Yenny Cheung
About Yenny Cheung
Yenny Cheung is a product and engineering executive based in Berlin. She is originally from Hong Kong. Her LinkedIn, GitHub and a LeadDev speaker profile list her as VP of Engineering at Bluefish AI, where she works on a marketing platform for generative search. She has a computer science degree from Swarthmore College, according to RocketReach.
Earlier she was a full-stack engineer at Yelp in Hamburg on the Biz National team, which builds advertising tools and reporting for national businesses. She then became an engineering manager at Rasa, a conversational AI company. Crunchbase lists her as Senior Director of Engineering at Rapid (RapidAPI, API developer tools) from August 2022 to 2023. A 2025 Chatbot Summit speaker bio describes her as VP of Product at charles, a Berlin conversational marketing platform that uses WhatsApp AI agents. Her X bio also lists her as a Kleiner Perkins fellow.
She speaks on engineering leadership, including hiring, inclusive team culture and software estimation, at LeadDev. She is not listed as a founder of any company.
Yenny is an angel investor in Alma Angels, a London-based network that backs early-stage technology ventures led by women founders and co-founders. A LinkedIn post of hers refers to five years in the community, and a third-party directory lists her as an Alma angel since January 2021.
Crunchbase records one personal investment, a seed round in Konvu, with no lead investments or exits. The investment date and amount are not public. Crunchbase lists 14 investors in that round.
In a LinkedIn post she describes backing companies across stages and says deep domain knowledge helps in getting into competitive deals. She was a speaker at Alma Summit 2026 in London, on building an angel persona and developing a thesis.
No AI-specific investments by Yenny are confirmed in public sources. Her operating background is in AI-related products: conversational AI at Rasa, WhatsApp AI agents at charles, and generative-search marketing software at Bluefish.
EasyVC, a third-party directory, lists Yenny at pre-seed and seed. It gives her focus as enterprise infrastructure, enterprise applications and B2B SaaS, with a cheque range of $5K to $50K and a typical cheque of $25K. This comes from a directory and not from Yenny herself, so confirm it with her. Her own LinkedIn post says she looks across product, engineering and go-to-market. Through Alma Angels, she invests in companies with women founders or co-founders.
- Konvu: seed round recorded on Crunchbase as her one personal investment. The date is not public.
- crunchbase.com/person/yenny-cheung
- crunchbase.com/funding_round/konvu-seed--ed521b6b
- linkedin.com/in/yennycheung
- twitter.com/yennycheung?lang=en
- github.com/yennycheung
- leaddev.com/community/yenny-cheung
- chatbotsummit.com/berlin-2025-sessions/conversational-design-in-the-ge
- openexpoeurope.com/en/speaker/yenny-cheung
Investing activity
Yenny Cheung has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Yenny Cheung
Does Yenny Cheung invest in AI startups?
She has no AI-specific investments confirmed in public sources. Her career is in conversational AI, API developer tools and generative-search software, and she invests as an Alma Angels angel.
What stage does Yenny Cheung invest in?
EasyVC lists pre-seed and seed. In a LinkedIn post she says she has backed companies across stages.
What is Yenny Cheung's check size?
She has not published one. EasyVC, a third-party directory, lists $5K to $50K with a typical cheque of $25K, which you should confirm with her.
What does Yenny Cheung look for in founders?
She has no public investment thesis. Her LinkedIn post says domain knowledge helps win competitive deals. Her investing is through Alma Angels, which backs women-led early-stage tech.
What has Yenny Cheung invested in?
Crunchbase lists one investment, a seed round in Konvu, with no lead investments or exits. The date and amount are not public.
How can founders reach Yenny Cheung?
Use her LinkedIn profile or her X account, @YennyCheung. Alma Angels is another route if you are a women-led startup.
Is Yenny Cheung an angel investor?
Yes. Yenny Cheung invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 1 investment.
Where is Yenny Cheung based?
Yenny Cheung is based in Berlin, Berlin, Germany.