Venture capital firm
Lakestar portfolio
lakestar.comLakestar is a venture capital firm based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2012. It has invested in 95 venture-backed companies across 129 funding rounds on VCMC, and led 47 of those rounds. 16 of them were in the last 12 months.
95
Venture-backed companies
in its portfolio on VCMC
129
Funding rounds
led 47
16
Last 12 months
rounds, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
24
With a disclosed valuation
of 95 companies
$71.7B
Combined value of its private companies
the whole companies, not what Lakestar owns
88 private companies Lakestar has backed have a VCMC valuation; together they are worth $71.7B. That is the value of the whole companies, not what Lakestar owns. Blockchain.com is 14% of the total. 7 companies it backed have since been acquired and are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
Portfolio
Lakestar's most valuable portfolio companies
The 10 most valuable private companies Lakestar has backed, by VCMC's valuation. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
- 1 Blockchain.com Cryptocurrency, Dallas $9.9B range $4.5B – $11.3B Joined at Series E, 2024
- 2 Neko Health Health Care Services, Stockholm $7.6B range $6.1B – $10.8B Led at Series A, 2023
- 3 Alan Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers, Paris $6.9B range $5.5B – $9.6B Joined at Series F, 2024
- 4 Reneo Real Estate - Agents & Managers, Hamburg $5.4B range $1.9B – $8.8B Joined at Series B, 2025
- 5 Tech Companies, New York $4.8B range $404M – $5.5B Joined at Series B, 2018
- 6 Glovo Food delivery, Barcelona $3.4B range $537M – $10.0B Led at Series D, 2019
- 7 SumUp Payment Processing & Point of Sale, Wilmington $3.0B range $1.1B – $5.4B Joined at Series A, 2012
- 8 Isar Aerospace Aerospace and Defence, Ottobrunn $2.6B range $2.0B – $3.5B Joined at Series B, 2021
- 9 Financial Services, New York $2.5B range $1.1B – $3.8B Joined at Series C, 2020
- 10 Solaris Banks & ATMs, Berlin $1.8B range $745M – $2.8B Joined at Series B, 2018
Portfolio
Full Lakestar portfolio (95 companies)
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| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colossyan Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2024 | Series A Feb 2024 $22M | $77.4M | $27.0M – $250M | $40.0M (-48%) | $27.0M | 78% | 76 | down | D | |
| 2 | SumUp Payment Processing & Point of Sale · since Series A, 2012 | Debt May 2024 $1.63B | $3.0B | $1.1B – $5.4B | $2.5B (-16%) | $324M | 30% | 4,143 | up | C | |
| 3 | Alan Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers · since Series F, 2024 | Series G Jun 2026 $550M | $6.9B | $5.5B – $9.6B | $8.3B (+20%) | $997M | 0% | 1,609 | up | A | |
| 4 | Isar Aerospace Aerospace and Defence · since Series B, 2021 | Grant Aug 2026 $230M | $2.6B | $2.0B – $3.5B | $3.1B (+19%) | $366M | 0% | 513 | up | A | |
| 5 | Glovo Food delivery · led at Series D, 2019 | Series F Apr 2021 $530M | $3.4B | $537M – $10.0B | $3.2B (-7%) | $862M | 33% | 15,465 | up | D | |
| 6 | Neko Health Health Care Services · led at Series A, 2023 | Series C Jul 2026 $700M | $7.6B | $6.1B – $10.8B | $9.4B (+24%) | $1.1B | 0% | 751 | growing | A | |
| 7 | GetYourGuide Travel Agencies · since Series E, 2019 | Series F Jun 2023 $85M | $1.5B | $329M – $2.3B | $1.4B (-4%) | $167M | 0% | 1,463 | up | C | |
