Lakestar (Venture Capital)
Funding Details
- Awarder
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- Date Award
- June 09, 2025
- Vertical
- Defence Tech
- Funding URL
- View Funding Page
- Funding Amount:
- $300,000,000
Company Info
- Founding Year
- 2012
- Traction
- Lakestar has a history of backing successful tech companies like Spotify, Revolut, and Glovo, and is now pivoting towards the defence sector in response to increased funding and interest in this area.
- Founders
- Klaus Hommels
- Company Description
- Lakestar is a venture capital firm founded by Klaus Hommels, focusing on investing in technology-driven companies, particularly in the defence sector. The firm aims to raise a dedicated fund to support European defence innovation amidst rising geopolitical tensions.
- Market
- European Defence Innovation
- Location
- Switzerland