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It takes experience to spot a visionary.
Together we have identified, backed and developed some of the most far-sighted and successful European tech start-ups. Our passion and expertise is on hand to support brilliant tech entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurs by heart, investors by profession
We regard ourselves as partners rather than just investors or board members.
We believe in supporting our entrepreneurs and tailor our involvement to the strengths and needs of each company and team.
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Our Team
Akis Bratsos
Partner
Nina Odefey
Senior Associate
Manuela Marschall
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Andreas Klukas
CFO
Luca Pontone
Lead Software and Data Engineer
Alessandro Lanfranchi
Investor Relations Director
Mika Salmi
Venture Partner
Georgia Watson
Partner
Naimi Shah
Senior Legal Counsel
Natalia Neuman
COO & General Counsel
Sri Ayangar
Senior Associate
Lukas Leitner
Senior Associate
Ninja Struye de Swielande
Partner, CCO and Head of Investor Relations
Navid Meyer
Principal
Semra Deniz
Senior Executive Assistant
Hanchi Guan
Finance Director
Enrico Mellis
Partner
Hannah Ladwig
Team Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Henriett Bozzay
Operations Finance
Charlotte Jeffrey
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Simone Kind
Chief of Staff, Chairman’s Office
Odin Hoffmann
Analyst
Christoph Schuh
Partner
Dennis May
Associate
Gioia Fricke
Jr Administrative Assistant, Chairman’s Office
Tancredi Micangeli
Investor Relations Director
Mia Wähälä
Senior Talent Manager
David Stäuble
Finance Manager
Florian Spitzley
Head of Business Development
Stephen Nundy
Partner & CTO
Magali Kollo
Senior Events and Community Manager
Oliver Heimes
Partner
Klaus Hommels
Founder & Chairman
Vicki Bursford
Executive Assistant & HR Support
Our Advisory Board
The Lakestar Advisory Board gathers influential leaders with a deep expertise in digital innovation, technology, finance and politics. By sharing their expertise and opening their networks, they actively support our founders in building and scaling their businesses.
Martin Hofmann
Former Group CIO, Volkswagen AG
Dr Philipp Rösler
Founder and CEO of Consessor AG, Former German Vice-Chancellor
Michael Devoy
EVP, Bayer CMO
Matteo Renzi
Former Italian Prime Minister
Thorsten Dirks
Former Executive Board Member KPN, Telefónica and Lufthansa Group
Christoph Keese
CEO, Axel Springer HY
Niall Ferguson
History Professor and Writer
Thomas Buberl
CEO of AXA
Simon Collins
Former Chairman of KPMG UK
