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Credit Suisse
Corporate · Founded 1856 · Zurich, Switzerland
Credit Suisse Group is a prominent financial services company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with a rich history dating back to 1856. The company provides a comprehensive range of financial services, including wealth management, investment banking, and sustainable finance solutions. Credit Suisse serves a diverse clientele, including ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, family offices, corporations, and institutional investors. Operating in the global financial market, the firm leverages its extensive expertise and resources to offer tailored financial advice and innovative investment products. Credit Suisse's business model revolves around providing personalized wealth management services, which include legacy planning, investment solutions, and financial advisory. The company also excels in investment banking, offering services such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory, capital raising, and market-making. Additionally, Credit Suisse is committed to sustainable finance, offering products that allow investors to generate returns while driving positive environmental and social change. The firm generates revenue through management fees, advisory fees, trading commissions, and interest income from its various financial products and services. By focusing on client-centric solutions and leveraging its global presence, Credit Suisse aims to protect and grow the wealth of its clients while contributing to sustainable development.
The funds Credit Suisse backs.
Credit Suisse is a limited partner in 33 funds. 4 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
Credit Suisse’s biggest current holdings.
An estimate of Credit Suisse’s largest live positions — disclosed shareholding × Dealroom’s latest valuation — across 1 companies where Credit Suisse is a named shareholder, worth about $33M in estimated equity value.
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L&P Cosmetic
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$1.1B
$33M
Estimated value = Credit Suisse’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Credit Suisse also appears inside investor groups in Rokid, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →
Credit Suisse’s biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Credit Suisse’s transaction record.
Where Credit Suisse’s portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 147 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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USA71
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Switzerland19
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UK13
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India7
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Canada6
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China5
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Australia2
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Brazil2
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Hong Kong2
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Israel2
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Mexico2
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Singapore2
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Fintech55
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Energy26
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Enterprise Software26
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Health12
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Real Estate10
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Transportation7
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Food6
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Travel6
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Legal4
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Marketing4
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Security4
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Telecom4
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Series B+46
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Series A28
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Seed4
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Late Growth56
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Breakout Stage47
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Early Growth29
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Mature15
Inside Credit Suisse’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 147 tracked.
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RoWhere Credit Suisse’s portfolio founders come from.
117 founders across the 100 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 States46
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Switzerland17
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China11
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Israel8
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Germany6
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United Kingdom6
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Hong Kong5
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Australia3
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Mexico2
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Canada1
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INSEAD Business School5
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Tel Aviv University4
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University of Sydney4
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev3
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MIT Sloan School of Management3
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New York University3
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Bar-Ilan University2
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Columbia Business School2
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Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art2
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Harvard Business School2
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IBM4
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McKinsey & Company4
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Alphabet | Google3
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Boston Consulting Group3
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Microsoft3
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Accenture2
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AdNovum2
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ANZ2
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Booz Allen Hamilton2
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Bristol-Myers Squibb2
Other LPs.
Other corporate and insurance LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Credit Suisse by combined power-law score — Europe first, then the nearest worldwide.
Key people at Credit Suisse.










