Nebenan is Germany’s hyper-local neighbourhood community, the largest in Europe and part of Good Hood which has also created similar communities in France, Italy and Spain. Our aim is to build social networks all over Europe that connect people living in the same neighbourhoods.

Lakestar invested alongside the Softbank Vision Fund from Japan, and the Singaporean sovereign wealth fund Temasek, in the travel booking platform that offers its customers unique experiences on their travels. The financing round is special for the German start-up scene as funding rounds are extremely rare on this scale. In an interview, co-founder Reck talks about the details around the successful funding round.

In 2013, an old friend and I launched Harry’s, a new brand of razors and other shaving products which has proved very attractive to consumers. It sells high quality shaving gear at much lower prices than competitors, and is now expanding into other personal care categories.