Where does Lukas Haffer work?

Lukas Haffer is CEO & Co-Founder of Casca and VC Scout at Peterson Ventures.

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).

Lukas Haffer

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VC Scout at Peterson Ventures · CEO & Co-Founder at Casca

Stanford, California, United States

FoundedCasca · YC

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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 Casca YC S23

Intro paths

Lukas went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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Casca's investors · 12

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks Canapi VenturesNew York · since 2025 Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks Litquidity Ventures Olive Tree CapitalBoston Peterson VenturesSalt Lake City · $250K – $2.5M checks · since 2025 Sarah SmithMenlo Park · $250K checks Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $100K – $50M checks The 23 Fund The Fintech FundNew York · $150K – $200K checks The MBA Fund Y 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 Planung

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Spanisch

TOEFL 117 — ETS
GMAT 740 — GMAC

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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 Ventures

Laurel Mills

Executive Assistant 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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About

CEO & Co-Founder at CascaYC S23

Intro paths

Casca's investors · 12

Experience

Skills & more

Colleagues at Peterson Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,595

Stanford University mafia2,225

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia939

University of Cologne mafia36

Bee Partners mafia3

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Also attended University of Cologne116

Shared employers

Also worked at Casca (YC S23)2

Also worked at Stanford University1,154

Also worked at Bee Partners11

Also worked at Avaloq7

CEO & Co-Founder at Casca YC S23