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Lakestar (investor - Venture Capital)

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Offices:Zurich

Lakestar is an early and growth stage investments company, founded by the technology investor Klaus Hommels in 2012.

  • Klaus Hommels is a German-Swiss long time finance guy who had previously worked for Apax and Benchmark in London. 
  • the firm started with a €135.5M seed fund closed in 2013 and that did 70% IRR, giving it a reputation as one of the best venture capital firms in Europe. 
  • Lakestar's selling point is the track record and the consequent expertise - it seems like an old school, traditional VC, super connected and sharp, and doing things the right way.
  • team of 50 people, based in London, Berlin and Zurich, as of 2023.
  • in 2024, Lakestar announced a $600 million composite fund, its fourth - a $280m one targeting seed and Series A investments and another one of $320m for Series B rounds and above, both for European companies active in deeptech, AI, healthcare, digitalisation and fintech.
  • in 2025, Lakestar announced raising a $265 million continuation fund.
Average round investment:42.72M USD
Average number per year:9.9
Distribution: 2025 (20)2024 (21)2023 (15)2022 (16)2021 (20) See the entire list
Portfolio companies: United Kingdom MonqPoland JuoFrance Faktus See the entire list
Mostly invests in: Germany Germany (47) Software Services (99)
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France Elaia
100%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Gaming Industry, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Responsibility, CRM, Video, Online marketing, Legal Services, Telecom, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Marketplace, Advertising, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Belgium
  • Average number of deals per year: 10.6
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
France Sofinnova Partners
98%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Hardware, Health services, Robotics, Food Industry, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Netherlands
  • Average number of deals per year: 8.8
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Germany Earlybird Venture Capital
97%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Responsibility, Construction Industry, CRM, Sports Industry, Cleantech, Payment processing, Video, Fashion, Travel, Online marketing, Legal Services, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Marketplace, Advertising, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, Iceland
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Sweden EQT Ventures
97%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Gaming Industry, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Network, Social Responsibility, Construction Industry, Airline Industry, CRM, Sports Industry, Cleantech, Payment processing, Video, Fashion, Travel, Online marketing, Telecom, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription, Marketplace, Advertising, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Netherlands
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Sweden Norrsken VC
97%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Network, Social Responsibility, Construction Industry, Airline Industry, Cleantech, Video, Fashion, Legal Services, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription, Marketplace, Advertising, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Netherlands InnoEnergy
96%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Real Estate, Hardware, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Blockchain, Industry agnostic, Energy, Food Industry, Social Responsibility, Construction Industry, Cleantech, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Netherlands
  • Average number of deals per year: 10.1
United States Headline
96%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Gaming Industry, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Automotive, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Responsibility, Construction Industry, CRM, Sports Industry, Payment processing, Beauty, Video, Fashion, Travel, Legal Services
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription, Marketplace, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Netherlands
  • Average number of deals per year: 9.7
United Kingdom Balderton Capital
96%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Gaming Industry, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Network, Music Industry, Airline Industry, CRM, Photo, Payment processing, Beauty, Video, Fashion, Online marketing, Legal Services, Telecom
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription, Marketplace, Freemium
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Poland, Netherlands
  • Average number of deals per year: 12.4
  • Active last 12 months: Yes
Switzerland Redalpine
96%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Security, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Blockchain, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Network, Construction Industry, Airline Industry, CRM, Video, Travel, Online marketing, Legal Services
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Subscription, Marketplace, Advertising
  • Common investees countries: Germany, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Spain, Belgium
  • Average number of deals per year: 10.2
Germany Bayern Kapital
96%
  • Range for average deal size: 20M - 50M USD
  • Similar verticals: Software Services, AI (big data), Financial Services, Marketplace, Manufacturing, Competitive Intelligence, Mobile, Transportation, Logistics, Security, Real Estate, Hardware, Health services, Ecommerce, Robotics, Automotive, Media, Industry agnostic, Retail, Energy, Hospitality, Food Industry, Social Network, Construction Industry, Airline Industry, CRM, Photo, Sports Industry, Video, Fashion, Online marketing, Telecom, Electronics
  • Similar business models: B2B, SAAS, B2C (Retail), Affiliates, Marketplace
  • Common investees countries: Germany, Switzerland
  • Average number of deals per year: 9.6
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