Larry Cheng

Partner at Fidelity Ventures

Greater Boston Area

Current
Past
Education
  • Harvard University
Connections
417 connections
Industry
Venture Capital & Private Equity
Websites

Larry Cheng’s Summary

Larry Cheng focuses on investment opportunities in Internet applications, information services, financial services and consumer technologies. Larry currently serves on the boards of Prosper Marketplace, MFG.com, Cortera, Stylesight and mindSHIFT. He is also a Board observer on Flock. Larry previously led Fidelity Ventures' investment in Verid which was acquired by EMC. Prior to joining Fidelity Ventures, Larry was a senior associate at Battery Ventures, where he was an early investor in Ruckus Network (acquired by Sony/Universal), OpenNetwork Technologies (acquired by BMC Software) and Ximian (acquired by Novell). From 1998 to 2000, he was an associate for Bessemer Venture Partners where he focused on software investments. Prior to Bessemer, Larry was an associate consultant at Corporate Decisions Inc. Larry earned a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College. Follow Larry on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/larryvc


Larry Cheng’s Experience

  • Partner

    Fidelity Ventures

    (Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    February 2005Present (4 years 6 months)

    Investments include:
    Prosper Marketplace (Director)
    MFG.com (Director)
    Cortera (Director)
    Stylesight (Director)
    Mindshift Technologies (Director)
    Verid (Director) - acquired by EMC
    Flock (Board Observer)

  • Senior Associate

    Battery Ventures

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    March 2000February 2005 (5 years)

    Investments Include:
    Director of OpenNetwork Technologies (Acquired by BMC)
    Board Observer of Ximian (Acquired by Novell)
    Director of Viewlocity (IPO)
    Director of OpenCola (Acquired by OpenText)
    Director of Ruckus Network

  • Associate

    Bessemer Venture Partners

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

    March 1998March 2000 (2 years 1 month)

    Investments included:
    SciQuest (Nasdaq: SQST)
    Vistacare (Nasqaq: VSTA)
    Traffic.com (Nasdaq: TRFC)
    Virtual Growth (Acquired by Administaff)

  • Associate Consultant

    Corporate Decisions Inc. / Mercer Management Consulting

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    September 1996March 1998 (1 year 7 months)


Larry Cheng’s Education

  • Harvard University

    BA , Psychology - Organizational Behavior

    Activities and Societies:
    President and Chairman of Harvard Student Agencies, Inc.

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