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Lakestar

August 30, 2022

CleanHub builds an asset-light waste management company, funded by consumer goods brands, to stop ocean plastic and enable the circular economy. Leading VC firm Lakestar talks to founder and chief executive officer Joel Tasche.

The sea has long been a source of inspiration for artists, but for one surfer it was the source of inspiration for a company.

Managing ESG within the venture capital industry

July 6, 2022

With an increasing level of scrutiny on environmental, social and governance themes within the venture capital industry, leading VC firm Lakestar explains the processes they’ve put in place to ensure total transparency.

Lakestar has seen an increasing level of scrutiny on environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes within the venture capital (VC) industry. The introduction of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) requiring mandatory reporting, the continued conversations on climate risk and the push for greater diversity amongst the workforce are just some of the topics driving the conversation on responsible investment and ESG. We will share some of the challenges we are seeing along with the initiatives we are undertaking in response.

The importance of Europe in the captable of today’s and tomorrow’s companies

January 21, 2022

Founding partner of venture capital firm Lakestar Klaus Hommels and former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi discuss the outlook for Europe and how politics can help it achieve sovereignty in financing and technology.

For Europe to remain powerful amid the changing geopolitical landscape, maintaining hegemony in financing technological advances is required. Creating a vision is not enough. To power growth, we need both passion from politicians alongside practical means to plug a funding gap for the new generation of companies.

Six reasons to join the Campden Wealth Family Alternative Investment Forum in London

December 21, 2021

Multigenerational business families of wealth from across Europe will gather in-person in London on 23-24 February 2022 for the leading 18th Campden Wealth Family Alternative Investment Forum.

Multigenerational business families of wealth from across Europe will gather in-person in London on 23-24 February 2022 for the leading 18th Campden Wealth Family Alternative Investment Forum.

A deep dive into deep tech

September 30, 2021

Deep tech is much talked about by governments, and the European Commission especially, but often without an explanation of what it actually is. Only by defining, and therefore assessing, its character can we consider its place in the European startup ecosystem.

Stephen Nundy, partner at Lakestar, and Yoram Wijngaarde, founder and chief executive of Dealroom, in conversation about the future of deep tech and its role in Europe’s future.

FB Roundup: Porsche, Inditex, Selfridges

July 30, 2021

Porsche family joins billionaire space race with rocket investment, Amancio Ortega’s Inditex fortunes fall and rise with Covid-19 restrictions, Weston family puts Selfridges on the auction block for $5.5 billion.

Porsche family joins billionaire space race with rocket investment

The Porsche family is backing the European rocket launch startup Isar Aerospace Technologies with an eye on the spin-off innovations from easier access to space.

Family offices target venture capital investments in new tech

February 26, 2021

Family offices have an increasing appetite for investing their venture capital in innovative and disruptive health and green technology over the next five years, a new survey by Lakestar reveals.

Family offices have an increasing appetite for investing their venture capital in innovative and disruptive health and green technology over the next five years, a new survey by Lakestar reveals.

Application Programming Interfaces are transforming businesses

December 8, 2020

Increasing numbers of technology platforms are now incorporating APIs—Application Programming Interfaces which enable those businesses to embed other platforms within their own apps or websites. These APIs are behind many of the digital transformations that are opening new pathways to forge profitable partnerships and monetise data for tech innovation and growth.

scoutbee offers free Covid-19 emergency supplier searches for critical medical supplies

April 8, 2020

As the world gets to grips with the health and humanitarian emergency resulting from the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19), the knock-on economic effects have also been stark. In an increasingly global economy, we have seen how fragile some supply chains have become. scoutbee as a solution has a specific capability for rapid global supplier discovery, so when coronavirus began to cause pharma and medical supply shortages, we knew we should help.