Lakestar
Leading pan-European venture capital firm founded by Klaus Hommels, funding disruptive technology businesses founded by exceptional entrepreneurs across Europe and beyond.
Zurich, Switzerland · 135+ investments · 223 portfolio companies
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2012
- Website
- lakestar.com
- AUM
- $2.0B
- Portfolio Companies
- 223
- Total Investments
- 135
- Last Investment
- Aug 2026
- Geographic Focus
- Europe, United States
Indexed holds 223 portfolio companies and 135 funding rounds for this investor. The full record is or through the API.
Investment Thesis
Lakestar is a Venture Capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has made 135 investments, including Instruct, Cosine and Swarm Biotactics. Focus areas include Fintech and SaaS.
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Venture Capital ×21 · Hedge Fund ×2 · Growth Equity ×1 · 71 shared rounds
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