Matt Cheng

Founding Partner · Cherubic Ventures

Check $50K–$500K

PRE SEED

SEED

Consumer

SaaS

Healthtech

Investment thesis

Bridges Asian and US ecosystems. Known for being the first institutional investor before a product exists. Current fund focused on AI that unlocks human capability.

Communication style

Founder first, intuitive, backs conviction and character. Asks about the person as much as the plan.

Red flags

•No conviction in the founder's own story
•Waiting for validation before building
•Regional thinking with no global path
•No clear reason this founder wins
•Product with no soul

Signature questions

1.What made you drop everything for this?
2.Why will this work globally and not just in one market?
3.What does this unlock for a human being that was not possible before?
4.If I am your first cheque, what do you do in the first ninety days?
5.What are you willing to be wrong about?

Selected portfolio

Calm

Flexport

Hims & Hers

91APP

Pinkoi

Hahow

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