Lakestar is a European venture capital firm that invests from Seed to Growth in visionary tech entrepreneurs worldwide.
Lakestar’s mission is to find, fund and grow disruptive businesses - enabled by technology - that are 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 €2.8bn across four 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 to growth stage or exit. Lakestar currently has the privilege of holding investments in Revolut, Blockchain.com, Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, sennder, Eigen, Public.com, SoFi, Solarisbank, Uncapped, Yapily, Terra Quantum, accuRx, Rhino, ZEBEDEE and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has presence in Berlin, Zurich and London.
Venture capital and Investment
Corporate | Type | Tweets | Articles | |
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Moderna Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research | Moderna Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research | Other 31 Jan 2024 | | |
HSBC Bank, Financial Services | HSBC Bank, Financial Services | Other 31 Jan 2024 | | |
Financial Times Media, Newspaper Publishing | Financial Times Media, Newspaper Publishing | Other 18 Mar 2024 | | |
Dia & Co Semiconductors, Retail Apparel and Fashion | Dia & Co Semiconductors, Retail Apparel and Fashion | Other 18 Mar 2024 | | |
ASML Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing | ASML Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing | Other 18 Mar 2024 | | |
Elaia Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Elaia Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 2 Apr 2024 | | |
Dell Technologies Electricals, IT Services and IT Consulting | Dell Technologies Electricals, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 31 Jan 2024 | | |
Vodafone Telecoms, Telecommunications | Vodafone Telecoms, Telecommunications | Other 31 Jan 2024 | | |
Sun Microsystems IT services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Sun Microsystems IT services, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 18 Mar 2024 | | |
Isar Aerospace | Other 18 Mar 2024 | |