Lakestar

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionUnited Kingdom

Lakestar is a technology investment firm with venture funds and investments across stages, placing a current strategic emphasis on Europe’s technological sovereignty and resilience.

The firm’s stated priorities include growing its existing portfolio and developing targeted investment products for critical technologies. Its team works across investment funds and a Resilience platform, supported by advisers with international security experience.

Lakestar favours a concentrated approach with fewer investments and substantial attention to each. For founders in critical technology, its framework connects the commercial business with the geopolitical and security requirements surrounding its deployment.

Sources
Rounds participated in
5
Confirmed lead rounds
1
2 roles undisclosed
New companies
5
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$435M
5 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Undisclosed2
Seed1
Series A1
Series C+1

By primary sector

Defense tech2
Climate tech1
Cybersecurity1
Enterprise software1

By country

United Kingdom5

Rounds

5 in this selection
Mindgard

Mindgard helps enterprise security teams find and address vulnerabilities in AI models, applications and agents.

$30MSeries A
Participant
Agon

Agon develops virtual environments for defence companies and governments to train and evaluate autonomous AI systems.

$30MPre-Seed+Seed
Role not disclosed
Antidote

Antidote helps law firms check time entries against client billing guidelines and internal standards before invoices are sent.

$5MSeed
Lead
Fuse Energy

Fuse Energy generates, trades and supplies energy while developing household energy hardware.

$70MUndisclosed
Participant