Saul Klein
Saul Klein OBE (born October 1970[1]) is a partner at LocalGlobe, a British venture capital fund headquartered in Kings Cross and formed in 2015. Previously Klein was a partner at Index Ventures where he had invested in early-stage internet companies including AlertMe, Chartbeat, GlassesDirect, Soluto, MyHeritage, and Songkick.[2]
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.[3]
Klein is also a Founding Partner of The Accelerator Group (TAG), which he started with his father 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.[4]
Before becoming a venture capitalist, Klein was part of the original executive team at Skype[5] and was the founder and CEO of what is now Lovefilm International.
He has a Master of Arts degree from Magdalene College, Cambridge.[5]
Klein was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to business.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Saul Charles KLEIN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ↑ "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".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Moules, Jonathan (2010-04-24). "A venture capitalist's European mission". FT.com. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ↑ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B13.
External links[edit]
- 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.
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