Lakestar
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Overview
Lakestar is a venture capital firm focused on backing far-sighted and successful European tech start-ups, providing deep insight and expertise to tech entrepreneurs.
technology
Classification
- Headquarters
- Zürich, Switzerland
- Geographic focus
- Europe
- Stage
- any
- Portfolio
- 31 companies
Fund details
- Fund size
- €2B+
- AUM
- €2B+
- Vintage
- 2025
- Founded
- 2012
Signals graph-derived
Follow-on 0% size31active35.5%hiring6.5%exits4
Thesis & focus
Value-add platform
deep insight, expertise, progressive, forward-looking perspective, support for tech entrepreneurs
Notable exits
Spotify (direct listing 2018)
Portfolio focus
European tech start-ups
Culture & mission
Entrepreneurs by heart, investors by profession. They regard themselves as partners rather than just investors.
Investment thesis
The next trillion-dollar companies will be borne by novel technological breakthroughs. They are passionate about specific sectors and remain selective to bring deep insight and expertise to founders.
Portfolio companies
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At a glance
31
Portfolio companies
€2B+
AUM
Sources & references
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