Lakestar is a leading European venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, including those in the space industry. It provides financial support, strategic guidance, and operational expertise to startups, from early-stage to growth-stage, with a focus on deep tech. Lakestar's space-related investments include companies like Isar Aerospace, which is developing launch services, and ConstellR, which provides space-based water stress monitoring for agriculture. The firm has offices in Berlin, Zurich, and London and actively supports its portfolio companies in areas like marketing, recruitment, and technology.
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The Series A round included OMERS, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Royal Bank of Canada, Valor Equity Partners, Expeditions, Lakestar, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
HV Capital, Lakestar, UVC Partners, and KfW Capital returned as investors in Isar Aerospace’s Series D round.
Existing investors in Isar Aerospace’s Series D financing round included HV Capital, Lakestar, UVC Partners, and KfW Capital.
The Series A funding round for Constellr was led by Alpine Space Ventures and Lakestar.
Lakestar and VSquared co-led constellr’s $10,000,000 seed financing round.
Isar Aerospace has raised more than 180 million US dollars overall from investors including HV Capital, Lakestar, Earlybird, and Airbus Ventures.
Isar Aerospace has raised more than $90,000,000 in private funding since 2019, including a $75,000,000 Series B round led by venture capital fund Lakestar.
Isar Aerospace raised a 75,000,000 EUR Series B round on 2020-12-09 led by Lakestar with participation from Earlybird, Vsquared Ventures, and existing investors.