European investment company Lake star The company said on Friday (July 17) that it closed a $300 million Resilience I Fund designed to invest in defense and dual-use technologies that enhance Europe’s resilience capabilities. mail He is linkedin.
“like (Klaus Hummels), our founder and president, wrote last year: “Freedom is not free,” Lakestar said in this post. “Europe’s sovereignty and capabilities in biotech are a fundamental concern for all of us. This fund delivers on that commitment – giving us the capital and focus to partner with founders who choose to solve the toughest problems in the most important category of our time.
Lakestar said in the post that 20 founders in its current portfolio, along with others still working underground, have raised more than $5 billion in private capital to pioneer agility capabilities in Europe.
“Your products and solutions are purchased by militaries and governments across major European and allied countries, generating multi-billion (US$) revenues,” the company said in the post. “More than 5,000 experts work in your companies, making this one of the most important and fastest-growing talent pools in European technology.”
It was reported in October 2025 that Lakestar is one of the top companies in Europe Venture capital (VC) and it supported technology giants such as revolution and Spotify. This report also said that the company plans to focus on existing investments such as defense technology groups Hellsing and offspringwhile continuing to support a new generation of European startups.
It was reported in June that the European Union unveiled an ambitious strategy to reduce its dependence on American technology by promoting European technology Local capabilities In cloud computing, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and digital infrastructure.
The proposal, described by EU officials as a technology sovereignty initiative, reflects growing concern in Brussels that Europe’s reliance on US-based technology providers has become an economic vulnerability and a national security risk.
On July 7, European Systemic Risk Board The ESRB issued a report saying that the concentration of the world’s largest AI companies outside the European Union exposes the region to “strategic dependency and chaos.” Geopolitical risks“.
The ESRB called on the European Union to expand its “capacity, expertise and strategic independence” in this area.
