58
VC firms backed
01 · Background
Who CreditEase is.
- Historical Background
- CreditEase was established in 2006 as a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform in China, combining microcredit concepts with a marketplace model. In 2013, the company established its first overseas office in Hong Kong and partnered with IDG Capital to launch the "IDG-CreditEase Financial Innovation Fund."
- Source of Capital
- The firm's capital is primarily sourced from its wealth management services, which cater to high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals in China. CreditEase also raises capital through investment funds, such as its FinTech Investment Fund, and has received funding from institutional partners like IDG Capital and Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.
- Major Events
- The company has steadily expanded its scope from P2P lending to a broader fintech conglomerate that includes wealth management, payment technology, and startup incubation. CreditEase has actively participated in funding rounds for other technology companies, including a Series A investment in the London-based Banking-as-a-Service platform, Railsbank.
- Allocation Strategy
- The firm focuses on a multi-asset class portfolio, with a stated emphasis on alternative assets, private equity, and venture capital. Geographically, the strategy includes a focus on Chinese equities while also pursuing global asset allocation to mitigate risk. CreditEase publishes asset allocation strategy guidelines, advising clients to focus on long-term value investing over short-term speculation and to increase allocations to alternative assets during periods of market volatility.
02 · Fund commitments
The funds CreditEase backs.
CreditEase is a limited partner in 58 funds. 9 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.
IDG Capital
#27 Power Law
ZhenFund
#57 Power Law
Qiming Venture Partners
#144 Power Law
Matrix Partners China
#163 Power Law
5Y Capital
#170 Power Law
Shunwei Capital
#203 Power Law
Gaorong Capital
#246 Power Law
Monashees
#282 Power Law
Legend Capital
#364 Power Law
3E Bioventures
BioTrack Capital
Buhuo Ventures
Capital Nuts Investment Management
CD Capital
Cyanhill Capital
Greenwoods Investment
03 · Allocation
How CreditEase’s fund book is spread.
The 58 funds CreditEase backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.
Where those managers are based
By fund headquarters, across the 56 of 58 with a location on record.
- Rest of world 5598%
- North America 12%
China 52 · Brazil 1 · Hong Kong 1 · Malaysia 1
04 · Direct investments
The companies CreditEase backs directly.
CreditEase holds 2 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner.
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Ellevest
$212M valuation
05 · Other LPs
Other LPs.
Other LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to CreditEase by combined power-law score — Asia first, then the nearest worldwide.
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Haocheng
$2.0B AUM
38 VC funds backed
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International Finance Corporation
$72B AUM
143 VC funds backed
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Memorial Sloan Kettering
$1.4B AUM
28 VC funds backed
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Duke Management Company
$12B AUM
20 VC funds backed
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Gopher Asset Management
54 VC funds backed
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China Merchants Group
32 VC funds backed
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Peakview Jianeng Venture Fund
$1.6B AUM
20 VC funds backed
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CICC Jiacheng Investment Management
41 VC funds backed
06 · Key people
Key people at CreditEase.
Source: Dealroom next-gen API — investor team endpoint.