# Claude Suard

> Claude Suard is a convertible note investor at DEFI Gestion backing SaaS and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DEFI Gestion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defi-gestion)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claude-suard-67527714

Claude Suard is a convertible note investor at DEFI Gestion focused on SaaS and Software. Claude Suard will be joining Vinci Capital as a Managing Partner in 2014. Claude Suard has been active in Private Equity for 10 years. In 2003 he joined DEFI Gestion SA as shareholdings manager and managed the investments and disposals of two venture capital portfolios. In 2006 he participated in the management buy-out of DEFI Gestion and became apartner in connection with the launch of the venture capital fund Initiative Capital Romandie and the fund DEFI EuroCap III.Mr. Suard also has wide operational and managerial experience, with first of all 6 years in the banking sector at BCV Lausanne, then 5 years with Eurest Suisse SA in Montreux as chief financial and administrative officer, and then 5 years with Compass Group Suisse SA in Kloten as CFO & Deputy CEO.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 100% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| beqom | Happiness is the best driver for success.Their mission is to make the workforce of their customers happy. beqom drives happiness by allowing business managers to lead, align and motivate employees and partners. The beqom Total Compensation platform is used globally across all industry sectors by over 100 large companies such as Microsoft andVodafone. It addresses all Performance and Compensation aspects such as Salary Review, Bonus, Long-Term Incentives, Commissions, Benefits, Non-cash rewards and all key drivers towards Employee Performance and Sales Performance. HR, Sales and Finance organizations leverage their platform to drive performance, retention, cost optimization and... happiness among their people.beqom – to make your people happy. | $10.6M | Convertible Note | Apr 01, 2014 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Renaissance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renaissance-pme-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swisscom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swisscom-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DEFI Gestion

VC Fund



2 contacts available at DEFI Gestion.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Claude Suard | Partner & CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claude-suard |
| Mohammed Diab | Managing Director and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohammed-diab |

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## FAQ

### What does Claude Suard invest in?

Claude Suard invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Human Resources startups, most often at Convertible Note 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 Claude Suard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Claude Suard closed in Apr 2014. 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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