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.

Lakestar is the lead investor in Glovo’s Series D funding. The Barcelona-based startup which delivers everything from food, to groceries and pharmaceutical items, will use this injection of funding to bolster its global growth. The everything app for city living now employs over 1,000 people and is quickly becoming the fastest growing delivery player in Latin America and EMEA.