| 8 | Solaris Banks & ATMs · since Series B, 2018 | Series G Feb 2025 $144M | $1.8B | $745M – $2.8B | $1.6B (-11%) | $247M | 35% | 588 | flat | C | |
| 9 | Reneo Real Estate - Agents & Managers · since Series B, 2025 | Series B Feb 2025 $630M | $5.4B | $1.9B – $8.8B | $5.0B (-8%) | $743M | 25% | 117 | flat | C | |
| 10 | Omio Travel Agencies · since Series A, 2014 | Other Jul 2026 $10M | $725M | $60.4M – $1.8B | $670M (-7%) | $158M | 7% | 441 | flat | D | |
| 11 | Varda Space Industries Aerospace and Defence · since Series C, 2025 | Series D Sep 2026 $251M | $1.6B | $1.4B – $2.4B | $2.1B (+28%) | $229M | 0% | 276 | growing | A | |
| 12 | Blockchain.com Cryptocurrency · since Series E, 2024 | Series E Feb 2024 $110M | $9.9B | $4.5B – $11.3B | $9.4B (-4%) | $1.1B | 0% | 1,211 | up | B | |
| 13 | Spatial Tech Companies · since Series A, 2020 | Series B Dec 2021 $25M | $128M | $12.5M – $299M | $120M (-6%) | $31.1M | 28% | 60 | flat | D | |
| 14 | ClearSpace Aerospace and Defence · since Series A, 2023 | Series A Jan 2023 $29M | $231M | $16.1M – $411M | $231M (0%) | $41.3M | 0% | 95 | unknown | D | |
| 15 | Tech Companies · since Growth, 2015 | Series E Jun 2019 $165M | $1.3B | $115M – $1.6B | $1.3B (0%) | $200M | 1% | 813 | flat | D | |
| 16 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2021 | Series C Apr 2022 $150M | $813M | $107M – $1.6B | $739M (-9%) | $168M | 23% | 227 | flat | D | |
| 17 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2017 | Acquisition May 2025 $400M | $582M acquired 2025 | $122M – $2.2B | – | – | 61% | 280 | down | D | |
| 18 | Tech Companies · led at Series C, 2013 | Acquisition Jan 2022 | $440M acquired 2022 | $250M – $506M | – | – | 0% | – | unknown | B | |
| 19 | Tech Companies · led at Series C, 2025 | Series C Jan 2025 $50M | $556M | $317M – $789M | $556M (0%) | $66.6M | 0% | 568 | growing | B | |
| 20 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2020 | Acquisition Oct 2025 | $49.3M acquired 2025 | $18.2M – $312M | – | – | 97% | 49 | down | D | |
| 21 | Tech Companies · led at Series B, 2021 | Series B Sep 2021 $38M | $295M | $26.4M – $569M | $284M (-4%) | $56.5M | 14% | 283 | up | D | |
| 22 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2023 | Series A Aug 2026 $30M | $187M | $120M – $435M | $307M (+64%) | $43.0M | 0% | 37 | growing | C | |
| 23 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2025 | Series B Sep 2025 $30M | $299M | $143M – $424M | $299M (0%) | $35.8M | 0% | 120 | growing | B | |
| 24 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2019 | Private Equity Jul 2021 $120M | $40.9M | $5.25M – $168M | $38.3M (-6%) | $20.5M | 59% | 154 | flat | D | |
| 25 | Aerospace and Defence · since Seed, 2022 | Seed Nov 2022 $20M | $120M | $14.2M – $283M | $110M (-9%) | $42.2M | 28% | 51 | up | D | |
| 26 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2025 | Seed Dec 2025 $14M | $180M | $66.2M – $307M | $202M (+12%) | $39.6M | 0% | 21 | growing | C | |
| 27 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2023 | Seed Apr 2023 $8.0M | $14.9M | $6.18M – $75.2M | $10.9M (-27%) | $18.9M | 97% | 12 | down | D | |
| 28 | Payment Processing & Point of Sale · led at Seed, 2021 | Acquisition Sep 2025 | $8.31M acquired 2025 | $4.47M – $19.1M | – | – | 97% | 22 | shrinking | C | |
| 29 | Tech Companies · since Series D, 2018 | Series D Dec 2018 | $34.4M | $3.43M – $133M | $34.4M (0%) | $11.6M | 39% | 363 | flat | D | |
