# Melissa Cheong

> Melissa Cheong is a Series A investor at Blackhorn Ventures backing Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Blackhorn Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackhorn-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-cheong-813a5bb/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/macheong

Melissa Cheong is a Series A investor at Blackhorn Ventures in New York focused on Software and Energy. Melissa Cheong has 3 current jobs including Member Board Of Trustees and Investment Committee Member at Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, Managing Partner at Blackhorn Ventures, and Investment Committee Member at PG Impact Investments. Additionally, Melissa Cheong has had 1 past job as the Chief Investment Officer at Zoma Capital.Melissa attendedColumbia Business School and the University of Chicago.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 50% |
| Energy | 3 | 38% |
| Industrial Automation | 3 | 38% |
| CleanTech | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 38% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Mexico | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Formic Technologies | At Formic, we want to increase the collective output of humanity by making automation deployments trivial and easy. Every factory should have access to unlimited 'labor' through robotics and automation rentals. We are building technology, financing, operations and services to make this vision possible.Formic is a fast-growingventure-backed startup focused on unlocking robotic automation in labor-starved industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and other industrial settings. We combine financial innovation with a firm understanding of what robotics are capable of, to enable manufacturing customers to scale up their manufacturing capacity quickly and with minimal risk. | $27.4M | Series A | Jun 25, 2024 | https://www.helden-umzuege.berlin/ |
| Optera | Optera is a leading enterprise carbon emissions management software platform spanning all emissions categories, specializing in scope 3 and supply chain emissions management. Their AI-driven platform, database of over +10,000 suppliers, and expert team enable sustainability professionals to deliver real value to their businesses efficiently, fromregulatory compliance to deep decarbonization. We make sustainability data simpler to get, trusted to share, and ready to act on. | $12M | Series A | Sep 11, 2023 | https://opteraclimate.com/ |
| Fero Labs | Fero Labs is an actionable machine learning software for improving processes and increasing the quality of manufacturing facilities. Fero Labs prides itself on increasing factories’ profits by combining their existing data with the latest advances in the field of data science. By utilizing Fero, the automated machine learning software, Fero Labs’customers understand the root causes of the problems leading to process and quality issues. Armed with new insights into their production, factories resolve the underlying issues leading to continuous process improvement.It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $15M | Series B | Jun 21, 2023 | https://www.ferolabs.com/ |
| Datch | Datch offers an intelligent voice interface designed for industrial environments, enabling frontline workers to capture and manage data efficiently. The platform integrates with existing enterprise asset management systems, facilitating real-time maintenance and reporting. By leveraging AI, Datch enhances data accuracy and supports informeddecision-making across various operational workflows. | $10M | Series A | Jul 25, 2022 | https://www.datch.io |
| Agorus | We’re developing the software and robotics required to streamline and optimize residential construction. By eliminating many of the risks and inefficiencies associated with traditional homebuilding, we are improving how the world builds homes. | $6.5M | Seed | Mar 30, 2022 | https://agorus.com |
| Amp Solar Group | They build, own and operate clean energy assets both behind and in front of the meter. Their solutions, managed by proprietary, technology-enabled risk management tools, allow us to provide dispatchable, affordable and resilient clean power to enhance system reliability and security for their customers and the grid. | $146.3M |  | Oct 11, 2018 | https://amp.energy/ |
| Kuepa Edutech | Kuepa introduces a new way to complete high school. Through a modern platform, allows to study remotely or in person, with excellent digital educational content.Kuepa offers adults the opportunity to complete their secondary in a fast, convenient and economically. They have a team of teachers to develop and deliver educational content throughonline tutoring, monitoring and personalized support for each student. | $2.5M |  | Sep 20, 2017 | https://www.kuepa.com |
| Generac Grid Services | Enbala provides the advanced technology needed to ensure the operational stability of the world’s power grids by harnessing the power of distributed energy. Enbala’s real-time energy-balancing platform provides a highly flexible approach for creating controllable and dispatchable energy resources from flexible loads, energy storage and renewableenergy sources. The platform underpins Enbala’s award-winning and industry-leading DERMS and VPP technology and dynamically optimizes and dispatches distributed energy resources to respond to the real-time needs of the power system. The platform gives energy retailers and utilities the flexibility to operate in real-time and to better manage the escalating complexities of increasingly variable energy assets and evolving market opportunities. | $5.5M | Series B | Aug 01, 2017 | http://enbala.com |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lorimer Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lorimer-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ogci-climate-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Toyota Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/toyota-ai-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abb-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AngelList](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angellist) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Blackhorn Ventures

VC Fund · Boulder, United States

Blackhorn Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that invests in companies using cutting edge engineering to improve resource productivity. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

5 contacts available at Blackhorn Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Fuchs | Co-Founder, Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-fuchs |
| Bill Ritter | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-ritter |
| David Mindell | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mindell |
| David Mindell | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mindell-2 |
| Mark Loch | Operating Partner; Director Strategy and Insights | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-loch-4a6c |

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## FAQ

### What does Melissa Cheong invest in?

Melissa Cheong invests primarily in Software, Energy and Industrial Automation startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Melissa Cheong?

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### When did Melissa Cheong last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Melissa Cheong closed in Jun 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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