Where is Lakestar's headquarters located?

Lakestar's headquarters is located in Zurich ( Switzerland ).

How big is Lakestar's investment team?

Lakestar has a team of 52, including 12 partners.

How many companies has Lakestar invested in?

Lakestar has invested in 147 companies, including Facebook & Opendoor.

Which companies has Lakestar invested in lately?

Fuse & Swan are the latest investments by Lakestar.

What sectors does Lakestar focus on for investments?

Top sectors in Lakestar's portfolio are Enterprise Applications (62 investments) and High Tech (33 investments).

What stages of companies does Lakestar typically invest in?

Lakestar primarily invests in Seed and Series A stages.

How many exits has Lakestar been involved in?

Lakestar's portfolio has seen 8 IPOs and 32 acquisitions.

How many unicorns are there in Lakestar's portfolio?

There are 12 unicorns in Lakestar's portfolio.

Lakestar - 2025 Investor Profile, Portfolio, Team & Investment Trends - Tracxn

1. Facebook

Provider of online social networking and related services. It offers a platform for users to connect with friends and family, share information, and engage in various online activities. The company provides tools for communication, including messaging and video calls. Additional services encompass photo and video sharing, and the development of related applications and technologies. It also offers advertising services to businesses.

Key facts about Facebook

Founded Year: 2004
Location: Menlo Park (United States)
Annual Revenue: $13.5B as on Dec 31, 2023
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $2.27B
Employee Count: 67,317 as on Dec 31, 2023
Investors: Vulcan Capital, Hercules Capital and 111 Others
Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 15, 2017, $490
Highlight: Public

2. Opendoor

Provider of an app-based reseller of residential properties. The platform enables property sellers to information about the property, schedule video assessments, and receive offers based on comparative market analysis. Provides home inspection and mortgage solutions. Their app is available on Android and iOS devices.

Key facts about Opendoor

Founded Year: 2014
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $1.35B
Employee Count: 2,313 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: Access Industries, General Atlantic and 75 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 18, 2021, $850M
Highlight: Public

3. Glovo

Online marketplace offering multi-category grocery products. The product catalog includes fruits, vegetables, oil, honey, snacks, bakery products, beverages, meat, seafood, dairy products, and much more. It also offers food from restaurants.

Key facts about Glovo

Founded Year: 2015
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Last Known Valuation: $1.7B as on Apr 01, 2021
Stage: Acquired
Total Funding till date: $1.16B
Investors: Idinvest Partners, Mubadala and 58 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series F, Apr 01, 2021, $528M
Highlight: Acquired

4. SoFi

Online platform for consumer loans. It offers multiple loan products including personal loans, student loans, home loans, business loans, and more. It also offers insurance including life insurance, home insurance, and more. It also features an app-based platform for trading stocks, ETFs, crypto, and accessing financial services. The app is available on IOS and Android devices.

Key facts about SoFi

Founded Year: 2011
Location: San Francisco (United States)
Annual Revenue: €28.7K as on Dec 31, 2023
Stage: Public
Total Funding till date: $3.04B
Employee Count: 3,066 as on Dec 31, 2023
Investors: Silver Lake, GPI Capital and 75 Others
Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Feb 18, 2024
Highlight: Public

5. Revolut

Provider of banking solutions for retail customers and businesses. It provides users with a platform that offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to simplify financial management and enhance user experience.

Key facts about Revolut

Founded Year: 2015
Location: London (United Kingdom)
Annual Revenue: £1.37B as on Dec 31, 2023
Valuation: $45B as on Aug 16, 2024
Stage: Series E
Total Funding till date: $1.99B
Employee Count: 1,614 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investors: TCV, JPMorgan Chase and 132 Others
Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 18, 2025, $1.05M
Highlight: Editors' Pick

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Lakestar has invested in 147 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 19 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Vertice and most recent follow-on round was in Fuse.

Here are Lakestar's Year-on-Year Investment Trends:

Year	No. of Investments
Year	1^st Round	Follow-on	Total
2025 (YTD)	1	4	5
2024	12	7	19
2023	9	6	15
2022	12	4	16
2021	16	15	31
2020	13	12	25
2019	12	5	17
2018	9	6	15
2017	10	2	12
2016	2	4	6

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Lakestar has made 48 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.45M, 36 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15.3M and 18 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $50.1M.

Here are Lakestar's investments by stage:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Stage of entry	No. of Investments
Seed	48
Series A	36
Series B	18
Series C	10
Series D	4
Others	2

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Lakestar has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Consumer and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 137 Tech companies, 89 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 72 Software companies and at least 65 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).

