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Jocelyn Cheng

Head of DCG Expeditions

Barcelona, Catalonia

Overview 

Jocelyn Cheng is the Head of DCG Expeditions at Digital Currency Group, with a background in private equity, financial modeling, and investment banking. Her career highlights include managing director roles at Global Innovation Fund and investments in notable startups like Nala and Notabene. Cheng's current role involves leading DCG Expeditions and her past experiences include serving as a managing director at Global Innovation Fund, where she made impactful investments in emerging markets and startups like Nala and Notabene.

Work Experience 

AA

Alma Angels

  • Angel Investor

    2020 - Current

R

RunYourself

  • Angel Investor

    2023

UH

Untap Health

  • Angel Investor

    2022

GW

Global Women in VC

  • Member

    2022

DC

Digital Currency Group

  • Head of DCG Expeditions

    2022 - 2025

    Head of the venture team at DCG, investing in early stage fintech, crypto and AI startups across developed and emerging markets. Responsible for all aspects of the fund, including setting strategy, hiring, sourcing, diligence and execution of investments. Investment committee member. DCG has invested in 200+ ventures across 25+ countries since inception.

Digital Currency Group builds and supports bitcoin and blockchain companies by leveraging insights, network, and access to capital.

Raised $1,300,000,000.00 from Francisco Partners, Capital Group, Pirata Capital Management, Davidson Kempner and Eldridge Industries.

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R|

RideTandem | B Corp™

  • Angel Investor

    2019 - 2024

    Next rounds led by Ascension, 1818, Low Carbon Innovation Fund and Blackfinch. Exited in 2024

CB

Cuckoo Broadband

  • Angel Investor

    2020 - 2022

    Next round led by RTP Global and JamJar. Acquired by Giganet

GI

Global Innovation Fund

  • Managing Director

    2015 - 2022

    Investor and early employee at $200m social impact VC investing in emerging market startups. Recruited and managed team members, growing the team to 8 investment professionals. Led buildout of investment strategy, sector prioritsation, investment memo and process. Led strategy, design and fundraising efforts of a new $100m growth fund

PE

PayGo Energy

  • Board observer (GIF nominee)

    2020 - 2021

MG

Mr. Green Trading Africa Kenya Ltd.

  • Board Director (GIF nominee)

    2019 - 2021

Education 

Investments 

Mural

Pre-Seed

Total funding: $200M

Your Juno

Seed Round

Total funding: $4.2M

Sardine

Series A

Total funding: $97M

Nala

Seed Round

Total funding: $60M

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