Larry Cheng
InvestorManaging Partner at Volition Capital
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $5M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Larry Cheng is the Co-Founder of Volition Capital. Earlier in his career he worked as an Associate at Battery Ventures, including a 2003 trip to Beijing to study the Chinese venture landscape. He has invested early in companies such as Chewy, Chamberlain Coffee, and US Mobile. He currently sits on public company boards including GameStop ($GME) and Grove ($GROV), as well as private company boards.
Larry Cheng @larryvc
CEOs of major proprietary tech companies announce in unison full support for open sourcing the layer of the AI tech stack that they don’t own. It’s a good thing, and it also makes business sense. https://t.co/uE4g9J7UUn
Jul 25, 2026 · ♥ 422 · ⇄ 36
Larry Cheng @larryvc
Great line from a banker I spoke with: “There’s lies, damn lies, and then there’s banker multiples.”
Jul 23, 2026 · ♥ 869 · ⇄ 94
Larry Cheng @larryvc
Catching up on the July 4th weekend sermon at @aletheiaboston that I missed - definitely appreciated it… https://t.co/ZGg4Hyw8Ra
Jul 12, 2026 · ♥ 114 · ⇄ 5
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Volition Capital.
- Boards
- Serves on public company boards including GameStop ($GME) and Grove ($GROV).
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Experience
- Volition CapitalManaging Partner and Co-Foundercurrent2010 — presentBoston, MA
- Fidelity VenturesPartner2005 — 2009Boston, MA
- Battery VenturesSenior Associate2000 — 2005
- Bessemer Venture PartnersAssociate1998 — 2000
- Corporate Decisions Inc. / Mercer Management ConsultingAssociate Consultant1996 — 1998
- Harvard Student AgenciesChairman and President1995 — 1996Cambridge, MA
Education
- Harvard CollegeBA, Psychology1992 — 1996
- La Jolla Country Day School1988 — 1992
Skills & more
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Shared employers
Also worked at Battery Ventures120
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Also worked at Bessemer Venture Partners140
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Also worked at Harvard Student Agencies11
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Deals · 8
Sensible CareBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Mar 2026 · $2.3M raise
StatusphereBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Feb 2026 · $18.7M raise
Super73Board seat
via Volition Capital · filed Oct 2025 · $5M raise
Levanta Inc. /WABoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Nov 2024 · $17.5M raise
Mozaic PaymentsBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Oct 2023 · $25.6M raise
US MobileBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Jun 2021 · $11.5M raise
Dragonfly Group Inc - DEBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Aug 2020 · $29M raise
CorteraBoard seat
via Volition Capital · filed Apr 2016 · $3.5M raise
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Colleagues at Volition Capital
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Investors connected to Larry in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.