# Manu Gupta, Managing Partner at Lakestar

> Manu Gupta, Managing Partner at Lakestar. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

London, US · Partner

# Manu Gupta

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

Email

Stages *Seed*

Backs *E-commerce*

Latest rounds

- **Citra Style** Seed · $1.5M Sept 2013

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Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Sept 2013
- **Filings:** 6 with regulators

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 6 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:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $1.5M
- **Active:** 2013

2013

- [Citra Style](https://millionrounds.com/company/citra-style) *Seed* **$1.5M** *AE* Sept 2013 Joined · +3 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

E-commerce **1**

Alongside

- [Klaus Hommels *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/klaus-hommels)
- [Max Burger *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-burger)
- [iMENA Holdings *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imena-group)

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.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Citra Style](https://millionrounds.com/startup/citra-style)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blue Lion Circle X Even](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-lion-circle-x-even)** Manager of the General Partner since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blue Lion Circle XI Anterior](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-lion-circle-xi-anterior)** Manager of the general partner of the Issuer since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blue Lion Circle X Even](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-lion-circle-x-even)** Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer on 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Alpasky Invenia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpasky-invenia)** Manager of the Issuer's Manager on 2 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Blue Lion Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-lion-global)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **TAULIA INC.** Director on 5 filings · since 2014

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

## Also at Lakestar

- [**Klaus Hommels** Chairman *9 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/klaus-hommels)
- [**Mika Salmi** Venture Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mika-salmi)
- [**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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