Lakestar

Activity from announced rounds

All recorded activity

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
14
Confirmed lead rounds
1
10 roles undisclosed
New companies
14
First participation on record · 0 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$1.6B
14 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Seed4
Series A4
Undisclosed4
Series C+2

By primary sector

AI4
Defense tech4
Cybersecurity2
Developer tools1
Enterprise software1
2 more
Healthtech1
Logistics1

By country

United Kingdom4
Sweden3
United States2
Belgium1
Canada1
3 more
Germany1
Italy1
Netherlands1

Rounds

14 in all activity
Modulate

Modulate builds audio-native AI models and APIs that help developers understand voice conversations beyond their transcribed words.

$25MFunding round
Participant
Exein

Embedded cybersecurity software for device manufacturers that protects connected products from firmware vulnerabilities and malicious activity at runtime.

$270MUndisclosed
Participant
Twin1 AI

Gives professionals AI-powered digital twins that scale their expertise securely

$20MSeed
Role not disclosed
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
Neko Health

Neko Health provides body-scanning technology combined with bloodwork to assess health

$700MSeries C
Role not disclosed
Dominion Dynamics

Builds Arctic-hardened surveillance software and autonomous drone systems for defence operations

CA$139MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Timefold

Develops scheduling optimisation APIs for vehicle routing and shift scheduling

$13MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Pit

AI platform that learns business workflows and builds custom internal tools for enterprise operations

$16MSeed
Role not disclosed
Validio

Develops an enterprise data management platform to improve data quality and reliability for analytics

$30MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Onodrim Industries

Develops defence industrial platform for Europe's security and resilience

€40MSeed
Role not disclosed
Antidote

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

$5MSeed
Lead
GeneralMind

Develops AI-based system to automate operational and coordination tasks in supply-chain environments

$12MUndisclosed
Role not disclosed