Jun Hong Heng
Founder and Chief Investment Officer of fund:crescent-cove-advisors, a San Francisco private capital firm backing Forterra and other growth-stage technology companies.
Jun Hong Heng is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors, a San Francisco-based private capital firm he established in 2016 to provide growth/venture lending and selective equity co-investment to middle-market technology companies. He began his career in 2005 in investment banking at Bear, Stearns & Co., advising on special situations in tech, media, and telecom, then worked at Argyle Street Management before becoming a founding investment-team member and portfolio manager at Myriad Asset Management, focused on direct lending and growth capital. Under his leadership, Crescent Cove has backed companies including Forterra, Tekever, Lambda Labs, and ECARX, serving as a board member or observer at several. In November 2025, Virtus Investment Partners announced a minority-stake investment in Crescent Cove, at which point the firm managed approximately $1.0 billion in assets. Heng holds a business degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Overview
- Role
- Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Crescent Cove Advisors
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Prior experience
- Bear, Stearns & Co. (Investment Banking; from 2005); Argyle Street Management (multi-strategy public markets); Myriad Asset Management (Founding investment team member, Principal, Portfolio Manager)
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- Who is Jun Hong Heng?
- Jun Hong Heng is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors, a San Francisco-based private capital firm he established in 2016 to provide growth/venture lending and selective equity co-investment to middle-market technology companies. He began his career in 2005 in investment banking at Bear, Stearns & Co., advising on special situations in tech, media, and telecom, then worked at Argyle Street Management before becoming a founding investment-team member and portfolio manager at Myriad Asset Management, focused on direct lending and growth capital. Under his leadership, Crescent Cove has backed companies including Forterra, Tekever, Lambda Labs, and ECARX, serving as a board member or observer at several. In November 2025, Virtus Investment Partners announced a minority-stake investment in Crescent Cove, at which point the firm managed approximately $1.0 billion in assets. Heng holds a business degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
- What is Jun Hong Heng's role?
- Jun Hong Heng is Founder & Chief Investment Officer, Crescent Cove Advisors, based in San Francisco, CA.
- Where did Jun Hong Heng work before?
- Jun Hong Heng's prior roles include Bear, Stearns & Co. (Investment Banking; from 2005); Argyle Street Management (multi-strategy public markets); Myriad Asset Management (Founding investment team member, Principal, Portfolio Manager).
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Jun Hong Heng is Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Crescent Cove Advisors LP, which he established in 2016 in San Francisco to provide tailored capital solutions to growth-stage technology businesses.
The Org: Jun Hong Heng - Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Crescent Cove Advisors LPReported2026-08-11 - 2
Prior to founding Crescent Cove, Jun Hong Heng was a founding investment team member, principal, and portfolio manager at Myriad Asset Management; he began his career in investment banking at Bear, Stearns & Co. in New York advising on technology, media, and telecom special situations.
Crescent Cove: Team - Crescent CoveVerified2026-08-11 - 3
Jun Hong Heng oversees Crescent Cove's activities and serves as a board member or observer at portfolio companies including Forterra, Tekever, Lambda Labs, and ECARX; he holds a business degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and sits on the San Francisco Symphony's Board of Governors.
Michigan Ross: Jun Hong Heng | Michigan RossVerified2026-08-11 - 4
Virtus Investment Partners announced a strategic minority-interest investment in Crescent Cove Advisors LP, the private capital firm founded by Jun Hong Heng in 2016, which managed approximately $1.0 billion in assets as of the announcement.
Barchart (Virtus Investment Partners release): Virtus Investment Partners Announces a Strategic Minority Interest Investment in Crescent Cove Advisors LPVerified2025-11-30