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Lakestar

VC fundBerlin, Germanylakestar.comLinkedIn

Lakestar focuses on funding visionary tech entrepreneurs with deep insights and expertise in selected sectors.

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+Cybersecurity

    HeadlineleadLakestarSofinaGoldman SachsEuropean Investment Bank GroupKfW Capital · +11 more in the source

    Italytechcrunch.com
  • Mindgard

    €26 millionSeries AAI / ML

    Album VCleadLakestarKARMA.406 VenturesAtlantic BridgeIQ Capital

    United Kingdomeu-startups.com
  • Iceye

    €1 billionSeries D+SpaceTech

    Scaleup Europe FundleadGeneral AtlanticleadEQT GroupleadFinland-Startups Scaleup Europe FundleadLakestarTesi · +7 more in the source

    Finlandprnewswire.com
  • Agon

    $30MSeedDeepTech

    Lakestarlead201 VenturesD3XYZLux CapitalNorthzone

    United Kingdomtech.eu
  • Fyxer AI

    $30MSeries BAI / ML

    MadronaleadLakestar20VC 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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