Klaus Hommels

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Dr. Klaus Hommels is the Founder and serves as Chairman at Lakestar. Dr. Hommels is an Investor of Revolut. He serves as an Advisory Board Member at KfW Capital. He serves as a Board Member at Neko Health. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at NATO Innovation Fund. He is a Founder of Hommels Holding. He was the Founder & served as Chairman at Lakestar SPAC. , Modern Meadow, and Harry's. Previously, he worked at Balderton Capital. He served as a Board Member at Factory Works. He served as Vice President at Benchmark (San Francisco). He started his career at Bertelsmann, before joining AOL Germany in 1995 as a board member. He is one of Europe's most prominent business angels and venture capitalists. He is also a voice for the European Tech Ecosystem to strengthen Europe's position in times of digital transformation. He has invested in many major players in the technology sector. He was an early investor in companies such as Skype, Xing, King, Facebook, Spotify, and Airbnb. He frequently interacts with politicians, regulators, and corporations to bring European technology and capital flows to the global agenda. He is a supporter of think-tank initiatives such as the Internet Economy Foundation Ashoka and the European Center for Competitive Studies (ESCP) in Berlin. He earned his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. He also served as a Board Member at Oscar.