Klaus Hommels

Founded

He founded Hommels Holding in 2007 to resume private investing in technology and Internet-based businesses. He founded Lakestar, a venture capital firm based in Zurich, in 2012.

Education

Studied at University of Fribourg

Boards

He has been a member of the board of the Internet Economy Foundation (IE.F) since 2016. He has been a member of the Security Innovation Board of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) since 2021. He served as Vice-Chair and Chair-elect of Invest Europe, an industry association representing investment firms, in 2021/2022.

Awards

In 2006 he was named Europe's most successful entrepreneurial private investor by the business schools IESE, INSEAD, and the University of St. Gallen. In 2021 he ranked 6th on the European Top Tech Investors list and 31st on the global Top Tech Investors list.

More

In 2019 he advocated for a sovereign wealth fund in the EU, and he supports Emmanuel Macron's Scale Up initiative and European digital sovereignty. In 2021 Lakestar became the first European venture capital fund to sponsor a special purpose investment vehicle (SPAC), totaling $332 million.

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