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Mika Salmi

VC Partner, Venture Partner at Lakestar

Location

Switzerland, Europe

Cheque size

$100K - $5M

Investment Stage

Seed
Series A

Focus Areas

E-commerce
IoT
Entertainment & Sports
Games
Advertising
Media / Content
Gaming / eSports

About Investor

Mika Salmi is a Venture Partner at Lakestar, a European venture capital firm with offices in Zurich, Berlin, and London, sourcing early-stage deals in media and consumer sectors including Advertising, Games, Gaming/eSports, Entertainment & Sports, Media/Content, E-commerce, and IoT, with checks between $100K and $5.0M. He previously served as Lakestar's Managing Partner from 2020 to 2024, overseeing the firm's overall business across its three offices. He is a serial entrepreneur turned investor, having founded AtomFilms, Shockwave, and AddictingGames in the late 1990s (later acquired), founded Mad Races (sold to Betaworks), and served as founding CEO of CreativeLive. He is currently Executive Chairman at Feed Media Group (Feed.fm) and sits on the boards of Modulate and other companies. He previously served as Senior Advisor to The Raine Group. He is based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Previous investments

Graswald
3M |2024
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Quest Portal
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