Company Profile

Description
Lakestar is one of the leading pan-European venture capital firms. Lakestar’s mission is to find, fund and grow disruptive businesses that are enabled by technology and founded by exceptional entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Founded by Klaus Hommels, the team’s early investments include Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. Since raising its first fund in 2012, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over €2bn across four early stage funds and two growth funds.

The team actively advises and supports portfolio companies in marketing, recruitment, technology, product development and regulatory insight, accompanying founders from seed to early stage, growth stage or exit. Lakestar currently has the privilege of holding investments in Neko Health, Revolut, GetYourGuide, sennder, Public.com, Yapily, Isar Aerospace, accuRx, Rhino and Auterion to name a few. A long-standing champion for Europe’s digital sovereignty, Lakestar has a presence in London, Berlin and Zurich with a team of 40 talented individuals from 15 countries.
Number of employees in Switzerland
10
Capital under Management
2bn
Fund Names
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Number of Portfolio Companies
150
Examples of Portfolio Companies
Revolut, Sennder, Public.com, Get Your Guide, Neko Health, Isar Aerospace
Year of Establishment
2012

Investments

Type of Firm
Fund Management Company
Investment Stages
Early-Stage, Expansion - Development Capital, Seed Capital, Start-up Capital
Industrial Sectors
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Geographical Focus
Europe, United States of America
Type of Financing
Equity Financing

Investment preferences

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Funds available to invest
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Minimum investment considered
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Maximum investment considered
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