Acorn Pacific Ventures

Acorn Pacific Ventures is an investment advisory firm based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2015 by Chih-Kai Cheng. The company specializes in providing investment management services and executing global technology strategies for entrepreneurs. It focuses on early and growth-stage technology companies that align with emerging trends in North American and Asian markets. Acorn Pacific Ventures continues the legacy of cross-border investments between Silicon Valley and Asia, building on the foundation laid by its predecessor, Acorn Campus. The firm is managed by an experienced executive team dedicated to supporting innovative ventures.

Howard Chau

Partner

Derek Chau

Partner

CK Cheng

Venture Partner

Chih-Kai Cheng

Co-Founder and Venture Partner

Peter Hsieh Ph.D

General Partner

David Wu

Partner

21 past transactions

Pollen Mobile

Seed Round in 2022
Pollen Mobile provides a decentralized mobile network that is built on the blockchain which is owned and operated by its users. Pollen Mobile helps to build its own mobile connectivity through a crypto-economy, enabling users to have reliable and affordable mobile connectivity.

Jitsu

Series B in 2020
Jitsu, formerly known as AxleHire, is a last-mile delivery service that helps brands like American Eagle, HelloFresh and Nespresso meet and exceed customer expectations. Jitsu uses a proprietary, AI-powered technology platform to achieve a 99+% on-time delivery rate and to support companies seeking greater customer lifetime value (CLV) through superior doorstep delivery. Logistics teams can now provide a differentiated delivery experience at a competitive cost, overcoming the limitations of legacy delivery providers. Jitsu operates in urban areas across the U.S., enabling high-volume shippers to consistently cater to the rising needs and expectations of their customers. For more information, please visit gojitsu.com.

Datometry

Series B in 2020
Datometry is empowering global enterprises to gain competitive advantage by up-leveling their data management to become cloud-native quickly and effectively. With the company’s suite of SaaS solutions, enterprises can replatform existing data warehouses to the cloud at up to 80% savings of replatforming time, cost, and risk, and without application rewrite. Powered by Datometry Adaptive Data Virtualization™ technology, the company’s SaaS offerings include: Datometry Hyper-Q™, the flagship product enabling replatforming of existing applications on any cloud database in real-time; Datometry qInsight™, the only product in the market to provide unprecedented insights into data warehouse workloads; and, Datometry qShift™ automating the generation of optimized destination data warehouse schema.

New Horizon Health

Series C in 2019
New Horizon Health is an innovative bio-tech company focusing on early screening and genetic testing services for high-incidence cancer homes. Nuohui Health is committed to reducing the morbidity and mortality of cancer through biotechnological means. It first proposed the slogan of early cancer screening and is committed to promoting early cancer screening into thousands of households so that the public can enjoy convenient and efficient health services .

StreamLoan

Seed Round in 2018
StreamLoan is a SaaS/mobile collaboration and workflow platform, simplifying residential home purchases. StreamLoan was founded in 2015 by Stephen Bulfer and Armando Gonzalez, to bring a simple experience to getting a mortgage (or loan). StreamLoan headquarters is located in San Francisco, CA.

Motiv

Series A in 2018
Motiv is a personal technology brand focused on making devices that fit seamlessly into people's lives. With their first line of personal fitness trackers, they’re dedicated to building product experiences that are beautiful and easy to use. Motiv was founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Eta Compute

Series A in 2018
At Eta Compute, by building the most energy-efficient, accurate, and easy-to-deploy edge vision sensors, we help enterprises monitor their resources and optimize health, safety, energy efficiency, and utilization, to make a more productive, sustainable, and safer world for everyone. Our battery-operated AI vision sensors and modules are simple to use and deploy, bringing whole new capabilities to various business segments and serving as a catalyst for innovation.

Eureka Therapeutics

Series D in 2018
Eureka Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. They have developed E-ALPHA into one of the world’s largest human-derived antibody phage libraries to generate target-specific antibodies, including T cell receptor-mimic antibodies against intracellular targets.

Skyfront

Convertible Note in 2018
Skyfront builds extreme endurance, autonomous aircraft for commercial and public safety applications. The company's drones fly for hours and carry large sensors to monitor, detect, and explore for a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft. Skyfront's mission is to replace manned helicopters for aerial data collection.

Jitsu

Venture Round in 2017
Jitsu, formerly known as AxleHire, is a last-mile delivery service that helps brands like American Eagle, HelloFresh and Nespresso meet and exceed customer expectations. Jitsu uses a proprietary, AI-powered technology platform to achieve a 99+% on-time delivery rate and to support companies seeking greater customer lifetime value (CLV) through superior doorstep delivery. Logistics teams can now provide a differentiated delivery experience at a competitive cost, overcoming the limitations of legacy delivery providers. Jitsu operates in urban areas across the U.S., enabling high-volume shippers to consistently cater to the rising needs and expectations of their customers. For more information, please visit gojitsu.com.

