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Melissa Cheong

Investor

Managing Partner at Blackhorn Ventures

Denver, CO

Writes $500K checks

About

Melissa, former family-office CIO, applies a systems-level, data-driven approach to industrial resource efficiency—backing expert generalists who build complementary teams and using leadership coaching as a core value-creation tool in hard-tech.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnergyLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationPropTech

Experience

  1. Blackhorn VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2018 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  2. Blue Earth Capital AGInvestment Committee Membercurrent2016 — present
  3. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationInvestment Committee Chaircurrent2023 — present
  4. Bonfils-Stanton FoundationMember Board Of Trustees, Investment Commitee Member/ Chair, Impact Investing Working Groupcurrent2019 — presentDenver, Colorado
  5. Colorado Gives FoundationMember of the Board of Trustees and Investment Comittee Membercurrent2021 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  6. TektonOSBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentSan Diego, California, United States
  7. FormicBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentOakland, California, United States
  8. Fero LabsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  9. CofiBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSalt Lake County, Utah, United States
  10. ToggleBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  11. OpteraBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  12. BriqBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSanta Barbara, California, United States
  13. CatalyzeAdvisorcurrent2023 — presentDenver, Colorado, United States
  14. AGORUSBoard Member2021 — 2025San Diego, California, United States
  15. Alpha Ledger TechnologiesBoard Observer2021 — 2024Newport Beach, California, United States
  16. CortinaBoard Observer2023 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  17. LocomationBoard Member2020 — 2023Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  18. Community Investment Guarantee Pool (CIGP)Climate Finance Advisory Board Member2021 — 2023Richmond, Virginia, United States
  19. Electriphi IncBoard Observer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Agora PartnershipsMember Board Of Directors2010 — 2020

Education

  1. Columbia Business SchoolMBA, International Development and Finance2007 — 2009
  2. University of ChicagoBachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science1995 — 1999

Skills & more

Early-Stage StartupsBoard of DirectorsFinancial StructuringVenture Capital11Financial Modeling11Private Equity18Financial Analysis2Strategic Planning2Finance1Credit AnalysisFundraising2Industry Research
+12 moreEquitiesSocial EnterpriseInvestment StrategiesValuationEmerging MarketsInvestmentsDue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipCorporate FinanceAsset ManagmentHedge FundsPortfolio Management

Languages English

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Board seats

BriqLocomationRPM EventsShasta Renewable Resources GroupTechtonic Group

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Blackhorn Ventures