Saul Klein
Saul Klein OBE (born 1970) is a partner at LocalGlobe, a British venture capital fund formed in 2015. Previously he was a partner at Index Ventures where Saul had invested in early-stage internet companies including AlertMe, Chartbeat, GlassesDirect, Soluto, MyHeritage, and Songkick.[1]
In 2007, Klein founded the Seedcamp organization to help European entrepreneurs successfully build technology businesses. Seedcamp is currently investing from its second fund and has created a network of more than 2,000 mentors around the world. Each year, Seedcamp hosts an annual event in London called Seedcamp Week.[2]
Klein is also a Founding Partner of The Accelerator Group (TAG), which he started with Robin Klein in 1999 as a vehicle for investing in early-stage internet services, e-commerce and digital media businesses. The TAG portfolio includes bit.ly, Erply, Lovefilm, MOO, Songkick, Spot Runner, Tweetdeck, and Twitterverse.[3]
Before becoming a venture capitalist, Klein was part of the original executive team at Skype[4] and was the founder and CEO of what is now Lovefilm International.
He has a Master of Arts degree from Magdalene College, Cambridge.[4]
Klein was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to business.[5]
References
- ↑ "Four tips on the perfect business pitch".
- ↑ Lacy, Sarah & Carr, Paul (2010-09-21). "WITN?: Saul Klein defends the honor of Wordy and London and Israel's tech scenes". TechCrunch TV. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "TAG official website".
- 1 2 Moules, Jonathan (2010-04-24). "A venture capitalist's European mission". FT.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61608. p. B13. 11 June 2016.
External links
- Personal blog
- Klein, Saul (2005-04-11). "Google TV here we come". London: The Guardian.
- Klein, Saul (2005-03-28). "Amazon gambles on the high street". London: The Guardian.
- Klein, Saul (2004-01-19). "What if retailers ran their own papers?". London: The Guardian.