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The Chernin Group

Investment firm · Founded 2009 · Active in 2026

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12 Power Law outcomes Power Law Ranking #316 · Global · 12 Power Law outcomes · Active 2026
Unicorns ↑ 33% 5y
12
Decacorns → 5y
2
Thoroughbreds ↑ 80% 5y
9

The Chernin Group is an investment firm based in USA, founded in 2009. The page below shows 12 Power Law outcomes from The Chernin Group's portfolio — 12 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 0 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).

Outcomes are concentrated in Health Tech & Medtech · Other B2B Software · Other; top portfolio geographies are USA · Canada · Finland. The Chernin ranks #316 in Global in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.

Portfolio analysis

The 12 The Chernin Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).

Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.

By countryCount
  1. USA10
  2. Canada1
  3. Finland1
By sectorCount
  1. Health Tech & Medtech4
  2. Other B2B Software2
  3. Other2
  4. Fintech2
  5. AI1
  6. Biotech & Life Sciences1
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series B+6
  2. Series A2
  3. Seed4
01 · Portfolio market map

The Chernin's 12 Power Law outcomes.

Stage entered
Outcome tier
Region
Group by
12 of 12 Power Law outcomes
02 · Founder talent

Where The Chernin's founders come from — and where they study.

56 founders across the 12 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. Stanford University and Kik are the deepest single pipelines.

LocationCount
United States19
France13
Finland8
Canada4
New Zealand3
Venezuela2
United Kingdom2
Iran2
Nepal1
Japan1
+1 more →
UniversityCount
Stanford University7
University of Oulu4
Berkeley4
University of Waterloo3
University of Otago2
École Polytechnique - IP Paris2
University of Florida2
Columbia Engineering2
IESA1
Metropolitan University (VE)1
+22 more →
Origin companyCount
Kik3
Alphabet | Google3
Apple2
Strava2
X.2
Honey2
MDLIVE1
ZipRecruiter1
Badoo1
Zealand Pharma1
+10 more →
Origin = country a founder is born in or grew up in (founders may have multiple origins; counts include all entries). University = highest-listed degree. Origin company = a previous employer where the founder was tagged before starting their current company.
03 · Key people

Key people at The Chernin.

Senior investment team at The Chernin Group has not been published on this profile yet.
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04 · Compare with peers

How does The Chernin stack up?

The Chernin in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 35 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.

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Share of new unicorns per year

% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicorns

Stage focus

Companies by entry stage and outcome tier

Sector focus

Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectors
Source: Dealroom Power Law dataset. Investors shown are the 2026 Power Law top 35 by combined entry-to-outcome score, drawn from the overview and locations_data sheets. Funnel-matrix axes rescale per-axis using the maximum among the currently selected investors, so the polygons always fill the chart for shape comparison.

Sentiment on X

What X is saying about The Chernin Group

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about The Chernin on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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Latest news about The Chernin Group

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