# Steven Jacobs

> Steven Jacobs is a seed investor at Lakestar (San Francisco) backing Software and Manufacturing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lakestar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lakestar)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Sep 2024
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkjacobs

Steven Jacobs is a seed investor at Lakestar in San Francisco focused on Software and Manufacturing. Start-up CEO and Fortune 500 Product Leader with 10+ years of global management experience delivering commercially successful Hardware, Software, and ML products. Advisor, NED, and Interim-CPO for Deep Tech start-ups and VCs. Passionate about creating and scaling innovative products, teams, and businesses. Proven track record of launchingemerging product categories and technologies through a relentless user focus (Product-Market Fit) and a craftsman's attention to detail and quality.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 29% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 29% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 29% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 29% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 29% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 2 | 29% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 4 | 57% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lightium | Lightium AG is a Swiss startup offering Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) foundry and design services based on its proprietary Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) platform. Lightium’s solution addresses the complex challenges faced by photonic device manufacturers, offering them unmatched photonic performance, a simplified and cost-effective supplychain, and rapid scale-up capabilities from prototyping to large-volume manufacturing. As Europe’s first production-grade TFLN foundry, Lightium enables the next generation of photonic solutions in a wide range of industries, including Telecom, Datacom, Quantum Computing, AI, and Space. | $7M | Seed | Sep 18, 2024 |  |
| constellr | Constellr creates imaging technology for the agriculture industry to evaluate soil health, vegetation, and industrial monitoring, using proprietary space infrastructure. Constellr supports food security by enabling high-precision smart farming services across the globe. The company specializes in tackling climate change with accountability andmonitoring data for multiple markets. | $18.9M | Seed | Jul 21, 2023 |  |
| ClearSpace | ClearSpace is a spin-off of EPFL and was founded in early 2018 to lead the development of sustainable in-orbit services in the tracks of the EPFL CleanSpace One (CSO) mission. ClearSpace develops on-orbit technologies and provides services for non-functional satellites in orbit. ClearSpace has signed a service contract with ESA to lead the firstmission to remove a Space Debris autonomously called ClearSpace-1. | $28.9M | Series A | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| constellr | Constellr creates imaging technology for the agriculture industry to evaluate soil health, vegetation, and industrial monitoring, using proprietary space infrastructure. Constellr supports food security by enabling high-precision smart farming services across the globe. The company specializes in tackling climate change with accountability andmonitoring data for multiple markets. | $9.7M | Seed | Nov 03, 2022 |  |
| Aleph Alpha | Aleph Alpha develops AI systems for modern security challenges. | $27.2M | Series A | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Isar Aerospace | Isar Aerospace develops and operates launch services for small and medium-sized satellites, supporting both dedicated and rideshare missions to orbit. Its core offering is the Spectrum launch vehicle, a two-stage rocket designed to deploy satellites and satellite constellations into low Earth orbit with flexible launch configurations. The companydesigns and manufactures its launch technology in-house, using automated production processes and a vertically integrated approach to vehicle development. In addition to launch services, Isar Aerospace works with commercial, institutional, and space industry customers seeking access to orbital transportation for satellite missions. The company focuses on expanding launch capacity and supporting the growing demand for satellite deployment and space-based infrastructure. | $91M | Series B | Dec 09, 2020 |  |
| scoutbee | scoutbee’s mission is to help the right purchasers and the right suppliers connect, anywhere in the world. scoutbee delivers procurement teams a smarter supplier discovery suite. Powered by AI and continuously curated data, scoutbee tracks millions of data points to bring together supplier information with deep insights and a simple, digitalprocess for strategic sourcing. Founded in 2015 by procurement, operations and engineering experts, scoutbee offers its strategic sourcing solution in Europe and in the US. The company was named one of Gartner’s 2020 “Cool Vendors” in Sourcing and Procurement for Supply Chain, and was "Highly Commended" for technology at the World Procurement Awards 2019. scoutbee has to date raised $76M in funding from investors including Atomico, Lakestar, Next47, Toba Capital, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures and 42CAP. More details at https://scoutbee.com/ | $60M | Series B | Jan 20, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Vsquared Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vsquared-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [UVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uvc-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Amathaon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amathaon-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earlybird-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [EIT Food](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-food) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FTTF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fttf) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Lakestar

VC Fund · Zürich, Switzerland

Lakestar is a venture capital firm investing in technology companies led by exceptional entrepreneurs. Early investments included Skype, Spotify, Facebook, and Airbnb. Since raising the first fund in 2013, Lakestar manages an aggregated volume of over EUR 1bn across three early-stage funds, and more recently a growth fund. The company has expandedand broadened its portfolio and holds investments in the likes of Opendoor, Oscar, GetYourGuide, Glovo, Sender, Eigen, Five, Revolut, and Hometogo to name a few. Lakestar has a presence in Berlin, Zurich, and London.Lakestar helps companies to identify new markets and expand into them rapidly, with a focus on the US and Europe. The team advises and supports portfolio companies in business development, recruitment, technology, and marketing. The investments range from early-stage companies to those in their growth stage.

5 contacts available at Lakestar.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mathias Haniel | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathias-haniel |
| Mika Salmi | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mika-salmi |
| Oliver Heimes | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-heimes |
| Stephen Nundy | Partner & Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stephen-nundy |
| Steven Jacobs | Partner & Chief Product Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-jacobs-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Steven Jacobs invest in?

Steven Jacobs invests primarily in Software, Manufacturing and Machine Learning startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Steven Jacobs last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steven Jacobs closed in Sep 2024. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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