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Lakestar Advisors

Lakestar Advisors

VC firm

We invest in ambitious internet and technology companies that can achieve global scale.
Lakestar’s mission is to find, fund and grow disruptive businesses – enabled by technology – that are founded by exceptional entrepreneurs in Europe and beyond. Founded by Klaus Hommels, the team’s early investments include Skype, Spotify, Facebook and Airbnb. Since raising its first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over €1.2bn across three early stage funds and a growth fund.
The team actively advises and supports portfolio companies in marketing, recruitment, technology, product development and regulatory insight, accompanying founders from seed to early stage to growth stage or exit. Lakestar currently has the privilege of holding investments in Revolut, Blockchain.com, Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, sennder, Eigen, FiveAI, Public.com, SoFi, Solarisbank, Uncapped, Rhino, ZEBEDEE and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has presence in Berlin, Zurich and London.

Specification

Stages

2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue 4. Scaling 5. Growth 6. Pre-IPO

Target countries

Albania Albania Austria Austria Belgium Belgium Belarus Belarus Bosnia-H Bosnia-H Bulgaria Bulgaria Croatia Croatia Cyprus Cyprus Czech Republic Czech Republic Denmark Denmark Estonia Estonia France France Finland Finland Germany Germany Georgia Georgia Greece Greece Iceland Iceland Latvia Latvia Israel Israel Luxembourg Luxembourg Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Italy Italy USA USA UK UK Ukraine Ukraine Turkey Turkey Sweden Sweden Switzerland Switzerland Serbia Serbia Spain Spain Romania Romania Portugal Portugal Poland Poland Lithuania Lithuania Malta Malta Monaco Monaco Hungary Hungary Montenegro Montenegro Slovakia Slovakia Slovenia Slovenia

Lead

N/A

Tickets

$100k to $70M

Location

Bahnhofstrasse 18, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland, Albania
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