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March 21, 2023

Lakestar founder picked to chair the €1bn NATO Innovation Fund

Klaus Hommels will chair the board of directors at the European defence tech fund


Zosia Wanat

2 min read

Klaus Hommels, Lakestar founder ©Hubert Burda Media / Flickr

Klaus Hommels, founder and chairman of the European VC heavyweight Lakestar, has been picked to head up the board of directors of NATO Innovation Fund — the security alliance’s €1bn venture arm that aims to invest in early-stage European defence tech. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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