The Lakestar Team
Christoph Schuh
Partner
Berlin
Christoph is a Partner at Lakestar and focuses on growth investments in travel, transportation and mobility. He also advises portfolio companies on marketing and ‘go-to-market’ related matters.
Industries
- Marketing & Sales
- Mobility
- Transportation
- Travel
Hanchi Guan
Finance Manager
Berlin
Jingkun Li
SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER
Berlin
Jingkun Li
SENIOR FINANCE MANAGER
Berlin
Jingkun collaborates closely with all teams in Lakestar as well as the fund administrators and the portfolio companies of Lakestar on topics such as the preparation of the investor reporting package, valuation, financial planning and forecasting.
Magda Posluszny
Senior Associate
London
Lukas Leitner
Senior Analyst
Berlin
Klaus Hommels
Founder and Chairman
Klaus Hommels
Founder and Chairman
Klaus is the Founder and Chairman of Lakestar and one of Europe’s leading venture capitalists. He is also a prominent voice for the European Tech Ecosystem with the aim of strengthening Europe’s position in times of digital transformation.
Zornitsa Zheleva
Senior Analyst
London
Andreas Klukas
CFO
Zürich
Andreas Klukas
CFO
Zürich
Andreas is Lakestar's Chief Financial Officer. He advises the group on all finance and fund administration matters. Andreas facilitates the collaboration of the investment and operational team and ensures compliance with all regulatory and further relevant requirements.
Oliver Heimes
Partner
Zürich
Oliver Heimes
Partner
Zürich
Oliver focuses among other things on Lakestar’s US-based investments, with an additional focus on Healthcare.
Industries
- Health Tech
- Proptech
Nina Feussner
Senior Analyst
Berlin
Navid Meyer
Senior Analyst
Berlin
Alessandro Lanfranchi
Investor Relations Manager
Zürich
Alessandro Lanfranchi
Investor Relations Manager
Zürich
Alessandro is representing Lakestar to its existing Limited Partners and potential investors. Working closely with the Finance, Investment and Marketing teams, he is supporting all investor-facing communications and fund updates.
Luca Pontone
Data & Software Engineer
London
William Gibbs
Head of IT & Infrastructure
London
Asha Mistry
Head of Talent
London
Asha Mistry
Head of Talent
London
Asha leads internal HR for Lakestar and partners with our portfolio companies’ founders and leadership teams to advise them on everything to do with talent and people. This can include topics such as organisational design, executive hiring, scaling teams, culture creation, compensation, diversity and onboarding.
Aline Vedder
Principal
Berlin
Aline Vedder
Principal
Berlin
Aline joined Lakestar’s Berlin office as Principal and focuses on investment opportunities in the health sector as well as in sustainability tech.
Akis Bratsos
Principal
London
Akis Bratsos
Principal
London
Akis focuses on investment opportunities in the automation and infrastructure software as well as healthcare sectors. He also advises portfolio companies on marketing and go-to-market strategies.
Ninja Struye de Swielande
PARTNER & CCO
Zürich
Ninja Struye de Swielande
PARTNER & CCO
Zürich
Ninja is Partner at Lakestar and focuses PR, Marketing and IR. She is responsible for Lakestar's positioning in the ecosystem, including events, PR and ESG as well as oversees the firm's relationships with investors globally.
Ninja is also Chairwoman of the Lakestar Industry Advisory Board.
Sam Gyimah
Venture Partner
London
Sam Gyimah
Venture Partner
London
As a former Member of the UK Parliament and Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, Sam brings a deep commitment to innovation and a wealth of expertise in finance, policy and regulation. At Lakestar, he will help to create globally competitive European technology companies, as well as actively source new investment opportunities.
Mika Salmi
Managing Partner
Zürich
Mika Salmi
Managing Partner
Zürich
Mika is Lakestar's Managing Partner and sources early stage deals in the media and consumer sectors. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who has built or brought to market globally-recognised brands, talent and products.
Industries
- Consumer
- Games & Media
Natalia Neuman
COO & General Counsel
Zürich
Natalia Neuman
COO & General Counsel
Zürich
Natalia is Lakestar's General Counsel and COO. She is responsible for all legal and regulatory oversight of Lakestar's entities. She represents the company during all investments and is also coordinating Lakestar's internal operations.
Stephen Nundy
Partner & CTO
London
Stephen Nundy
Partner & CTO
London
Stephen is Partner at Lakestar and serves as the firm's CTO. He spends time across much of the portfolio but specifically focusses on digitization and automation infrastructure applications as well as "deep technology" investments.
Industries
- Deep Tech
- Digitalization Tech
Advisors
Thomas Buberl
CEO
AXA
Niall Ferguson
History Professor and Writer
Günther H. Oettinger
Fmr. European Commissioner
Young Sohn
Corporate President & CSO, Samsung
Chairman of the Board, Harman
Thorsten Dirks
Former Executive Board Member
KPN, Telefónica and Lufthansa Group
Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Co-Scientific Director
Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies, TU Munich
Thijn Lamers
Fmr. Executive Vice President
Adyen
Matteo Renzi
Former Italian Prime Minister
Annet Aris
Senior Affiliate Professor of Strategy
Insead
Christoph Keese
CEO
Axel Springer HY
Martin Hofmann
Former Group CIO
Volkswagen AG