Here are Lakestar's investments by sector:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Sector	No. of Investments
Enterprise Applications	55
FinTech	36
High Tech	30
Consumer	27
Vertical SaaS	16
Others	137

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Lakestar has made most investments in United States (34), followed by Germany where it has made 33 investments.

Here are Lakestar's investments by geography:

Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments

Country	No. of Investments
United States	34
Germany	33
United Kingdom	27
Switzerland	7
France	5
Others	13

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Lakestar has made 5 investments in 2025 so far. Fuse and Swan are the latest among them.

Here are the most recent investments by Lakestar:

Date	Company	Location	Round Details	Round Amount	Co-Investors
May 08, 2025	Fuse	United States	Series A	$7M	Griffin Gaming Partners [+2]
Jan 30, 2025	Swan	France	Series B	$43.8M	Eight Roads Ventures [+4]
Jan 23, 2025	Neko Health	Sweden	Series B	$260M	Lightspeed Venture Partners [+3]
Jan 22, 2025	Vertice	United States	Series C	$50M	Perpetual Investment [+3]
Jan 14, 2025	Nelly	Germany	Series B	$51.1M	Cathay Innovation [+4]

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Lakestar has 12 unicorns in its portfolio - Neko Health, Klarna, One Football and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Neko Health. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years after Lakestar first invested in it.

Here is a list of unicorns in Lakestar's portfolio:

Tracxn Score	Company	Short Description	Founded year	Sector	Location	Company Stage	First Investment/ Acquisition Details
55	Neko Health	Platform offering solutions for preventive health scans	2018	HealthTech	Stockholm	Series B	xjelflm
78	Klarna	Developer of an online platform for point-of-sale financing	2005	FinTech [+2]	Stockholm	Series H	{qxgajp
77	One Football	News media platform for soccer	2008	Consumer [+1]	Berlin	Series D	fwfnxsw
71	sennder	Tech enabled trucking services	2015	Consumer [+2]	Berlin	Series D	vu{wihj
80	Alan	App-based health insurance platform for individuals and businesses	2016	FinTech [+2]	Paris	Series F	cpsyval

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8 of Lakestar's portfolio companies have become public. SoFi got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2021 and Oscar got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at marketcap of $7.92B.

Here are Lakestar's portfolio companies that went public:

Company	IPO Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
SoFi	Jun 01, 2021	-	-	-
Oscar	Mar 03, 2021	Feb 22, 2016	Series D	$400M
Opendoor	Dec 21, 2020	Dec 12, 2016	Series D	$210M
Spotify	Apr 06, 2018	-	-	-
Facebook	May 18, 2012	-	-	-

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32 companies from Lakestar's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Aetion in May 2025 by Datavant.

Here are Lakestar's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:

Company	Acquisition Date	First Invested on	First Round of Investment	Round Size
Aetion	May 15, 2025	Mar 20, 2017	Series A	$11.2M
Solaris	Mar 25, 2025	Mar 07, 2018	Series B	$70M
Eigen Technologies	Jun 06, 2024	Nov 14, 2019	Series B	$37M
Marley Spoon	Jan 30, 2024	Apr 22, 2015	Series A	$3.5M
Cadre	Dec 01, 2023	-	-	-

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Lakestar has a team of 52 members including 12 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 16 Principals located in United Kingdom, Germany and 5 more locations. Lakestar's team sits on the board of 2 companies.

Here is a list of top team members in Lakestar:

Name	Designation	Location	Board Memberships	Contact details
Klaus Hommels	Partner	Zurich	-	-
Christoph Schuh	Partner	Berlin	sennder	-
Oliver Heimes	Partner	Zurich	-	-
Enrico Mellis	Partner	Berlin	-	-
Stephen Nundy	Partner	London	-	-
Akis Bratsos	Partner	London	-	-
Andreas Klukas	Partner	Zurich	-	-
Ninja Struye De Swielande	Partner	Zurich	-	-
Georgia Watson	Partner	London	-	-
Mark Schmitz	Partner	Munich	-	-
Simone Kind	Partner	Switzerland	-	-

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Over the past 13 years, 1098 investors have co-invested in Lakestar's portfolio companies.

Invested before Lakestar: Thrive Capital, Global Founders Capital and 360 others have invested in rounds before Lakestar. There are 5 companies where Thrive Capital has invested before Lakestar and 5 companies where Global Founders Capital has invested before Lakestar.
Top Co-investors of Lakestar: 332 investors entered a company along with Lakestar. These include investors like a16z (4 companies).
Invested after Lakestar: A total of 404 investors have invested in Lakestar's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (6 companies), Baillie Gifford (4 companies) and SoftBank Vision Fund (3 companies).