Co-Founder and Chair, Phoenix Court
Saul is a serial technology entrepreneur, operator and investor with 30 years’ experience starting, building and exiting global companies in the UK, US, Israel and Europe. He is the co-founder of Phoenix Court, the venture capital group that comprises LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar and Basecamp funds. Before founding Phoenix Court, Saul was a General Partner at Index Ventures for eight years. Part of the original leadership team at Skype, he was later co-founder and original CEO of LoveFilm and co-founder of Platoon.
A co-founder of Seedcamp, Europe's first accelerator, he has continued to innovate venture by co-founding Zinc, a London-based venture builder, with LSE, and Newton Venture Program, with London Business School. Saul sits on the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology and is a NED the Department for Science, Technology and Innovation's board. He serves on Camden's STEAM Commission and Economic Renewal Commission and works closely with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
Saul Klein OBE HonFREng