Melissa Heng
About Melissa Heng
Melissa Heng is the Director of Technology & Consumer at Temasek, with over 18 years of experience in growth equity investment, corporate finance, and legal fields.
Director, Technology & Consumer at Temasek
Melissa Heng is currently serving as the Director, Technology & Consumer at Temasek, a position she started in January 2021. In this role, she leverages her extensive experience in growth equity investment, corporate finance, and legal fields to drive impactful investment decisions. Her work involves investing and advising disruptive companies in South-East Asia and globally, utilizing insights from a broad global network.
Previous Roles in Tech and Consumer Startups
From 2019 to 2021, Melissa Heng was active as an advisor and investor in various tech and consumer startups. Her work during this period involved providing strategic guidance and investment support to companies aiming to disrupt and innovate within their sectors. Her insights and experience from previous high-profile roles enabled her to make significant contributions to these startups.
Advisory Role at Endeavor
Melissa Heng served as an advisor at Endeavor from 2019 to 2020. At Endeavor, a global organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs, she provided mentorship and strategic advisory services. Her work helped scale the impact of entrepreneurs within the network, fostering growth and innovation.
Investment Professional at General Atlantic
Between 2011 and 2018, Melissa Heng worked as an Investment Professional at General Atlantic in Singapore. In this role, she focused on growth equity investments, bringing her legal and financial expertise to bear on funding decisions and portfolio management. Her contributions were crucial in supporting the firm’s investment strategies in the region.
Educational Background and Expertise
Melissa Heng has a robust educational background, including executive education from MIT Sloan School of Management in Blockchain Technologies: Business Innovation and Application in 2022. She studied Venture Capital Unlocked at Stanford University in 2018 and earned an MBA Exchange from The Wharton School in 2011. Additionally, she holds a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD, completed in 2011, and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from King's College London, completed in 2005.
Career in Investment Banking and Legal Practice
Melissa Heng's early career includes roles as an Investment Banker at Macquarie Group from 2008 to 2009 in Singapore/Dubai, and as a Corporate Finance Lawyer at Drew & Napier LLC from 2006 to 2008 in Singapore. These roles provided her with a strong foundation in corporate finance and legal practice, contributing to her later success in investment and advisory roles.