Lukas Haffer
InvestorFounderVC Scout at Peterson Ventures · CEO & Co-Founder at Casca
Stanford, California, United States
FoundedCasca · YC
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Lukas: together at Stanford University
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Lukas: together at Peterson Ventures
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.
Colleagues at Peterson Ventures
Ben Capell
Managing Director at Peterson Ventures
Blake Barney
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Carolyn Carpeneti
Talent Partner at Peterson Ventures
Clint Peterson
Managing Partner at Peterson Ventures
Eric Noble
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Peterson Ventures
Gabe Morris
Associate at Peterson Ventures
Ilana Stern
Partner at Peterson Venture Partners
Ilana Stern
Partner at Peterson Ventures
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 and VC Scout at Peterson Ventures.
- 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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Shared employers
Also worked at Casca (YC S23)3
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Martin GreweldingerGroup Chief Executive Officer at AvaloqPascal WengiChief Commercial Officer at AvaloqFabio BajChief Product and Development Officer at AvaloqMartin BüchiChief Architecture and Technology Officer at AvaloqGregory WagnerHead of Capital Formation at Chenel Capital PartnersRodel GarciaSenior Fullstack Engineer, Solution Architect at Kilde
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