# The Cheng family

> The Cheng family is a VC fund in Shanghai backing Travel, Jewelry and Handmade. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

The Cheng family is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Travel and Jewelry. It is one of Hong Kong's most established tycoon dynasties and the company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Jewelry | 1 | 50% |
| Handmade | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Home Decor | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Italy | 1 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Le Collectionist | Le Collectionist is a luxury travel brand offering the discerning traveller a selection of exquisite holiday rentals around the world with hotel-like services. | $63.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 02, 2022 |  |
| Artemest | Artimest serves as an online destination for timeless craft. You can meet Italy's finest craftsmen, explore their unique workshops, and find one-of-a-kind pieces. Artimest brings connoisseurs everywhere wonderful handmade products crafted by exceptional artisans in Italy.Artemest offers a unique shopping experience through curatededitorial content and exceptional videos. Its team includes international experienced professionals coming from luxury retail, e-commerce and editorial. Explore the varied worlds of home décor, jewelry and fine art as they change in character from region to region, and observe each artisan in his workshop as he describes his process and worldview. | $5M | Series A | Mar 29, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Red River West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-river-west) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- Bagheera Holding — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Famillie C (Clarins Family)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/famille-c-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Highland Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highland-capital-partners-europe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Italian Angels for Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/italian-angels-for-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Cheng family invest in?

The Cheng family invests primarily in Travel, Jewelry and Handmade startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Italy. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did The Cheng family last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Cheng family closed in Dec 2022. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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