Lakestar
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Seed, Early Stage, Growth, Late Stage
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Portugal, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania
Industries Focus
- Healthcare
- Real Estate
- Infrastructure
- FinTech
- Blockchain
- Crypto
- Commodities
- Deep Tech
- AI
- Climate Tech
- Enterprise Software
- Consumer Platforms
- Defense Technology
- Digitalisation
- Games & Media
Investment Size:
1,000,000 to 50,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2012
Lakestar is a Zurich-based venture capital firm founded by Klaus Hommels, one of Europe's leading technology investors. The firm focuses on early and growth-stage investments in sectors such as fintech, healthcare, digitalisation, deep tech, AI, consumer platforms, enterprise software, blockchain, defense technology, games & media, and climate tech. Lakestar has invested in notable companies like Spotify, Revolut, Glovo, GetYourGuide, and Sennder. The firm has a presence in Zurich, Berlin, London, New York, and Hong Kong, and manages assets totaling approximately €2 billion. In April 2024, Lakestar closed two new funds, Lakestar Early IV and Lakestar Growth II, with a combined value of around $600 million, aiming to strengthen Europe's innovation ecosystem. These funds focus on sectors such as AI, digitalisation, deep tech, healthcare, and fintech. Lakestar is committed to responsible investing and has signed the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in June 2025. The firm's investment strategy combines long-term conviction in transformative technologies with flexibility across investment stages, enabling them to support companies throughout their growth journey.
Requirements
- Strong product-market fit
- Scalable business models
- Ability to expand internationally
- Focus on transformative technologies
Contact
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Portfolio Companies
- Spotify
- Revolut
- Glovo
- GetYourGuide
- Sennder
- Fuse Energy
- Swan
- Nelly
- NEKO Health
- Colossyan
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