Vivian Cheng

Vivian Cheng is a Principal at CRV based in San Francisco, California, where she leads seed and Series A investments in enterprise software and developer-focused technologies. Before joining the venture capital firm, which currently manages over $3 billion in assets, she worked as an investor at Menlo Ventures and served as an early employee at Scale AI. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and has built a portfolio that includes early-stage backing for startups like Statsig and Abacus.AI. In March 2025, Cheng led CRV's participation in a $500 million Series B funding round for the artificial intelligence coding platform Poolside, further expanding her established track record in the sector. Her current professional focus centers on identifying and scaling foundational artificial intelligence infrastructure, enterprise developer tools, and emerging frontier technology companies.