CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL
Growth equitySan Francisco · Series B–Late Stage · 14 people tracked
Also known as CRESCENT COVE ADVISORS, LP
Investment thesis
Crescent Cove partners with experienced management teams at growth-stage technology companies, offering short-term capital alongside guidance drawn from deep tech-industry experience. The firm follows a disciplined investment philosophy aimed at delivering strong risk-adjusted returns through market cycles, investing across both private equity and credit. Positioning itself as an entrepreneur-led partner, it emphasizes creative, tailored financing solutions and hands-on support for founders from private startups through later funding rounds, IPOs and beyond. The firm values a small, diverse team and stresses honesty, transparency and long-term partnership with the founders it backs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 18, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 15 of 30 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×9Data & Infrastructure ×6Defense Tech ×4Cloud Computing ×3SaaS ×3AdTech ×2Cleantech ×2Deep Tech ×2
HQs:United States×8
Investments · 30 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12 dated
Energy Vault designs and builds energy storage and power systems using proprietary battery, gravity, and hydrogen technologies alongside energy management software, addressing short, long, and ultra-long duration needs.
CleantechEnergyHardware
care.ai provides a cloud-based platform combining virtual care and ambient intelligence to monitor patients and hospital environments, connect bedside and remote care teams, and automate clinical workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Technology solutions provider that engineers data insights to help firms predict both online and offline consumer behaviors
DeepInfra provides inference infrastructure for deploying open-source AI models at scale, built from GPU hardware to API layer.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US
Nikola Borisov(Executive Officer, Director)Yessenzhar Kanapin(Executive Officer, Director)Georgios Papoutsis(Executive Officer, Director)
Global provider of utility-scale energy storage solutions
Software provider for geospatial analysis and visualization
Transforming healthcare settings with powerful AI-enabled automation that improves processes, saves time, and enables the smart care facility of the future
Low-cost inference infrastructure provider for open-source AI models
Kitman Labs offers an integrated intelligence platform that consolidates data points and single-point solutions into one operating system to analyze and optimize human performance, health, and wellness.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Stephen Smith(Founder)
Lambda provides GPU cloud infrastructure for AI training and inference, offering single-tenant clusters, on-demand instances, and managed AI supercomputers built on NVIDIA GPUs (GB300 NVL72, HGX B300/B200, H200/H100).
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSan Francisco, US
Benhamin Nelson(Executive Officer)Austen Allred(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJessica Verrilli(Director)John Danner(Director)
Boston, US
MapLarge builds the Application Fabric, a platform that fuses satellite, sensor, and enterprise data into governed operational applications running across cloud, edge, and disconnected environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense Tech
Helping brands, agencies, and media companies optimize data across media advertising campaigns in real time
Next generation supplier of critical specialty materials and chemicals focused on aerospace and defense applications to strengthen the U.S. industrial base
Scalable nuclear energy infrastructure provider for industrial power, hydrogen, and AI-era energy demand
Obsidian Security provides visibility, controls, and threat detection for SaaS applications and AI tools across enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNewport Beach, US
Matt W.(Founder)inGlenn Chisholm(Co-Founder; former CEO, now Chairman & Chief Product Officer)Ben Johnson(Co-Founder & CTO)Matt Wolff(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist (also referenced as Chief AI Officer))Hasan Imam(Chief Executive Officer)Xinran Wang(Chief Technology Officer (formerly EVP of Engineering))
Odaseva provides data management, backup, and protection tools built for large enterprises running Salesforce at scale.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Sovan Bin(CEO and Founder)
PDW develops air power and drone systems for front-line military forces, focused on defense applications at the tactical edge.
Defense TechHardwareRoboticsHuntsville, US
Predactiv operates a data platform that combines, enriches, and activates data for organizations in a privacy-compliant way, with roots in the ShareThis sharing tool launched in 2007.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Dana(Chief Executive Officer)Chad Burns(Chief Financial Officer)Myha Trieu(Chief People Officer)Michael Gorman(Chief Product Officer)Huanjin Chen(Chief Technology Officer)
SaaS security platform protecting enterprise data across SaaS applications, integrations, and autonomous AI agents through real-time visibility, threat detection, and response
Enterprise data security platform for Salesforce
TEKEVER is a pan-European technology company that builds AI-enabled autonomous unmanned aerial systems and provides related data and intelligence services.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
US Chemical Technologies (USCT) supplies specialty materials and chemicals for the Aerospace & Defense sector, focusing on critical materials and processes for the U.S. industrial base.
Advanced ManufacturingDefense TechNew Materials
Dan DePaoli(Chief Executive Officer)Ivo Ivanov(Chief Financial Officer)Jonathan Crandall(Chief Operating Officer)Chris Sahagun(Chief Technology Officer)Lisa Kemp(Head of Research & Development)Tom Glinski(Head of Corporate Development)
Valar Atomics is developing and scaling high-temperature gas nuclear reactors for grid-independent applications including hydrogen production, data center power, and clean hydrocarbon fuel production.
CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Rafael, US
Isaiah Taylor(Founder & CEO)in
VEIL Global Technologies (formerly Advocado) provides watermarking technology and a media management platform that monitors TV stations across North America to detect advertisements and content in real time.
AdTechMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioEnergy VaultNYSE: NRGV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesEnergy Vault · tipranks.com · Aug 19, 2026
Lambda · idcnova.com · Aug 14, 2026
Obsidian · Obsidian Security (press release) · Aug 4, 2026
Valar Atomics · techbuzz.ai · Jul 18, 2026
Armada · cnbc.com · May 19, 2026
Deep Infra · trysignalbase.com · May 4, 2026
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 2
as of Dec 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Cove Capital IV, LPLPs: Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association | 2023 | — | 7.0% | 1.12x | 0.02x |
| Crescent Cove Opportunities Fund, L.P.LPs: Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association | 2022 | — | 16.6% | 1.51x | 0.10x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL made?
- CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL has 30 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL invest at?
- CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL focus on?
- CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL focuses on AdTech, Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Defense Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL located?
- CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Who does CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL co-invest with?
- CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL most often shares deals with Artisanal Ventures, Contrary, Felicis Ventures, among 57 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamWho is Crescent Cove Capital - Crescent Cove Advisor | Zain Jaffer & Jun Hong Heng Interview
Zain Jaffer · Jun Hong Heng
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