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 · 137+ investments · 227 portfolio companies
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2012
- Website
- lakestar.com
- AUM
- $2.0B
- Portfolio Companies
- 227
- Total Investments
- 137
- Last Investment
- Aug 2026
- Geographic Focus
- Europe, United States
Investment Thesis
Lakestar is a Venture Capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. It has made 137 investments in Fintech and SaaS, including Instruct, Cosine and Swarm Biotactics.
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Venture Capital ×21 · Hedge Fund ×2 · Growth Equity ×1 · 74 shared rounds
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