Saul Klein OBE
Biography
Saul Klein was appointed as a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in April 2023.
Saul is co-founder and Managing Partner of Phoenix Court, home to LocalGlobe, Latitude, Solar and Basecamp venture capital funds.
Previously, Saul was a General Partner at Index Ventures from 2007 until May 2015. In 2012, then-PM David Cameron appointed him to be the UK바카라 사이트™s first Technology Business Ambassador to Israel, and in 2016 he was awarded an OBE for services to business.
Saul is a member of the Council for Science and Technology (CST), which advises the Prime Minister on science and technology policy issues across government, as well as serving on the government바카라 사이트™s Digital Economy Council. Saul is also a member of Camden바카라 사이트™s Economic Renewal Commission, and until recently served as a trustee of Comic Relief.
Most recently Saul co-founded Platoon (acquired by Apple in 2018), Zinc (co-founded with the LSE), Kano and Seedcamp (seed investors in UIPath and Revolut). He was also co-founder and original CEO of LOVEFILM (acquired by Amazon in 2011).
Previous roles in government
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Non-executive board member