Draft:Saul Klein
British technology expert, entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1970)
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Saul Klein OBE (born 23 October 1970)[2] is a British entrepreneur and an active investor in the UK's tech scene.[3] [4]He has co-founded numerous ventures, including LOVEFiLM, Seedcamp, Kano Computing and Platoon.[5] A General Partner at Index Ventures from 2007 until 2015,[6] he left in 2015 to co-found venture capital fund LocalGlobe with his father Robin Klein (venture capitalist). He has served in several government advisory roles and in April 2023 he was appointed as Non-executive Director at the UK government's Department for Science, Innovation and technology.[7][8][9]
Submission declined on 22 March 2026 by Quxyz (talk).
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| Submission declined on 21 September 2025 by WeirdNAnnoyed (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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| Submission declined on 9 September 2025 by Pegnawl (talk). This draft's references do not show that the person meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for people. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Comment: Looking at citations, there are a lot of concerns. A few are not properly formatted, making it a bit harder to quickly evaluate, but that is just personal preference. Several of these seem like non-secondary biographies, which do not add to notability. A few other sources also seem to not provide significant coverage as they do not focus on the subject of this article. I would also like to note that Forbes's reliability is currently being questioned by the community. ✶Quxyz✶ (talk) 15:17, 22 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: See also Draft:Saul Klein 2. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 10:18, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: This is a borderline case, but I would say the sources still aren't enough to establish notability. The Telegraph piece is good, but the rest are either routine announcements, articles about the various ventures/companies and not the man, or (the Business Insider piece) an interview, which is not considered independent of the subject. Please find at least one more reliable source that covers the individual in some depth. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 13:31, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: There is an insufficient number of WP:RS. LinkedIn, brief interviews, don't count. Also needs citations on each section, and citations should be OUTSIDE punctuation. Pegnawl (talk) 02:01, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
Saul Klein | |
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| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Founding Partner at LocalGlobe |
| Relatives | Robin Klein (father), Jonathan Klein (uncle), co-founder and CEO of Getty Images;.[1], Martin Klein (uncle) |
Career
Klein's early career included stints at Ogilvy & Mather, Firefly and Microsoft in the USA.[10]
Returning to the UK, in 2002 Saul Klein and his father helped co-found Video Island, where Saul was CEO until 2005. Video Island was one of a number of rival businesses that merged into what became LOVEFiLM International, ultimately being acquired by Amazon in 2011.[11]
After LOVEFiLM, Saul Klein went to Last.FM and then Skype, both businesses backed by Index Ventures, before joining Index as a partner in 2006. He co-founded Seedcamp a year later, in 2007.[12]
In April 2015, Saul and his father Robin founded LocalGlobe, a Venture Capital Firm focusing on early stage (Seed) investment in Technology enabled businesses. They raised LocalGlobe 7, a fund of £45m by October 2015 and LocalGlobe 8, a £70m fund in March 2017. As the firm has grown, in 2022 it took the PhoenixCourt umbrella, expanding to £500M.[13][14][15][16]
Government advisor
Klein's government advisory roles began in 2012 as the UK's Technology Business Ambassador to Israel, alongside Matthew Gould. He is a member of the UK's Council for Science and Technology (CST) as well as the UK Government's Digital Economy Council, and in April 2023 he was appointed as Non-executive Director at the UK government's Department for Science, Innovation and technology.[17] He has also been an advisor on digital and innovation in local government in London and Manchester.[18]
Honours
Klein was awarded an OBE for services to business by David Cameron's government in 2016.[19]
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