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Fails WP:NCORP, WP:CORPDEPTH and WP:ORGIND. Ref are all funding news. scope_creepTalk 13:51, 15 December 2018 (UTC)
The articles contain independent analysis of the subject. For example Forbes notes (my bolding), "Where other investors have partnered with high profile friends or turned to the support of a U.S. firm, Hommels built his own, Lakestar, with competitively strong returns and a fraction of the notoriety."
The Bloomberg News article notes (my bolding), "Venture capital firm Lakestar is attempting to raise the largest-ever European fund for startup investments -- another sign that the region’s entrepreneurs are continuing to attract floods of potential suitors."
Cunard (talk) 10:29, 1 January 2019 (UTC)
Here is additional coverage about Lakestar:
The article notes:
The article contains a quote from Gilad Novik.Swiss venture capital fund Lakestar will begin investing in Israel and is believed to have allocated tens of millions of dollars for this purpose. The fund, which has invested in companies such as Facebook, Skype, Spotify, and Airbnb, raised €500 million in two recent financing rounds. Lakestar's investment manager in Israel is Gilad Novik, who up until now represented Horizon Ventures, controlled by Chinese billionaire Li Ka-shing, in its investments in Israel.
In Israel, Lakestar will focus on early-stage and early growth stage fintech companies planning to expand their business to Europe. It will also invest in automotive, artificial intelligence, and big data technologies.
The article notes:
The article contains quotes from founder Klaus Hommels.As the European startup scene has matured over the last few years, so too has the VC scene. But a handicap has always been the issue of follow-on funding. Gradually, however, the most successful firms have managed to raise new funds based on past successes. One such has been Lakestar, the early investors in Spotify, Skype and Facebook. Today they announce Lakestar fund II, a new €350m ($385m) fund, which takes its place as one of the largest funds in Europe.
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With offices in London, Berlin, Zürich and New York, the firm could be said to be in a position to bridge the continents for investors and startups alike. Just as the other, aforementioned VCs.
It helped that Lakestar I took positions in the successful Maker Studios, which was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2014; and Harry’s, the US-based subscription shaving service, which has since purchased the Feintechnik razor factory in Eisfeld, Germany.
The TechCrunch article provides independent analysis of the subject:
Comparing Lakestar to other "Europe's heavier VCs, such as Index Ventures, Accel Partners and Atomico" and explaining Lakestar's impact on European startups is independent analysis. This information is not present in the press release, the tech.eu article, or the VentureBeat article.Lakestar II is the largest fund to be raised by the firm, after following on from the €135m ($150m) Lakestar I fund, which was launched in 2013. This new raise now sky-rockets it into a position close to Europe’s heavier VCs, such as Index Ventures, Accel Partners and Atomico. It means more options for European startups looking to scale in Europe, rather than having to move elsewhere. Lakestar II will be led by Lakestar’s shrewd Founder and Chairman Klaus Hommels.
Cunard (talk) 07:10, 3 January 2019 (UTC)