Description
Cherubic Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in the most ambitious founders from angel to pre-IPO stages, with offices/presence in San Francisco, Tokyo, Taipei, and Shanghai. The firm positions itself as a 'friend first, investor second,' often being the first check into companies before other institutional investors, and building long-term partnerships with founders. Its portfolio includes Hims & Hers (industry-leading telehealth platform), Calm (the #1 app for meditation and sleep), Flexport (the operating system for global trade), Paidy (Japan's leading BNPL platform), 91APP (Taiwan's first homegrown SaaS unicorn), and Tezign (digital creative content solutions for enterprises). Cherubic focuses on backing founders early, often before product launch, and supporting them across regions including the US, Japan, Taiwan, and China/Shanghai, bridging gaps between different markets for its portfolio companies.