# Klaus Hommels, Chairman at Lakestar

> Klaus Hommels, Chairman at Lakestar. 9 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/klaus-hommels (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Zürich, CH · Angel

# Klaus Hommels

Chairman at [Lakestar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar)

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Stages *Series A* *Seed*

Backs *Real Estate* *Financial Services* *Logistics* *Fintech*

Latest rounds

- **Citra Style** Seed · $1.5M Sept 2013
- **NumberFour** Series A · $38M Jun 2013
- **Vertical Media** Venture · $778k Nov 2012

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 9 last Sept 2013
- **Filings:** 3 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 9 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Lakestar
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Lakestar** VC firm · CH **40** cheques in 12 months **168** all time **8** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lakestar)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 9
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $74.8M
- **Active:** 2007–13

2013

- [Citra Style](https://millionrounds.com/company/citra-style) *Seed* **$1.5M** *AE* Sept 2013 Joined · +3 investors · historical
- [NumberFour](https://millionrounds.com/company/numberfour) *Series A* **$38M** *DE* Jun 2013 Joined · +8 investors · historical

2012

- [Vertical Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vertical-media) *Venture* **$778k** *DE* Nov 2012 Joined · +8 investors · historical
- [Tictail](https://millionrounds.com/company/tictail) *Seed* **$1.6M** *SE* Oct 2012 Joined · +4 investors · historical
- [SumUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/sumup) *Series A* **$20M** *IE* Aug 2012 Joined · +3 investors · historical

2011

- [Casacanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/casacanda) *Series A* *DE* Aug 2011 Joined · +2 investors · historical

2008

- [WooMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/woome) *Series A* **$3M** *US* Feb 2008 Joined · +2 investors · historical

2007

- [Kyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyte) *Venture* *US* May 2007 Joined · +4 investors · historical
- [wunderloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/wunderloop) *Series A* **$10M** *US* Jan 2007 Joined · +3 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **5**
- Seed **2**
- Venture **2**

What they backed

Real Estate **1** Financial Services **1** Logistics **1** Fintech **1** Internet **1** E-commerce **1**

Alongside

- [Oliver Jung *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-jung)
- [AME Cloud Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)
- [Allen & Company *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company)
- [Andy Bechtolsheim *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-bechtolsheim)
- [Atomico *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)
- [Balderton Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)
- [Draper Richards *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-richards)
- [Felix Haas *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felix-haas)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Modern Meadow, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Spotify Technology S.A.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TAULIA INC.** Director since 2013

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Lakestar

- [**Mika Salmi** Venture Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mika-salmi)
- [**Manu Gupta** Managing Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/manu-gupta)
- [**Akis Bratsos** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/akis-bratsos)
- [**Aline Vedder** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/dr-aline-vedder)
- [**Anja G.** Talent Manager at Lakestar *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anja-g)
- [**Ben Cousens** Chief Strategy Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-cousens)
- [**Chirag Modi** Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chirag-modi)
- [**Christoph Schuh** Investment Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christoph-schuh)

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