Lakestar
Lakestar eyes fundraise for second Growth Fund
Luxembourg regulatory filing paves the way for European LPs to invest in the vehicle
Former UK government minister Gyimah among Lakestar appointments
Besides Sam Gyimah's appointment as venture partner in the UK, promotions include for Akis Bratsos, Mathias Haniel, Enrico Mellis and Aline Vedder
Moore Strategic Ventures, Rovida et al. in $120m round for Blockchain.com
Company has raised $190m since being founded in 2011
VCs in $160m series-D for Sennder
Funding round brings the freight and logistics startup's valuation to more than $1bn
Lakestar leads €75m round for Isar Aerospace
Micro-satellite launch developer also backed by investors including Earlybird and UVC Partners
Cadence Growth Capital invests in PlusDental
Germany-headquartered dental platform is Cadence Growth Capital's third investment
Searchlight leads €114m convertible note round for GetYourGuide
Existing investors including Softbank and Lakestar reinvest in the tourism booking platform
VC-backed Limehome increases series-A by €10m
Accommodation booking site raised €21m from HV Holtzbrinck, Lakestar and Picus Capital in February
HV Holtzbrinck leads €60m round for SolarisBank
Existing investors including Lakestar, Yabeo and ABN Amro Ventures also back the banking platform
Ping An Global leads €32m funding round for PlusDental
HV Holtzbrinck and Lakestar also participate in the round for the dental technology startup
Lakestar leads $13m series-A for Yapily
Lakestar is currently investing its third early-stage-dedicated fund and its first growth fund
Trustbridge Partners et al. in $41m series-B for FiveAI
Existing investors including Lakestar also back the UK-based autonomous driving startup
Lakestar holds final closes totalling $735m
Lakestar Growth I will target late-stage rounds, while Lakestar III will focus on early-stage
Lakestar leads $20m for Impala
Founded in 2016, Impala is a London-based company that builds APIs to connect with hotel systems
Atomico leads $60m series-B for Scoutbee
Lakestar and Next47 also back the procurement software company, which will explore strategic add-ons
Mubadala leads €150m series-E for delivery platform Glovo
Previous investors Drake Enterprises, Idinvest and Lakestar also take part in the round
Lakestar, Dawn Capital co-lead $37m series-B for Eigen
Existing investors Temasek and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity also participate in the funding round
Edenred leads CHF 14m series-B for Avrios
Lakestar, Notion Capital, Swisscom Ventures and Columbia Lake Partners also took part