Simon King

Partner, Lakestar
Simon King leads deep tech strategy, bringing a PhD and rare scientific research background among European VC partners, and publicly pushes to close Europe’s 12x AI/deep tech funding gap.
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About Simon King

Simon King is a venture capital investor at Lakestar who was specifically hired to lead the firm's deep tech strategy, bringing a PhD and scientific research background that's uncommon among European VC partners. He co-authors the European Deep Tech Report and serves as a prominent public voice advocating for closing Europe's 12x funding gap with the US in AI and deep tech investments.

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Deeptech / Hardware, Health, Fintech, Future of Work, Defense
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Lakestar operates a dedicated deep-tech fund targeting frontier areas like fusion, space, and quantum computing, while using a quant-driven go-to-market framework based on data from 400+ companies to provide scenario-based feedback rather than generic advice. The firm positions itself as a champion of European digital and defense sovereignty, with founder Klaus Hommels personally committing over €100 million to European defense tech and the fund raising $600 million specifically to advance Europe's digital sovereignty.

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