23 November 2020 Streetbees How Streetbees is shaking up a $75bn market Human intelligence platform Streetbees is driving change in the customer research market Read Full
9 November 2020 PORTFOLIO UPDATE Lakestar AGM and entrepreneurs’ experiences We produced 3 films to discus the 2020 and what the future holds with our fantastic Entrepreneurs Read Full
30 October 2020 GETYOURGUIDE GetYourGuide raises €114M in convertible note financing COVID-19 pandemic hit tourism hard, but forecasts predict that 2021/22 will feature a huge rebound Read More
28 October 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Streetbees joins our portfolio and raises $40m in their Series B financing round Streetbees measures the offline behaviour of more than 3.5m users in 120 global markets in real-time Read More
12 October 2020 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Strategy in the age of digital disruption Disruption is a popular topic in management theory and features heavily in INSEAD’s business courses Read Full
25 September 2020 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP Best Practices in Public Relations The first step companies need to take in thinking about the right PR strategy is to ask themselves… Read Full
21 September 2020 LAKESTAR INSIGHTS APIs are transforming businesses APIs are behind many of the digital transformations in tech innovation and growth Read Full
16 September 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Sennder has announced one of their biggest milestone yet Sennder has acquired Uber Freight Europe and strengthens its position in the logistics sector Read More
4 September 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Hubert Burda Media takes over neighborhood network Nebenan.de Congratulations to the founders and team, which we were happy to accompany from seed stage onward Read More
28 August 2020 HEALTH TECH A vital industry facing sharply increased pressure for digital modernisation How healthtech investments are driving change in the healthcare industry Read Full
14 August 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Yapily partners with Amex to enable open banking payments Merchants across Europe will benefit from cheaper, faster, simpler and secure bank to bank payments Read More
2 July 2020 TRAVEL TECH Recovery planning for travel tech companies based on real-time mobility tracking Teralytics uses machine learning to help understand how daily mobility patterns are changing Read Full
30 June 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Solarisbank raises €60 million Series C funding The German financial services provider is now valued at €320 million Read More
22 June 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Cedar raises $102 million in Series C funding The company plans to expand its reach and accelerate product innovation and expansion Read More
16 June 2020 RECOGNITION Eigen Technologies selected for the World Economic Forum 2020 Class for Tech Pioneers Eigen is internationally advancing research-led machine learning in the NLP domain. Read More
9 June 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Sennder joines forces with its French counterpart Everoad The partnership anchors sennder’s position as leading European digital road freight forwarder Read More
8 June 2020 SCOUTBEE The AI-Powered search and matchmaker between companies and suppliers Scoutbee's AI provides procurement professionals with a smart supplier discovery Read Full
28 May 2020 COMPANY UPDATE PlusDental raises €32 million Series C funding The funding will be used to accelerate growth and drive international expansion Read More
28 May 2020 HANDELSBLATT PODCAST What does the Corona crisis mean for Europe as a technology hub? Listen to Lakestar founder Klaus Hommels in discussion with Merck CEO Stefan Oschmann Read Full
29 April 2020 INTERVIEW “It’s the best time for startups to be creative and to experiment” Lakestar Partner Nicolas Brand shares his view on how the Covid-19 crisis impacts tech startups Read More
26 April 2020 ECOSYSTEM Forbes has announced its 2020 Midas List We are proud to see our founder Klaus Hommels among the World's Top 100 venture capital investors Read More
26 April 2020 COMPANY UPDATE Taulia enters strategic partnership with J.P. Morgan The newly build partnership accelerates Taulia to the market-leading Supply Chain Finance provider Read More
24 April 2020 INTERVIEW Covid-19 has led to an unpredictable business environment Klaus Hommels discusses why Startups at all stages are especially vulnerable to the knock-on effects Read More
6 April 2020 NEW INVESTMENT Announcing our lead investment in $13 million round in Yapily The fintech startup offers an opening banking API to let enterprises connect to banks Read More