# Shawn Cheng

> Shawn Cheng is a seed investor at Vayner/RSE. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Vayner/RSE](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vayner-rse)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shacheng/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/shacheng

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.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Terminal 3 | 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 |  |
| Terminal 3 | 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 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BlackPine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackpine-private-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Hard Yaka](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hard-yaka) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bixin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bixin-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bored Room Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bored-room-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Vayner/RSE

VC Fund · New York, United States

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.

4 contacts available at Vayner/RSE.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Phil Toronto | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-toronto |
| Shawn Cheng | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shawn-cheng-4813 |
| AJ Vaynerchuk | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aj-vaynerchuk |
| Gary Vaynerchuk | Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gary-vaynerchuk |

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## FAQ

### 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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