HerculesAI

Convertible Note in 2017
HerculesAI is a generative AI company that brings the power of large language models inside the security perimeter of enterprises. Hercules, enables enterprises to quickly create, deploy, and run generative AI apps without compromising security standards.

Plastiq

Series B in 2017
Plastiq Inc. offers an online payment service that allows users to make payments using credit and debit cards, even if the recipient does not accept card payments. Founded in 2009 and based in San Francisco, California, Plastiq serves businesses, institutions, and individuals in the United States and Canada, facilitating payments for various expenses such as tuition, taxes, rent, utilities, and insurance. The platform enables users to leverage credit cards for payments that typically require checks, thereby allowing them to earn rewards and take advantage of early payment discounts. Additionally, Plastiq provides an end-to-end suite of services that supports payment automation for small and medium-sized enterprises, streamlining the payment process and offering flexibility to its users. The company has expanded its services to over 150 countries, promoting innovative payment solutions worldwide.

Datometry

Series A in 2017
Datometry is empowering global enterprises to gain competitive advantage by up-leveling their data management to become cloud-native quickly and effectively. With the company’s suite of SaaS solutions, enterprises can replatform existing data warehouses to the cloud at up to 80% savings of replatforming time, cost, and risk, and without application rewrite. Powered by Datometry Adaptive Data Virtualization™ technology, the company’s SaaS offerings include: Datometry Hyper-Q™, the flagship product enabling replatforming of existing applications on any cloud database in real-time; Datometry qInsight™, the only product in the market to provide unprecedented insights into data warehouse workloads; and, Datometry qShift™ automating the generation of optimized destination data warehouse schema.

Payactiv

Series A in 2017
Payactiv liberates earned wages from pay-cycle lag time, by providing timely access to money, revolutionizing how people earn, access, and use wages. Thriving comes after surviving. Financial wellness begins after all livelihood needs are met—their livelihood app does just that for the modern workforce.

LocusLabs

Series A in 2017
LocusLabs is a location data hub that enables venues and enterprises to manage, collaborate, and share their spatial data on any screen. LocusLabs offers API’s, SDK’s, and turnkey applications that make it easy for enterprises democratize their geospatial data/applications to consumers and enterprises users. Enterprises utilize the LocusLabs platform as their system of record for location applications that include: wayfinding, asset management, operations data, IoT visualization, augmented reality, and spatial intelligence from 100s of millions of mobile users.

FarmX

Seed Round in 2017
FarmX helps farmers save time and resources while increasing productivity. FarmX’s FarmMap alerts growers about critical field available water content, plant stress indicators and environmental pest/ disease pressure with FarmMap Sensors. FarmMap Sensors push field data to the FarmMap cloud which provides real time analytics based on state-of-the-art machine learning processes. The FarmMap cloud leverages multiple data sources to drive precise recommendations that drive productivity gains while reducing costs.

Wynd

Seed Round in 2016
Wynd Technologies, Inc. specializes in manufacturing portable air purifiers designed for personal use. The company's flagship product, the Wynd air purifier, features a removable sensor that assesses air quality and activates purification as needed, effectively removing allergens and pollutants. In addition to the standard model, Wynd offers the Wynd Halo pro, which provides real-time air quality measurement and monitoring to ensure optimal performance and maintenance. Wynd Technologies, originally established as Claireau, Inc. in 2014, is headquartered in San Jose, California. The company also engages in online retail, providing convenient access to its products. With a commitment to creating healthier environments, Wynd Technologies aims to enhance indoor air quality for both residential and commercial spaces.

Metadata

Seed Round in 2016
Metadata integrates with their marketing automation platform, Salesforce, and other tools in their stack. It eliminates manual and repetitive work for B2B marketers so they can focus on strategy and creativity. Founded in 2015, the company is based in San Jose, California, United States.

Qventus

Venture Round in 2015
Qventus offers AI-powered automation solutions designed to streamline healthcare operations and improve patient flow. The company's platform enhances operational efficiency by reducing staff workloads and optimizing resource utilization. Qventus focuses on helping healthcare organizations unlock capacity and drive revenue through intelligent process automation.

Brilent

Venture Round in 2015
Brilent is a data science technology company that offers an intelligent candidate recommendation engine which helps recruiters automatically identify the right candidates for their organizations. Brilent automatically syncs candidates and jobs through its applicant tracking system (ATS). It also ranks candidates against open jobs as well as provides salary estimates, likelihood of changing jobs, and other related information. Established in 2015, Brilent is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
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