LO

Lonestar VC

VC
Austin, TXWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$75K – $250K

Portfolio

32+ companies

Team

22 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on backing innovative startups in underserved geographies, particularly in creator economy, future of work, and marketplaces.

Meet the Team

JF

Jérôme Foulon

Global Head of Commercial Real Estate

Commercial Real Estate Origination
Global Real Estate Investments
CC

Chip Cammerer

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of North America Private Equity

North America Private Equity
Corporate Equity Investments
VC

Vernon Chin

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of North America Real Estate

North America Real Estate
Origination
Asset Management
MD

Michael Droege

Senior Managing Director, Credit Origination U.S.

Credit Strategies
Debt Origination
U.S. Credit Markets
JG

Jeremie Goldsztain

Senior Managing Director, Head of Europe Real Estate

Europe Real Estate
Real Estate Portfolio Management
KN

Kambiz Nourbakhsh

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of Europe Private Equity

Europe Private Equity
Deal Sourcing
Cross-border Investing
SB

Steve Bernstein

Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management and Operations

Portfolio Management
Operations
Value Creation
TT

Tessa Truex

Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Origination North America

U.S. CRE Transactions
Origination
Deal Leadership
DJ

Donald J. Quintin

Chief Executive Officer and Global President

Opportunity Funds
Residential Mortgage Funds
Global Strategy
VK

Vinay Khandelwal

Chief Operating Officer

Operations
Deal Execution
Global Platform
JP

John P. Grayken

Chairman

Private Equity
Credit
Real Estate
Global value investing
NB

Nick Beevers

Global Head of Capital Formation

Fundraising
Investor Relations
Capital Strategies
LD

Luca Destito

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of Europe Private Equity

Europe Private Equity
Buyouts
Distressed Investing
ST

Shinichi Takahashi

Managing Director, Private Equity Origination Japan

Japan PE Deals
Origination
BH

Beau Harbour

Managing Director, Credit Origination North America

U.S. Credit Origination
Corporate Credit
KA

Keisuke Ando

Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Origination Japan

Japan Real Estate Origination
Asia Pacific Investments
SJ

Simon Jin

Senior Managing Director, Chairman, Lone Star China

China Investments
Asian Markets
Real Estate/PE in China
MK

Michael King

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer

Compliance
Regulation
Governance
SS

Savvas Savvidis

Managing Director, Private Equity Origination Europe

Europe PE Origination
Corporate Equity Deals
DK

Dev Kapadia

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of North America Private Equity

North America Private Equity
Deal Origination
Corporate Equity
EL

Evan Layne

Managing Director, Commercial Real Estate Origination North America

U.S. CRE Origination
Transactional Lead
BR

Bob Ricci

Senior Managing Director, co-Head of North America Real Estate

North America Real Estate
Origination
Asset Management

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Marketplace
EdTech
Consumer
Healthcare
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (32)

Other

TE

Teachify

EdTech > Creator Economy
ST

State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Finance·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

An exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 index.

IN

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

Finance·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

An exchange-traded fund that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index.

IS

iShares Trust - iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Finance·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

An exchange-traded fund that invests in long-term U.S. Treasury bonds.

GA

Garrett Motion Inc.

Automotive·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company that designs and manufactures turbochargers and other automotive technologies.

EN

Energy Transfer LP

Energy·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company that provides natural gas and propane services.

DA

Dauch Corporation

Manufacturing·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company involved in manufacturing and industrial services.

CE

Celanese Corporation

Chemicals·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A global technology and specialty materials company.

DR

Driven Brands Holdings Inc.

Automotive·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company that provides automotive aftermarket services.

TR

Transocean Ltd.

Energy·Public

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company that provides offshore drilling services.

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