Lakestar is one of Europe's leading venture capital firms. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook and airbnb. Since raising a first fund Lakestar in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregate volume of EUR 1bn.
Founded: 2013
http://lakestar.com See More at NOAH Connect SPEAKER INFORMATION KEY CORPORATE FACTS Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland Manu Gupta Employees 26-50 Partner Investment VC Stage Investment Style Active PRESENTATION TOPIC TARGET INVESTMENT CRITERIA Geographies Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Netherlands, Sweden Fireside chat with Casafari Verticals Revolutionary Consumer Products, Digital Health, Mobility & Travel of the Future, Fintech & Insurtech, B2B Software & Services SHORT BIOGRAPHY Industries FinTech, Media, Software, Transportation, Travel, Real Estate In the last 20 years, Manu has worked as a Java coder, software designer, product Transaction Growth Capital, Venture Capital marketer, tech banker, and venture capitalist. Manu was named one of the 40 most Structures influential professionals in Europe by Wall Street Journal. Recent investments or board directorships include Taulia, Algomi, GoEuro, Tictail, SOFI as well as historic invest- BUSINESS OVERVIEW ment or board advisory in Maker Studios (Disney), BrandsExclusive (APN), Markafoni (Naspers), Casacanda (Fab), GLG (Holtzbrink), Clickon Brazil (Globo). Previously, Manu Lakestar is a global venture capital company, with offices in Zurich, Berlin, and London. was an Executive Director and Head of the European Internet coverage at Goldman • Company identified highly disruptive technology companies across all stages of their lifestyle – seed to growth – and across consumer and Sachs London, as well as a tech M&A and IPO advisor in San Francisco. Initially he B2B business models. Most importantly, Lakestar has been a preferred partner for US grew up in San Francisco and was a Product Manager at Oracle, and coder at Sun entrepreneurs considering international expansion, as well as European entrepreneurs wanting to go global. Microsystems. • Lakestar has invested in Skype, Spotify, Harry's, Facebook, Airbnb, King.com, and more recently into Omio, Oscar, Opendoor, Hometogo, Get READ MORE your Guide and Revolut. READ MORE INTERNET PORTFOLIO HIGHTLIGHTS CASAFARI Teralytics Glovo Portugal Switzerland Spain Ecommerce, Marketpla… Mobility & Travel of… Mobility & Travel of… NOAH LONDON SPEAKER BOOK 95