Lakestar

Founded in 2012, Lakestar is a venture capital firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It invests in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs across Europe and the United States. With an aggregated volume of over EUR 2bn under management, Lakestar supports its portfolio with strategic advice in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing.

Nicolas Brand

Partner

Akis Bratsos

Senior Associate

Ben Cousens

Principal

James Dawson

Managing Director

Nina Feussner

Analyst

Anja Gradl

Investor

Manu Gupta

Partner

Mathias Haniel

Principal

Oliver Heimes

Partner

Klaus Hommels

Managing Partner

Steven Jacobs

Venture Partner

Andreas Klukas

CFO

Lukas Leitner

Analyst

Chris Magazzeni

Investor

Enrico Mellis

Principal

Navid Meyer

Analyst

Chirag Modi

Associate

Stephen Nundy

Partner

Magda Posluszny

Senior Associate

Mika Salmi

Managing Partner

Christoph Schuh

Partner

Michael Stuenkel

Partner

Aline Vedder

Principal

Georgia Watson

Principal

Julian Wokoeck

Senior Associate

Zornitsa Zheleva

Analyst

Past deals in Embedded Software

Swan

Series B in 2025
Swan is a Paris-based fintech company founded in 2019 that specializes in embedded finance through its Banking-as-a-Service platform. It enables businesses to create and manage bank accounts, issue cards, and generate IBANs seamlessly using straightforward APIs. Serving more than 60 clients across ten European countries, Swan handles over 200 million euros in transactions monthly. The company is staffed by over 100 employees, led by experts in the fintech sector. As a licensed financial institution regulated by the ACPR, Swan operates as a principal member of Mastercard, positioning itself as a key player in the European financial technology landscape.

Swan

Series B in 2023
Swan is a Paris-based fintech company founded in 2019 that specializes in embedded finance through its Banking-as-a-Service platform. It enables businesses to create and manage bank accounts, issue cards, and generate IBANs seamlessly using straightforward APIs. Serving more than 60 clients across ten European countries, Swan handles over 200 million euros in transactions monthly. The company is staffed by over 100 employees, led by experts in the fintech sector. As a licensed financial institution regulated by the ACPR, Swan operates as a principal member of Mastercard, positioning itself as a key player in the European financial technology landscape.

Solaris

Series F in 2023
Solaris is a technology company delivering an embedded finance, API-based Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables businesses to integrate digital banking and payment services into their products. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of APIs for developers to create customized banking solutions, including digital bank accounts, payment cards, identity verification, lending, and digital asset custody, with access to services from integrated third-party providers.

Solaris

Series C in 2020
Solaris is a technology company delivering an embedded finance, API-based Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables businesses to integrate digital banking and payment services into their products. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of APIs for developers to create customized banking solutions, including digital bank accounts, payment cards, identity verification, lending, and digital asset custody, with access to services from integrated third-party providers.

Solaris

Series B in 2018
Solaris is a technology company delivering an embedded finance, API-based Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables businesses to integrate digital banking and payment services into their products. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of APIs for developers to create customized banking solutions, including digital bank accounts, payment cards, identity verification, lending, and digital asset custody, with access to services from integrated third-party providers.
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