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Lakestar's AI portfolio
Lakestar has backed 26 AI startups in rounds we track, $4.6B between them, shown by the stage each has reached. The best-funded is Argo Ai.
26startups backed
4stages
$4.6Braised between them
Pre-seed and seedbiggest stage
Funding by segment
- Pre-seed and seed$3.8B12
- Series A$195M6
- Stage not reported$26M4
- Series C and later$600M4
Where they are based
- United Kingdom10$4.3B
- United States6$118M
- Germany4$64M
- Belgium2$45M
- Sweden2$46M
- France1$8.6M
- Switzerland1$10M
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
France
SwitzerlandFounded
3Earlier
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113
14
115
316
17
18
119
120
121
622
323
24
425
26
1 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M1
- $1M to $10M5
- $10M to $50M13
- $50M to $250M5
- $250M to $1B1
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
25 of 26 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom10
- United States6
- Germany4
- Belgium2
- Sweden2
- France1
- Switzerland1
Startups by country, 7 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Pre-seed and seed
12 startups · $3.8B raised
ARGO AIArgo AI was an autonomous driving technology company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander.United Kingdom$3.6B- TTraceArtist led curation and publishing project concerned mainly with photography.United Kingdom$54M
RavicalRavical is the agentic operating layer for professional services firms.Belgium$25M
Twin1 AITwin1 gives every professional an AI-powered digital twin that scales their expertise while keeping their knowledge their own.United States$25M
PitPit is an AI product team-as-a-service company that specializes in building custom software systems for internal business operations.Sweden$16M
EigenUnited States$15M
MattaMatta is a creative agency that specializes in brand identity, creative campaign development, content marketing, and video production.United Kingdom$14M
GeneralMindGeneralMind is an AI company based in Berlin that specializes in creating an autonomous "System of Action" for enterprise operations.Germany$12M
Series A
6 startups · $195M raised
RunwareRunware is an AI-as-a-Service company based in San Francisco, founded in 2023 by Flaviu Radulescu and Ioana Hreninciuc.United States$50M
MindgardMindgard is a deep-tech cybersecurity company focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) security.United Kingdom$38M
TYTAN TechnologiesTYTAN Technologies is a Munich-based defense technology startup founded in 2023.Germany$35M
ValidioValidio is a technology company based in Stockholm, founded in 2019.Sweden$30M
ColossyanColossyan is an AI-driven content production technology company based in London, with additional hubs in Frederiksberg, Denmark, aUnited States$22M
TimefoldTimefold is a Belgian AI software company based in Ghent, specializing in automated planning and scheduling optimization.Belgium$20M
Stage not reported
4 startups · $26M raised
OmioOmio is a Berlin-based online travel comparison and booking platform founded in 2013, originally known as GoEuro.Germany$10M
AuterionAuterion provides a platform that unifies a diverse fleet of autonomous robots, catering to a wide range of applications and use cases.Switzerland$10M
Soul MachinesSoul Machines is a deep science and technology company founded in 2016, based in San Francisco, California, with research and deveUnited States$5.6M
CosineCosine is an AI knowledge engine that understands your codebase.United States$534K
Series C and later
4 startups · $600M raised
Builder.aiBuilder.ai is an AI-powered composable software platform founded in 2016.United Kingdom$250M
Entrepreneurs FirstEntrepreneurs First runs programs that identify individuals pursuing technology startups and support them during early company formation.United Kingdom$200M
DexoryDexory is a robotics and artificial intelligence company focused on warehouse intelligence and real-time supply chain visibility.United Kingdom$100M
VerticeVertice Technology Inc.United Kingdom$50M
How this map is made. Every startup here works in AI and has raised money in a round we track that names Lakestar as an investor. Each sits under the stage of its latest round. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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