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Cherubic Ventures | Institution profile
Institution at a glance
Cherubic Ventures is a global seed-stage venture firm focused on companies before product-market fit, especially technology-enabled startups in the US and Greater China. It says its first check is usually USD 500,000 to USD 1 million and that it often becomes a company’s first institutional investor. Its website’s About page says it was founded in 2014, while its anniversary release says 2015; the public sources conflict.
Source verification date: · The founding year differs between Cherubic’s About page (2014) and its 2026 anniversary release (2015), so both statements are retained. AUM, portfolio valuation, IPO and M&A counts, and follow-on funding are firm-reported aggregates and do not represent fund returns. Inference.ai’s USD 4 million is the round total, not Cherubic’s individual investment.
Recorded financing connections
- Inference.ai2024-01-30 · Seed · USD 4,000,000
These are recorded participations, not a complete portfolio or performance score.
Names follow their disclosed form. Descriptive English renderings of Chinese names are not verified legal names. Original quotations are shown in their source language.
Key facts
| Founding year — About page | The About page states 2014. |
|---|---|
| Founding year — anniversary release | The anniversary release says 2015, conflicting with the About page. |
| Stage | Pre-seed、Seed、Before product-market fit |
| Geography and sectors | Early-stage startups based in Greater China and the US; sector-agnostic, for companies enabled by technology. |
| Typical first check | Usually USD 500,000 to USD 1 million; the firm says it leads and co-invests. |
| Founder support | The firm describes support with founder interviews, pitch rehearsal, and introductions to customers, investors and domain experts. |
| Team biographies | Matt Cheng — Founder and Solo GP; co-founded Tian-Ge and 91APP before Cherubic. The firm says both companies went public above USD 1 billion market capitalization.、Danielle Dudum — Partner overseeing US investments and operations; spent nearly eight years at Google building international sales and operations teams.、Tina Cheng — Partner leading new investments and global portfolio management; previously worked at Yahoo and Cisco and co-founded an education startup.、Pierre Arys — Partner and technology entrepreneur; co-founded machine-learning startup Diamond and previously worked in institutional investing at 8VC.、Snow Hua — Partner overseeing Asia investor relations and China investments and portfolio management; previously held marketing roles at Sina. |
| Firm-reported scale and outcomes | A January 2026 anniversary release reported USD 462 million AUM, five IPOs, fifteen M&A transactions and a combined portfolio valuation above USD 52 billion. These are firm-level self-reported figures, not fund returns. |
| Portfolio network | The About page reports 200+ portfolio companies and 500+ founders, advisors and institutional investors. |
Organization background
The published team biographies cover entrepreneurship, US and Asia investment operations, technology investing and investor relations. Company outcomes are recorded as firm-reported portfolio history, not individual proceeds.
Milestones
- 2014
The About page says Cherubic Ventures was founded in 2014; its anniversary release instead states 2015.
- 2024
The anniversary release says Fund VI launched in 2024.
- 2025-10-08
Cherubic held its tenth-anniversary summit in Taipei; its January 2026 release reported more than USD 2 billion in portfolio-company follow-on funding.
Public record
- Inference.ai · Seed · 2024-01-30 · Cherubic Ventures, Maple VC and Fusion Fund were named as participants in a USD 4 million seed round; the total is not Cherubic’s check.
- The firm reports five IPOs, fifteen M&A transactions and more than USD 2 billion in follow-on funding across portfolio companies. These aggregate company outcomes are not fund-return measures.
Official contact details
- Official website: Cherubic Ventures
- Pitch deck submissions: bp@cherubic.com
- Media inquiries: pr@cherubic.com
Sources
- 1. About | Cherubic Ventures
Founded in 2014, Cherubic Ventures is a global seed-stage fund investing in pre-product/market fit companies. To date, Cherubic has a global network of more than 200 portfolio companies, as well as 500+ founders, advisors, and institutional investors.
- 2. About and Core Team | Cherubic Ventures
Prior to founding Cherubic, Matt co-founded Tian-Ge in China and 91APP in Taiwan, both of which went public at over $1B+ in market cap. … Danielle is a Partner at Cherubic Ventures and oversees Cherubic’s US investments and operations. Prior to joining Cherubic, Danielle spent nearly 8 years at Google building and leading international sales and operations teams. … Pierre is a technology entrepreneur and partner at Cherubic Ventures. Prior to joining Cherubic, Pierre co-founded Diamond, an ML startup solving data and information retrieval problems. … Tina is a Partner at Cherubic Ventures. Tina is responsible for driving Cherubic’s new investments and leading portfolio management globally. … Snow joined Cherubic Ventures as Director of Operations in January 2014 and currently serves as a Partner. She oversees investor relations across Asia and leads Cherubic’s investment and portfolio management activities in China.
- 3. Contact | Cherubic Ventures
We invest in promising early-stage startups based in Greater China and the US. We are sector-agnostic and will look at any company enabled by technology. … Our first check size usually ranges from $0.5M to $1M USD. We lead and happily co-invest alongside others. … It’s never too early to start a conversation with us. We are usually the first institutional investor of the companies we invest in. … With a network across the US and Greater China, we’re eager to share best practices, business model innovation and emerging consumer trends from abroad to inspire what our founders are building locally. We love to get our hands dirty too - and happily roll up our sleeves to join your interview panels, rehearse your pitch, or introduce you to future customers/investors/domain experts. … BP/Deck Sumbission: bp@cherubic.com Media Inquiries: pr@cherubic.com
- 4. Cherubic Ventures celebrates its 10th anniversary in Taipei
Founded in 2015, Cherubic Ventures has raised five funds over the past decade. The firm now manages US$462 million in assets under management (AUM). To date, Cherubic has supported five initial public offerings (IPOs) and completed fifteen mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Its global portfolio is collectively valued at more than US$52 billion. … In 2024, the firm launched its sixth fund (Fund VI). … Together, Cherubic Ventures’ portfolio companies have raised more than US$2 billion in follow-on funding from global investors.
- 5. Inference.ai raises $4M seed round
The startup recently closed a $4 million round from Cherubic Ventures, Maple VC and Fusion Fund