# André Helfenstein

> André Helfenstein is a Series B investor at Credit Suisse (Swiss) backing FinTech and Finance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Credit Suisse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credit-suisse)
- Location: Swiss, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-helfenstein-b288179b/

André Helfenstein is a Series B investor at Credit Suisse in Swiss focused on FinTech and Finance. Andre Helfenstein is the CEO Credit Suisse Switzerland SA at Credit Suisse. he attended University of St.Gallen.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 100% |
| Financial Exchanges | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taurus | Taurus SA is a Swiss FinTech, founded in April 2018, that provides enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure to issue, custody, and trade any digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, NFTs, and digital currencies. Taurus is a global leader in the banking segment, entrusted by the full spectrum of financial institutions:systemic banks, universal banks, online banks, crypto-banks, private banks, and broker-dealers. Taurus also operates a marketplace for private assets and tokenized securities. Taurus SA is a securities firm supervised and regulated by FINMA. TDX is an organized trading facility operated by Taurus. | $65M | Series B | Feb 13, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Arab Bank (Switzerland)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arab-bank-switzerland) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cedar Mundi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cedar-mundi-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Investis Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investis-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pictet Private Equity Investors S.A.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pictet-private-equity-investors-s-a) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Credit Suisse

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Credit Suisse is a financial services company that provides advice to clients across all aspects of finance. It employs a client-focused integrated bank strategy, addressing complex client needs and value-adding businesses. The company leverages its global expertise through three divisions: Private Banking, Investment Banking, and Asset Management.

5 contacts available at Credit Suisse.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andreas Koopmann | Member of Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreas-koopmann |
| Lydie Hudson | CEO: Sustainability, Research and Investment Solutions | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lydie-hudson |
| Alan Freudenstein | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-freudenstein |
| André Helfenstein | CEO Credit Suisse Switzerland SA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andre-helfenstein |
| Ateş Buldur | General Manager at Credit Suisse Turkey | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ate%C5%9F-buldur |

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## FAQ

### What does André Helfenstein invest in?

André Helfenstein invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did André Helfenstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for André Helfenstein closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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