Lakestar is a venture capital firm that invests in outstanding digital and technology entrepreneurs worldwide

Airbnb
Blockchain
Five Ai
Goeuro
Harrys
Hometogo1
Klarna
King
Marleyspoon
Opendoor
Oscar
Revolut
Skype
Sofi
Spotify
Taulia
Welend

Lakestar operates in early and growth-stage ventures by partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs worldwide, focusing on internet and technology companies that can quickly achieve global scale.

Founded by Klaus Hommels, one of Europe’s leading venture capitalists, Lakestar has invested in many of the companies that define today’s digital economy, including Facebook, Spotify and Skype, and more recently Opendoor, GoEuro, FiveAI and Blockchain.

Lakestar has a presence in Zurich, Berlin, London, New York and Hong Kong.

13 November 2018
Lakestar in the press

Moving healthcare 'Forward' with AI and tech

Technology plays a vital role in everything and every industry across the globe — yet healthcare lags behind. But industry disruptor Forward is on a mission to bring it to the 21st century, from its focus on health and wellness to its use of high-tech and AI devices.
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7 November 2018
Lakestar in the press

SoftBank's Deepcore invests in UK start-up Engineer.ai

Engineer.ai announces a $29.5m Series A funding round led by Lakestar. The UK start-up will use the funds to develop its software platform.
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6 November 2018
Lakestar in the press

Five AI: "We need an industry wide safety certification framework for autonomous vehicles"

Five AI, a leader in autonomous driving technology, has published a policy paper calling for the industry to adopt a framework to ensure the safety of highly automated vehicles on UK roads. In particular it urges regulators and businesses to come together to implement safety standards.
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