Jennifer Cheng

Founder and CEO
NewChic Capital

Jennifer is the Founder & Director of NewChic Capital (NewChicCapital.com), the Venture and Private Equity arm of her single Family Office. She is also Founder & Director, AKA CGG (Chief Glam Girl) of Glam-it! (Glamit.com) a passion project and now a self-running beauty, fashion, lifestyle technology brand. She is also the Chair of Women With Purpose (part of Society of Family Offices). Jennifer also serves as the Director of Business Development of The Otto Hotel (TheOtto.Hk) Born and raised in the US, Jennifer had a career as an actress and a model in New York City. Jennifer graduated with a BA in International Relations from Brown University and received an MBA from Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. A serial entrepreneur, she held management positions at companies and startups including Director of Business Development APAC for Rackspace (NYSE: RAX), Vice President of uBuyiBuy (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Vice President of BEECRAZY (ASX: EN88), and advisory including luxury jewelry brand Plukka (ASX: PKA). With startup exits under her belt, Jennifer continues to invest in, advise, and mentor startups as well as emerging investors and fund managers via NewChic Capital with recent exits including Sensei Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ: SNSE) and Olive-X (NSX: OLX). Jennifer is the recipient of the following awards, amongst others: CMO Asia Woman SuperAchiever; APEA Most Promising Young Entrepreneur; Finalist, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Jennifer also holds various Advisory and Board positions: Chair Co-Founder of (invite-only) Society of Family Offices “Women With Purpose”; Partner (Investor Relations), LP, Ace Asset Management; Advisor, Venture Partner, LP, Orichal Partners; “Chief Love Officer (CLO)”, Advisor and Investor of PlayGroundApp.com; Advisor and Investor of HelloAva; Advisor, Venture Partner, IndoGen Capital; Board Member, Hong Kong PropTech Association.