| 30 | Tech Companies · since Pre-seed, 2025 | Pre-Seed Nov 2025 $3.0M | $47.9M | $17.2M – $79.6M | $52.3M (+9%) | $10.3M | 0% | 11 | growing | C | |
| 31 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2024 | Seed Aug 2024 $2.4M | $40.1M | $7.06M – $61.0M | $39.8M (-1%) | $7.22M | 0% | 39 | up | D | |
| 32 | Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2021 | Acquisition Apr 2026 $20.00B | $5.2B acquired 2026 | $2.7B – $7.4B | – | – | 0% | 352 | growing | B | |
| 33 | Tech Companies · since Series C, 2026 | Series C Sep 2026 $270M | $1.8B | $1.5B – $2.6B | $2.2B (+28%) | $268M | 0% | 86 | growing | A | |
| 34 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2022 | Series C Mar 2026 $12M | $117M | $66.1M – $199M | $131M (+12%) | $15.7M | 0% | 245 | growing | B | |
| 35 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2018 | Series D Mar 2021 $200M | $4.8B | $404M – $5.5B | $4.6B (-3%) | $664M | 0% | 815 | flat | D | |
| 36 | Media Companies · since Series B, 2013 | Series D Apr 2022 $300M | $673M | $208M – $6.2B | $591M (-12%) | $493M | 97% | 300 | down | D | |
| 37 | Cryptocurrency · since Series C, 2020 | Series D Feb 2021 $220M | $292M | $112M – $2.0B | $244M (-16%) | $205M | 97% | 228 | down | D | |
| 38 | Financial Services · since Series C, 2020 | Series D Dec 2024 $135M | $2.5B | $1.1B – $3.8B | $2.5B (0%) | $273M | 0% | 893 | up | C | |
| 39 | Hotels · since Series A, 2020 | Growth Equity Dec 2025 $88M | $932M | $577M – $1.4B | $854M (-8%) | $94.8M | 31% | 287 | flat | B | |
| 40 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2018 | Grant Sep 2025 $25M | $988M | $532M – $1.1B | $988M (0%) | $109M | 0% | 197 | growing | B | |
| 41 | Trucking and Logistics · led at Series C, 2019 | Series D Jun 2021 $80M | $360M | $108M – $1.8B | $321M (-11%) | $196M | 81% | 1,012 | down | D | |
| 42 | Loans & Financing · led at Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity May 2021 $80M | $271M | $40.6M – $973M | $246M (-9%) | $76.2M | 46% | 79 | flat | D | |
| 43 | Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers · led at Series A, 2019 | Growth Equity Jan 2021 $95M | $545M | $80.6M – $812M | $545M (0%) | $69.9M | 0% | 474 | up | D | |
| 44 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2026 | Series A Jun 2026 $98M | $502M | $338M – $1.2B | $863M (+72%) | $121M | 0% | 79 | growing | C | |
| 45 | Tech Companies · led at Series B, 2021 | Series B May 2021 $85M | $275M | $46.7M – $790M | $266M (-3%) | $108M | 40% | 78 | up | D | |
| 46 | Payment Processing & Point of Sale · led at Seed, 2019 | Series C Jan 2026 $40M | $448M | $242M – $730M | $480M (+7%) | $52.8M | 0% | 93 | up | B | |
| 47 | Real Estate Rental · since Series B, 2018 | Growth Equity Oct 2021 $29M | $92.8M | $16.7M – $417M | $81.7M (-12%) | $30.7M | 61% | 169 | down | D | |
| 48 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2022 | Series A Feb 2026 $44M | $339M | $159M – $577M | $407M (+20%) | $62.1M | 0% | 114 | up | C | |
| 49 | Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2023 | Series B Jan 2025 $51M | $504M | $225M – $715M | $504M (0%) | $60.4M | 0% | 207 | up | B | |
| 50 | Home Health Care · led at Series B, 2024 | Series B Sep 2024 $46M | $382M | $95.9M – $566M | $281M (-26%) | $48.5M | 8% | 168 | flat | C |
Valuation: VCMC's valuation with its range, from a low to a high scenario; a company with no valuation shows a dash, one acquired after its last round its last value as a private company.
