Credit Suisse NEXT Investors
Corporate VC · New York City, United States
Who Credit Suisse NEXT Investors is.
- Historical Background
- NEXT Investors was established in 2013, originating from within Credit Suisse's proprietary trading and private investment activities that began in 2000. The group was formally established as a distinct unit within Credit Suisse Asset Management to focus on growth equity investments.
- Source of Capital
- The firm raises capital from external limited partners for its funds. For its "Next Investors II" fund, the firm secured $261 million from various external investors.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm's primary focus is on minority-stake growth equity investments. It targets private technology and services companies in North America and Western Europe, with a specialization in financial technology, enterprise software, data and analytics, and market structure. The investment strategy centers on companies where the team possesses deep domain expertise and can gain a distinct advantage.
The funds Credit Suisse NEXT Investors backs.
Credit Suisse NEXT Investors is a limited partner in 53 funds. 4 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
How Credit Suisse NEXT Investors’ fund book is spread.
The 53 funds Credit Suisse NEXT Investors backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters.
- North America 3464%
- Europe 1528%
- Rest of world 48%
United States 33 · United Kingdom 7 · Sweden 3 · France 2
How established those managers are
Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 27 of 53 with a fund history on record.
The companies Credit Suisse NEXT Investors backs directly.
Credit Suisse NEXT Investors holds 17 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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USA15
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India1
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UK1
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Fintech9
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Enterprise Software8
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Security2
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Legal1
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Semiconductors1
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Series B+6
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Series A4
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Breakout Stage6
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Late Growth6
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Early Growth4
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Mature1
Inside Credit Suisse NEXT Investors’ portfolio.
The 17 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 4 tracked.
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20 founders across the 17 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States17
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Argentina1
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Belgium1
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India1
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art3
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Yale University3
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New York University2
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Cardiff University1
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Columbia Business School1
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Cornell University1
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Harvard University1
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NYU Stern School of Business1
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Raffles Institution1
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Trinity College-Hartford1
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ACA Capital1
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Acclarent1
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AIG Edison1
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Airbnb1
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Aix-Marseille University1
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Allegiance Capital Corporation1
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Boston Scientific1
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Credit Suisse1
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Duff & Phelps1
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Eaton Partners1
Other LPs.
Other corporate venture arms in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Credit Suisse NEXT Investors by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.