Full Name
Saul Klein
Job Title
Co-founder & Executive Chair
Firm
Phoenix Court
Professional Bio
Saul is co-founder and Executive Chair of Phoenix Court, the home of LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar, Basecamp venture capital funds and the Phoenix Court Works foundation. He is a serial entrepreneur, operator and investor with over 30 years experience starting, building and exiting innovative startups in the UK, US, Israel and Europe.
Before founding Phoenix Court, Saul was a General Partner at Index Ventures for eight years. In his previous lives he was co-founder and original CEO of LoveFilm (acquired by Amazon), part of the original leadership team at Skype (when it was acquired by EBay) and more recently the co-founder of Platoon (acquired by Apple). He has also co-founded some of Europe’s pioneering venture programs including Seedcamp (Europe’s first accelerator), Zinc with the LSE and the Newton Venture Program with London Business School.
Saul sits on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and was a founding NED for the UKs new department of Science Innovation & Technology (DSIT). He has also recently become a member of the government’s Creative Industries Taskforce, supporting the budding of a long-term plan to grow the UKs creative industries. He serves on Camden’s STEAM Commission and Economic Renewal Commission and works closely with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on its regional innovation strategy. Saul was also a trustee of Comic Relief for six years
As his X handle has noted since March 2007, Saul is first a husband and second a father to three children aged 18, 17 and 10 before being a founder, operator and investor.
Before founding Phoenix Court, Saul was a General Partner at Index Ventures for eight years. In his previous lives he was co-founder and original CEO of LoveFilm (acquired by Amazon), part of the original leadership team at Skype (when it was acquired by EBay) and more recently the co-founder of Platoon (acquired by Apple). He has also co-founded some of Europe’s pioneering venture programs including Seedcamp (Europe’s first accelerator), Zinc with the LSE and the Newton Venture Program with London Business School.
Saul sits on the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and was a founding NED for the UKs new department of Science Innovation & Technology (DSIT). He has also recently become a member of the government’s Creative Industries Taskforce, supporting the budding of a long-term plan to grow the UKs creative industries. He serves on Camden’s STEAM Commission and Economic Renewal Commission and works closely with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on its regional innovation strategy. Saul was also a trustee of Comic Relief for six years
As his X handle has noted since March 2007, Saul is first a husband and second a father to three children aged 18, 17 and 10 before being a founder, operator and investor.
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