Lakestar is a European technology venture capital firm founded by Dr. Klaus Hommels, who serves as its Founder and Chairman. Lakestar's Twitter Score is 1.1 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #483,529 among 486,573 tracked accounts.
Lakestar was established to back digital and technology entrepreneurs across stages and geographies. The firm states it manages over $6 billion in assets under management, spanning institutional venture capital funds and personal investments. In April 2024, Lakestar announced the close of its Lakestar Early IV and Lakestar Growth II vehicles for a combined total of around $600 million, bringing assets under management at that time to €2 billion. In August 2025, Lakestar closed the Lakestar Continuation Fund I at USD 265 million, with lead investor Industry Ventures, Lexington Partners, and Performance Equity Management among its backers. In July 2026, Lakestar announced the close of the Lakestar Resilience I fund at USD 300 million, a vehicle dedicated to dual-use and defence technology companies across Europe and NATO-allied markets.
Lakestar has disclosed crypto and fintech exposure within its portfolio, including a growth-stage position in Blockchain.com, a platform for buying, selling, and trading crypto. The firm also led the $11.5 million Series A for ZBD, a bitcoin payments company formerly known as ZEBEDEE, announced in September 2021. In October 2025, Lakestar said it would stop raising new generalist venture funds, instead concentrating on its existing portfolio and making larger, more concentrated investments using its own capital while continuing to develop targeted products including its resilience strategy. Lakestar has also publicly warned that WhatsApp groups using its name to offer crypto or stock tips are impersonators with no affiliation to the firm.
Lakestar's fund portfolio includes Public, Pitch, ZBD, Fuse Energy, Neko Health, Cosine and Celo.
Who follows Lakestar on X?
The accounts that follow Lakestar include 8 founders and 1 angel investors. Among them are Mark W. Yusko - Two Point One Quadrillion, Logan Jastremski, Federico, Christian Garrett, Christian Reber and Jakob Diepenbrock. Lakestar has been mentioned by 15 accounts, with 22 total mentions across the platform.