Where does Doug Chertok work?

Doug Chertok is Managing Partner at Vast Ventures and Board director at ASAPP and Board director at Yieldmo.

What check size does Doug Chertok write?

Doug Chertok typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.

What boards does Doug Chertok sit on?

Doug Chertok holds tracked board seats at Yieldmo.

Where did Doug Chertok go to school?

Doug Chertok studied at Cornell University (Finance, Real Estate); New York University (Graduate degree).

Doug Chertok

Investor

Managing Partner at Vast Ventures · Venture Partner at Dace Ventures · Board director at ASAPP · Board director at Yieldmo

New York City

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $500K

About

Doug Chertok runs Vast Ventures, a venture fund focused on disruptive companies aiming for global impact. The fund organizes its thesis around goals including improving worldwide health and happiness, promoting resource sustainability, increasing human potential and productivity, expanding knowledge and connectedness, and disrupting industries that resist those goals. Its portfolio spans AI, e-commerce infrastructure, advertising technology, and LATAM-focused startups, including companies such as Alexi, ASAPP, SafeGraph, and Yieldmo.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConsumerFintechHealthtechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

Board director at ASAPP

Intro paths

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In turn, Doug can intro founders to ASAPP's investors below.

ASAPP's investors · 8

Armada Investment AG Emergence Capital PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $10M checks JC2 VenturesMenlo Park Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026 March Capital PartnersSanta Monica · since 2026 ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checks Titanium VenturesSydney Nsw · $5M – $10M checks Vast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks

Co-founders at ASAPP

Gustavo SapoznikFounder

Board director at Yieldmo

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In turn, Doug can intro founders to Yieldmo's investors below.

Yieldmo's investors · 8

ARC Angel FundNew York · $50K – $250K checks · since 2017 Comcast VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2017 Dace VenturesLexington · $250K – $3M checks · since 2017 Escalate Capital PartnersAustin · since 2017 Genacast VenturesMiami · $50K – $5M checks · since 2017 RhodiumHerzliya Pituach · since 2017 Union Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2017 Vast VenturesFt. Lauderdale · $100K – $1M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Yieldmo

Michael YavonditteExecutive Officer, Director

Todd ColemanChief Architect and Co-Founder

Experience

Vast VenturesGeneral Partner - Foundercurrent2004 — present

Skills & more

Business DevelopmentBoard of DirectorsStart-up VenturesInvestments3Social ImpactBusiness Strategy4E-commerce1Entrepreneurship8Mobile Devices1Private Equity2

From Doug's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Yieldmo

Investor

AlexiASAPPAstro DigitalBarkBoxBidclixBlack CrowChameleon clicOHClipboardConductorEmergence SoftwareFabFirstFuelFotologGobblerGuidebookkiipKlout MechanizemeetupMoatModriaOpenCoinOpenXP1.A.IQuigoSafeGraphSendWordNowSimply MeasuredsimplymeasuredstyleseatTroops.aiTruora Warrant YieldmoZocDoc

Sources: the firm's website · the investor's own website.

Colleagues at Vast Ventures

Aniq Rahman

Managing Partner at Vast Ventures

Sean McCroskey

Vice President at Vast Ventures

Network7

Aneel RanadiveScout

Managing Partner at Soma Capital

Aniq RahmanScout

Managing Partner at Vast Ventures

Brad GarlinghouseScout

Chief Executive Officer at Ripple

Drake Austin RehfeldScout

Principal at Day One Ventures

Masha Drokova BucherScout

Founder and General Partner at Day One Ventures

Lorenzo Thione

General Partner at Gaingels

Mir Faiyaz

Head of Growth Investments at Soma Capital

Investors connected to Doug in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Doug Chertok?: Doug Chertok runs Vast Ventures, a venture fund focused on disruptive companies aiming for global impact. The fund organizes its thesis around goals including improving worldwide health and happiness, promoting resource sustainability, increasing human potential and productivity, expanding knowledge and connectedness, and disrupting industries that resist those goals. Its portfolio spans AI, e-commerce infrastructure, advertising technology, and LATAM-focused startups, including companies such as Alexi, ASAPP, SafeGraph, and Yieldmo.
Where does Doug Chertok work?: Doug Chertok is Managing Partner at Vast Ventures and Board director at ASAPP and Board director at Yieldmo.
What does Doug Chertok invest in?: Doug Chertok invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketing Tech, Media & Entertainment.
What check size does Doug Chertok write?: Doug Chertok typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.
What boards does Doug Chertok sit on?: Doug Chertok holds tracked board seats at Yieldmo.
What companies has Doug Chertok invested in?: Investments tracked here include Alexi, ASAPP, Astro Digital, BarkBox, Bidclix, Black Crow, Chameleon, clicOH, Clipboard, Conductor, Emergence Software, Fab, and 24 more.
Where did Doug Chertok go to school?: Doug Chertok studied at Cornell University (Finance, Real Estate); New York University (Graduate degree).