LAKESTAR

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. The company has expanded and broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to... name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London. Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

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LAKESTAR

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Industry:

FinTech Real Estate Telecommunications

Founded:

2012-01-01

Status:

Active

Email Addresses:

[email protected]

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Current Advisors List

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Christoph Keese Advisory Board Member @ Lakestar
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2018-01-01

Current Employees Featured

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Oliver Heimes
Oliver Heimes Partner @ Lakestar
Partner

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Klaus Hommels
Klaus Hommels Founder & CEO @ Lakestar
Founder & CEO
2012-01-01

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Ninja Struye de Swielande
Ninja Struye de Swielande Chief Communication Officer @ Lakestar
Chief Communication Officer
2017-01-01

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Christoph Schuh
Christoph Schuh Partner @ Lakestar
Partner
2017-02-01

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Mika Salmi
Mika Salmi Managing Partner @ Lakestar
Managing Partner
2020-02-01

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Mika Salmi
Mika Salmi Managing Partner @ Lakestar
Managing Partner

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Stephen Nundy
Stephen Nundy Partner & Chief Technology Officer @ Lakestar
Partner & Chief Technology Officer
2018-03-01

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Anja Gradl
Anja Gradl Talent Manager @ Lakestar
Talent Manager
2017-01-01

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Nicolas Brand
Nicolas Brand Partner @ Lakestar
Partner
2014-01-01

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Mathias Haniel
Mathias Haniel Principal @ Lakestar
Principal
2016-01-01

Founder

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Klaus Hommels

Investments List

Date	Company	Article	Money raised
2022-09-07	Tesseract	Lakestar investment in Venture Round - Tesseract	78.7 M EUR
2022-08-16	Modulate	Lakestar investment in Series A - Modulate	30 M USD
2022-07-19	Zebedee	Lakestar investment in Series B - Zebedee	35 M USD
2022-07-01	Netspeak Games	Lakestar investment in Series A - Netspeak Games	12 M USD
2022-06-30	Aware	Lakestar investment in Seed Round - Aware	15 M USD
2022-06-23	BotsAndUs	Lakestar investment in Seed Round - BotsAndUs	13 M USD
2022-06-20	VALIDIO	Lakestar investment in Seed Round - VALIDIO	15 M USD
2022-05-10	Graswald	Lakestar investment in Seed Round - Graswald	1.25 M EUR
2022-05-04	Alan	Lakestar investment in Series E - Alan	183 M EUR
2022-04-12	Trace	Lakestar investment in Series C - Trace	47 M USD