Activity
How Lakestar invests: stages, industries and countries
Most of its rounds are Series A (25%). Its companies span 31 industries, most in Tech Companies, Aerospace and Defence and Payment Processing & Point of Sale, across 18 countries.
Rounds by stage
- Pre-seed 7
- Seed 28
- Series A 32
- Series B 30
- Series C and later 32
Investments by industry
- Tech Companies 46
- Aerospace and Defence 5
- Payment Processing & Point of Sale 5
- Cryptocurrency 4
- Software Development Services 4
- Travel Agencies 3
- Insurance - Agents, Carriers & Brokers 2
- Loans & Financing 2
Investments by country
- United States 25
- Germany 22
- United Kingdom 20
- Spain 5
- France 3
- Sweden 3
Recent rounds
Lakestar's latest investments
Lakestar's most recent funding rounds, newest first. 16 rounds in the last 12 months.
- Series C $270M 15 Sep 2026
- Series A $30M 12 Aug 2026
- Neko Health Series C $700M 15 Jul 2026
- Series A $98M 30 Jun 2026
- Series A $13M 23 Jun 2026
- Isar Aerospace Series D $310M 9 Jun 2026
- Seed, led $50M 5 Mar 2026
- Seed $50M 5 Mar 2026
- Series A $30M 5 Mar 2026
- Series C $12M 1 Mar 2026
Co-investors
Lakestar's top co-investors
The investors that most often join the same rounds as Lakestar. HV Capital leads, with 14 rounds together.
- HV Capital 14 rounds together
- Atomico 13 rounds together
- Accel 10 rounds together
- Lightspeed Venture Partners 6 rounds together
- 6 rounds together
- General Catalyst 6 rounds together
- Thrive Capital 6 rounds together
- 6 rounds together
- 5 rounds together
- Founders Fund 5 rounds together
About
About Lakestar
Lakestar Advisors GmbH is a Swiss venture capital firm engaged in investing in technology companies across sectors such as deep tech, healthcare, fintech, digitalisation, and defence. The firm provides investment and partnership services to technology entrepreneurs, supporting them from seed to growth stages. Lakestar also offers guidance on product, technology, go-to-market strategies, talent acquisition, and regulatory matters. The company is committed to sustainability and ESG principles, incorporating them into its investment analysis and decision-making processes, and engages with a network of advisors from armed forces and international security institutions to inform its investment activities.
Description from Veridion's company data.
- Founded
- 2012
- Based in
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Team
- 80 people, -1% in a year
- Type
- Venture capital firm
Focus markets
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Fintech
- Digitalisation
- Defense
What Lakestar offers
- Venture Capital Investment Services
- Deep Tech Startup Investment
- Healthcare Technology Investment
- Fintech Startup Investment
- Digitalisation Technology Investment
- Defence and Security Technology Investment
- Seed Stage Investment
- Growth Stage Investment
Questions
Lakestar: frequently asked questions
How many companies has Lakestar invested in?
95 venture-backed companies on VCMC, across 129 funding rounds.
What are Lakestar's most valuable private companies?
Blockchain.com ($9.9B), Neko Health ($7.6B), Alan ($6.9B), by VCMC's valuation.
What was Lakestar's latest investment?
Exein, a Series C round in Sep 2026 of $270M.
Which stages does Lakestar invest in?
Lakestar invests most often at Series A (32 rounds), followed by Series C and later (32) and Series B (30). It has also joined 28 seed and 7 pre-seed rounds.
What is Lakestar's portfolio worth?
Its private companies with a VCMC valuation are worth $71.7B together. That is the sum of the companies' values, not what Lakestar owns.
Who does Lakestar invest alongside?
HV Capital (14 rounds), Atomico (13 rounds), Accel (10 rounds).