Shawn Cheng
Principal @ Vayner/RSE
Shawn Cheng is a seed investor at Vayner/RSE. Prior to venture capital, Shawn spent the 10 years in a variety of growth and storytelling roles at Razorfish and BBDO. Through digital strategy, social, search, and emerging technology partnerships, he helped to build great brands such as Mondelez, GE, Foot Locker, Starwood Hotels, Victoria’s Secret, Chase Bank and charitywater.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Stages Shawn Cheng invests in
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Terminal 3
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Terminal 3 is a data storage and access platform that makes Web3 user data freely composable while remaining private and secure. | $8M / Seed / Apr 29, 2025 | |
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Terminal 3
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Terminal 3 is a data storage and access platform that makes Web3 user data freely composable while remaining private and secure. | Pre-Seed / Apr 30, 2023 |
Co-Investors
About Vayner/RSE
Founded in 2014, Vayner/RSE is a marriage of builders: Gary Vaynerchuk, VaynerMedia and RSE Ventures. VRSE invests in teams building tomorrow's companies through unique consumer insight and relentless drive.Our sweet spot is in the first round of institutional financing, funding either as lead investors or as part of a syndicate.Beyond capital, we support our community with access and insights derived across both our investment portfolio and the operating companies we oversee on a daily basis.Our team has a diverse background of starting, growing and operating companies across a variety of industries and life stages and we leverage this mental elasticity to help our entrepreneurs through the gamut of challenges that accompany building companies.
Vayner/RSE Contacts
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Phil Toronto
Partner
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Shawn Cheng
Principal
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AJ Vaynerchuk
Co-Founder & Partner
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Gary Vaynerchuk
Partner & Co-Founder
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When did Shawn Cheng last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Shawn Cheng closed in Apr 2025. Shizune tracks 2 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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