Lakestar Overview
Lakestar is a venture capital firm that partners with tech entrepreneurs, focusing on sectors such as deep tech, healthcare, fintech, and digitalisation. They invest across all stages, from seed to growth, providing long-term support and expertise. Lakestar is embedded in the European technology ecosystem, with offices in Berlin, London, and Zurich.
Is Lakestar the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Lakestar, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Lakestar
Investment focus
Invest in
- Baltics
- Nordics
- Western Europe
- Southern Europe
- Central Eastern Europe
Product type
- Software
- Hardware
- Software-enabled hardware
Industries / verticals
- AI Infrastructure & AI Model Development
- Defence Tech
- Digital & Consumer health
- Engineering / Manufacturing
- FinTech
Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B or later
First ticket size
US$1,000,000 - US$50,000,000
Contact information
Data & Software Engineer
Luca Bella
Executive Assistant and HR Support
Victoria Bursford
Partner
Simon King
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Manuela Marschall
VC Data & Software Engineer
Luca Pontone
How to approach funds like Lakestar
When approaching Lakestar, founders should highlight their vision for scaling within Europe and demonstrate a clear path to category leadership in their sector. Emphasize how your technology or business model can create defensible market advantages and show traction or validation that signals readiness for rapid growth. Lakestar values teams with deep sector expertise and a global mindset, so articulate how your team’s background and ambition align with these expectations.
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