Investor directoryLakestar
Lakestar focuses on funding visionary tech entrepreneurs with deep insights and expertise in selected sectors.
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In numbers
In the last 24 months, Lakestar took part in 18 funding rounds on record at Oka, 8 of them in the last 12 months. It led or co-led 4 of the 18 rounds where the lead investor was reported. AI / ML is its most frequent sector (6 of 18 rounds with a known sector), Series B its most frequent stage (5 of 17). Most often the startup was based in the United Kingdom: 7 of 17 rounds with a known location. The most recent round on record is from September 2026.
As of October 2026. Source: Oka, counted from funding rounds reported in the press; rounds that were never reported are not included.
The facts
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Founded
- 2012
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Recent rounds
Exein
$270 millionSeries D+CybersecurityHeadlineleadLakestarSofinaGoldman SachsEuropean Investment Bank GroupKfW Capital · +11 more in the source
Italytechcrunch.comMindgard
€26 millionSeries AAI / MLAlbum VCleadLakestarKARMA.406 VenturesAtlantic BridgeIQ Capital
United Kingdomeu-startups.comIceye
€1 billionSeries D+SpaceTechScaleup Europe FundleadGeneral AtlanticleadEQT GroupleadFinland-Startups Scaleup Europe FundleadLakestarTesi · +7 more in the source
Finlandprnewswire.comAgon
$30MSeedDeepTechLakestarlead201 VenturesD3XYZLux CapitalNorthzone
United Kingdomtech.euFyxer AI
$30MSeries BAI / MLMadronaleadLakestar20VC Fund20Growth · +1 more in the source
United Kingdomsiliconcanals.com
Rounds Lakestar took part in, as reported by the linked articles. See who else is investing right now.
Questions founders ask
- Is Lakestar actively investing?
- Yes. Oka has 8 funding rounds with Lakestar on record from the last 12 months; the most recent is from September 2026.
- Does Lakestar lead rounds?
- Lakestar led or co-led 4 of the 18 rounds on record where the lead investor was reported (last 24 months).
- Which stages does Lakestar invest in?
- Lakestar invests at Seed, Growth, Series A and Series B. In the rounds on record, Series B is the most frequent (5 of 17).
- Where is Lakestar based?
- Lakestar is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
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