Fundraising Fox

Simon King

Investor

Partner at Lakestar

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Experience

  1. LakestarPartnercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Octopus VenturesDeeptech and Biotech focused Partner in Ventures Team2012 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  3. TRAFINon Executive Director2015 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  4. WaveOpticsNon Executive Director2016 — 2021Oxfordshire
  5. The Sabre Charitable TrustSite Manager2011Elmina, Ghana
  6. Imperial College LondonPost Doctoral Research Associate2010 — 2011London

Skills & more

Research9Physics23Chemistry11Materials Science24Solar1Solar Energy8Renewable Energy10Nanotechnology9Nanomaterials3Photovoltaics8Thin Films3Characterization4
+4 moreVenture CapitalDue DiligenceEntrepreneurshipVenture capital
  • Superforecasting Fundamentals — Good Judgment Inc
  • Automata — Coursera
  • Neural Networks for Machine Learning — Coursera
  • Berkleyx: CS188.1x: Artificial Intelligence — edX
  • MITx: 6.002x: Circuits and Electronics — edX

From Simon's professional profile.

Colleagues at Lakestar

Klaus Hommels
Founder and Chairman at Lakestar
Martha Lane Fox
Trusted Advisor at Lakestar
Matteo Renzi
Trusted Advisor at Lakestar
Mike Freeman
General Partner at Innosphere Ventures
Mike Freeman
Investor at Innosphere Ventures
Mike Pompeo
Trusted Advisor at Lakestar
Niall Fergusson
Trusted Advisor at Lakestar
Nick Carter
Trusted Advisor at Lakestar

Frequently asked questions

Who is Simon King?
Partner at Octopus Ventures
Where does Simon King work?
Simon King is Partner at Lakestar.
What check size does Simon King write?
Simon King typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Simon King go to school?
Simon King studied at Imperial College London (PhD, Solar Energy/Plastic Electronics); University of Cambridge (Msc, Physics); Magdalen College School.

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Also attended University of Cambridge1,136

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Shared employers

Also worked at Octopus Ventures64

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Also worked at TRAFI2

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