Saul Klein
LocalGlobe becomes Phoenix Court Group, hits $500M first close for new funds, adds an Impact twist
Saul Klein is a busy man. As co-founder with his father Robin, of LocalGlobe, one of the longest-running VCs in Europe, he has overseen a wide range of initiatives. Among…
Zinc heads toward new $41M tech-for-good fund to back pre-team talent solving big problems
So-called “tech for good” accelerators addressing such worthy sounding subjects as ESGs and SDGs have appeared in the last few years. Some observers have dismissed these efforts as scalable only…
LocalGlobe and TransferWise’s Taavet Hinrikus back ‘frictionless finance’ startup Radix
Radix, a U.K. startup that’s building a decentralised finance protocol on which new financial apps can connect and be built on top of, has raised $4.1 million in new funding.…
LocalGlobe co-founder Saul Klein says despite Brexit fears, the UK’s startup kids should be all right
While Brexit’s effects are dominating headlines in the UK and around the globe, the nation’s startup industry should emerge from the chaos relatively unscathed, according to longtime European venture investor…
Video: The father and son VCs behind the new LocalGlobe seed fund
Robin and Saul Klein are the ‘father and son’ VCs behind the new LocalGlobe seed fund (website, twitter, Medium). Just recently they led a £1.1 million investment in online mortgage…
Gojimo, The U.K. Exam Preparation App, Picks Up Further $1.8M Backing
Gojimo, an app that helps U.K. high school students prepare for exams, has picked up a further $1.8 million in funding, bringing total raised by the 2013-founded startup to just…
New Micro-VC Lool Launches in Israel. Can Better Mentoring Boost the Country's Returns?
Israel has had an amazing track record of producing startups and raking in returns– better than most countries many times its size. The problem is the returns have fallen off…
Seedcamp Closes a New €3 Million Fund, Plans to Expand Globally (TCTV)
I have no idea why it seems to be “Europe week” for me, but here’s some more news from across the pond: Seedcamp has raised a new €3 million fund.…
WITN?: Saul Klein Defends the Honor of Wordy and London and Israel's Tech Scenes (TCTV)
In this week’s show, we talk to one of our favorite angel investors, Saul Klein, who just wrapped up his third annual Seedcamp in London. In addition to being a…
Why VCs Should Take Their Own Advice
The way venture capital firms are structured makes it almost impossible for outsiders to see what’s really going on inside those 1970s lodge-like Sand Hill Road offices. It’s an industry…