About
Lukas Haffer is CEO and co-founder of Cascading AI. Previously, he held the role of Chief of Staff for the European Market at Avaloq, a core banking software provider. He holds an MBA from Stanford University.
CEO & Co-Founder at CascaYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Lukas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Casca's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lukas can intro founders to Casca's investors below.
Casca's investors · 7
Canapi VenturesNew York · since 2025Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checksOlive Tree CapitalBostonPeterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checks · since 2025Sarah SmithMenlo Park · $250K checksThe Fintech FundNew York · $150K – $200K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2023
Experience
- Casca (YC S23)CEO & Foundercurrent2023 — presentСан-Франциско, CA
- Peterson VenturesVC Scoutcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Stanford UniversityMBA Graduate (Arjay-Miller Scholar)2021 — 2023
- Bee PartnersVenture Capital Intern2022San Francisco, California, United States
- AvaloqChief Of Staff Europe2018 — 2021Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Senacor TechnologiesBanking IT Consultant2018Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Startup: Café ohne WorteCo-Founder2017Köln und Umgebung, Deutschland
- EnactusNational Program Manager2016 — 2017Köln und Umgebung, Deutschland
- EnactusCEO Enactus at the University of Cologne2015 — 2016Köln und Umgebung, Deutschland
- EnactusSocial Startup Founder2014 — 2016Cologne
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)3Microsoft Office8Microsoft PowerPoint1Microsoft ExcelMachine Learning16Banking16Retail Banking12Commercial BankingLeadership3Cross-functional Team Leadership1Organizational Development4Sales3
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Team BuildingVenture CapitalInformation TechnologyStrategyUnternehmensberatungStrategieProjektmanagementMarketingManagementTeamworkVorträgeStrategische PlanungLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Spanisch
- TOEFL 117 — ETS
- GMAT 740 — GMAC
From Lukas's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lukas Haffer?
- Lukas Haffer is CEO and co-founder of Cascading AI. Previously, he held the role of Chief of Staff for the European Market at Avaloq, a core banking software provider. He holds an MBA from Stanford University.
- Where does Lukas Haffer work?
- Lukas Haffer is CEO & Co-Founder of Casca.
- What companies did Lukas Haffer found?
- Lukas Haffer founded Casca.
- Where did Lukas Haffer go to school?
- Lukas Haffer studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Y Combinator; Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Oxford FinTech Programme, Bank- und Finanzdienstleistungen).
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