaygroundBoard Director, Series A Investor2024
  8. OpenArt AIBoard Observer and Seed Investor2023 — 2024
  9. MetafySeed Investor2021 — 2024
  10. EvenUpBoard Observer and Seed Investor2020 — 2024
  11. BrigitBoard Observer and Seed Investor2018 — 2024
  12. DCM VenturesPartner2014 — 2024Menlo Park, California, United States
  13. Weekend HealthBoard Director, Founding Investor2022 — 2023
  14. Gold HouseAdvisor - Gold Rush2020 — 2023
  15. SoFiBoard Observer2017 — 2021
  16. BILLBoard Observer2018 — 2020
  17. musical.ly Inc.Investor2016 — 2018
  18. AccentureConsultant2013 — 2014New York City Metropolitan Area
  19. StreetEasy (acq. by Zillow)Product Manager2012 — 2013New York
  20. CitiSummer Analyst2012388 Greenwhich St, NY, NY

Skills & more

Management Consulting19Microsoft Excel16Data Analysis13PowerPoint10Financial Analysis9Business Development11Public Speaking8Mandarin7Strategic Planning5Market Analysis7Mobile Payments5Competitor Intelligence6
+8 moreProject ManagementBloomberg TerminalStrategyFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalFundraisingSQLDue Diligence

Languages Chinese · Japanese

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Investments

Investor

BrigitCoffee Meets BagelDatascalehrEvenUpFlagshipLife360LighthouseLimeMetafy.ggMusical.lyOpenArtPawpPlentyRoomiSenpilotSequenceWatchfulWeekend Health

Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Costanoa Ventures

Aman Naimat
Investment Team at Costanoa Ventures
Amy Cheetham
Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Andy Huang
Finance Manager at Costanoa Ventures
Arpie Kawmongkolsi
Executive Assistant at Costanoa Ventures
Casey Aylward
Investor at Accel
Chris Gramling
MBA Fellow at Costanoa Ventures
Greg Sands
Founder and Managing Partner at Costanoa Ventures
Jared Franklin
Vice President at Costanoa Ventures

Network6

Gokul RajaramScout
DoorDash, Coinbase, Square at Good AI Capital
Sameer DholakiaScout
Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Scott BelskyScout
Investor at capitalB
André Levi
Chief Financial Officer & Partner at DCM Ventures
Hurst Lin
General Partner at DCM Ventures
Ibrahim AlSuwaidi
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, Datascalehr, EvenUp, Flagship, Life360, Lighthouse, Lime, Metafy.gg, Musical.ly, OpenArt, Pawp, and 6 more.
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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