Jade Cheng is a serial founder and food-tech entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building plant-based food systems that scale commercially and compete on price and taste with animal protein. As founder of Superhumn she leads a team of CPG veterans to deliver affordable, fast-to-market plant-based meats for institutional foodservice, after previously scaling Zrou to a $75M valuation and a $7.3M Series A. A professionally trained chef with deep formulation expertise (1,600+ recipes) and a background in nutrition from Berkeley and Cornell, she uniquely blends culinary craft, product engineering, and go-to-market strategy. Jade is also an investor and connector in AI-driven VC networks, a World Economic Forum Cultural Leader, and a high-profile communicator who has driven viral conversations about ethical eating across the US and China. Her track record spans restaurants, consumer products, media-facing influence, and advisory roles—demonstrating an uncommon ability to translate fine-dining rigor into industrial-scale food innovation.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Psychology, Nutritional Science, Psychology, Nutritional Science at University of California, Berkeley
Professional Chef's Training, Professional Chef's Training at Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts
Barrington High School
Plant Based Nutrition, Plant Based Nutrition at Cornell University
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