Steven Jacobs

Steven Jacobs is a Venture Partner at Lakestar based in London, United Kingdom, where he focuses on early-stage investments across Europe and the US. Before joining the venture firm in 2023, he co-founded and led sales at enterprise software companies including Peak, which reached unicorn status, and Loop Email, which was acquired by HubSpot in 2019. Earlier in his career, Jacobs held product and growth roles at Google and LinkedIn after earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Stanford University. As an active angel investor and venture capitalist, he has built a portfolio of over 20 companies, participating in funding rounds for developer tools like Vercel and Retool's 2024 Series C. Jacobs currently leverages his extensive operational background to advise enterprise SaaS and artificial intelligence startups on scaling and long-term growth strategies.