Robert Schlafer
CEO
Vai
Bereldange, Luxembourg
Founder of Vai — the platform helping startups present better and get matched with investors and service providers. Building bridges from Luxembourg.
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About me
Robert Schlafer is the founder and CEO of Vai, a Luxembourg-based platform built to help startups connect with the right investors and resources, faster.
After more than a decade in private banking, Robert founded Lanterna Capital in 2020 to support early-stage startups with capital raising and go-to-market strategies.
In 2024, he launched Vai — “the ecosystem of help for startups” — to solve two key problems: helping founders present themselves in a clear, investment-ready way, and giving investors a faster, smarter method to discover high-potential startups through matching and analytics.
Vai is already working with impactful startups & investors and growing communities across Europe, with upcoming partnerships in the UAE and more.
Robert is passionate about building solutions that make the startup world more inclusive, transparent, and efficient. He’s originally from Sweden with Croatian roots and now lives in Luxembourg with his wife and daughter.