
Fund focus: Cherubic continues to scale

Early-stage investor Cherubic Ventures initially struggled to get traction with its idiosyncratic Greater China-US strategy, but the firm sees its USD 110m haul for Fund V as validation of the thesis
For years, LPs didn’t really understand what Matt Cheng (pictured) was trying to do. An entrepreneur turned angel investor turned VC fund manager, he wanted to pursue early-stage deals in Greater China...
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