We are investors & entrepreneurs

We are investors & entrepreneurs with a passion to build successful and scalable businesses.  We partner with founders and investors on eye level to unleash the full potential of their business models. We invest in you.

Europe needs startups – 
startups need investors

EU startups need capital to grow: Startup and VC investments are growing quickly in the EU and have quadrupled over the last 4 years. But EU startup investments are still trailing the US and Asia by a factor of 4-9x. Europe is strong in engineering and innovations but weaker in turning great ideas into successful business models. We love to make a contribution to changing that.

We are entrepreneurs and investors – we invest and develop. As entrepreneurs we are aware of the risks of starting a new venture but firmly believe that the opportunities outweigh the risks. As investors we are willing to put our money where our mouth is. We love to partner with startups to develop new solutions that deliver customer value – and great returns for our investors.

Lakeside – We invest in you 

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    Some see what is and ask why. 
    I imagine what could be and ask
    – why not?

    Pablo PIcasso

Our values – 
Deliver value together

We are a value-based investment firm: our values are what keeps our backs straight when the going gets tough. Our values also provide guidance for our day-to-day and strategic decision taking:

Deliver

  • Can do – Stretch the what is towards the what could be
  • Go to the gemba – Act on facts, not prejudices
  • Results count – Great ideas are measured by the results they deliver 

Value

  • Customer first – Don‘t compromise on customer value
  • Entrepreneur‘s hat – Think and act as entrepreneurs
  • Value focus – Create value, remove waste, keep it simple

Together

  • Great people, great outcomes – People matter. We care
  • Trust & respect – Say what you do, do what you say
  • Forthright transparency – Straight talk, no nonsense
     

An experienced team  
with a strong track record

Our founding partners bring along >20 yrs of business & leadership expertise in business operations, growth and strategy across a broad range of industries:

  • Investment experience in seed, venture capital, private equity and corporate investments*
  • Executive & leadership experience in industrial and digital commerce, finance, legal and M&A 
  • Operational experience in sales, supply chain & manufacturing operations, R&D, portfolio- & project management, growth and strategy implementation
  • Entrepreneurial experience in commerce, finance and technology. All of us have founded companies ourselves

* See e.g. Hauke Hansen et al., “Capex Excellence – Optimizing fixed asset investments”, Wileys (2009). On Amazon.

Who we are – 
The Lakeside team

Dr. Hauke Hansen
Founder & Managing Director

Entrepreneurship | Investing | Technology

Hauke founded Lakeside with >20 yrs of business & executive experience in investing, entrepreneurship & technology. He is founding partner of AI.FUND and Raisults, an AI implementation agency. He served as a member of Amazon‘s EU Leadership Team, as board member of Cimpress / Vistaprint and in several supervisory / advisory board roles for international companies. In prior roles he worked for ASML and McKinsey & Company. Hauke has (co-) founded 12 companies including the VC firm AI.FUND. He works for the PE firm Triton Partners and is author of the book Capex Excellence.

He is an expert in investments, technology, operations, business strategy and growth
 

hauke@LinkedIn | hauke.hansen@lakesideinvest.com

Peter Anderegg
Co-Founder

Investment Advisor | Innovation Management

Peter is looking back on >30 years of professional experience in R&D as well as business development. Formerly he served as the SVP R&D of Vistaprint (Cimpress) and is the founder of Vistaprint Schweiz GmbH. He is an ETH graduate (Dipl.-Ing.) and has also attended the EMBA program at the University of St. Gallen.
He is an expert in R&D, product development and innovation management, SW development & Agile, business growth & innovation
 

Peter@LinkedIn

Christof Höfner
Co-Founder

Investment Advisor |Legal Counsel

Christof is a business lawyer with >25 years of professional experience as a legal council, authorized representative, managing director and management board member. He is currently working as senior legal counsel for Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. and has formerly served as the legal director of Vistaprint Schweiz GmbH.
He is an expert in international business and contract law 

Christof@LinkedIn

Felix Segel
Investment Manager

Finance | Technology | Strategy

Felix is a finance and technology expert with >5 years of business development and fundraising experience. After finishing his studies at Zeppelin University and King’s College London, he joined a life reinsurance startup and developed a novel asset-liability management system. Furthermore, he pitched to VC/PE investors, leading to a Series A funding round.

Since mid-2024, Felix serves as an investment manager at Lakeside and AI.FUND.

 

Felix@LinkedIn

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