Company Profile

Description
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 around €2.0bn 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 Revolut, Blockchain.com, GetYourGuide, Isar Aerospace, sennder, Public.com, builder.ai, Uncapped, Yapily, Terra Quantum, accuRx, Rhino, ZEBEDEE and Hometogo 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 around 45 talented individuals from 15 countries. Visit us on LinkedIn and our website www.lakestar.com.
Number of employees in Switzerland
>40
Capital under Management
>EUR 1bn
Fund Names
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Number of Portfolio Companies
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Examples of Portfolio Companies
Revolut, Blockchain.com, GetYourGuide, sennder, Eigen, Public.com, builder.ai, Uncapped, Yapily, Terra Quantum, IsarAerospace, accuRx, Rhino, Zebedee
Year of Establishment
2012

Investments

Type of Firm
Fund Management Company
Investment Stages
Early-Stage, Expansion - Development Capital, Start-up Capital
Industrial Sectors
Consumer Related, Finance - Insurance - Real Estate, Industrial Automation, Internet Technology, Services, Transportation
Geographical Focus
Europe, United States of America
Type of Financing
Equity Financing

Investment preferences

Size of Investment
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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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