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Klaas Kersting

Klaas Kersting

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Founder and CEO

Bio

Klaas Kersting is a serial entrepreneur (Gameforge / flaregames / Phoenix Games) and Seed-/Early-stage investor in startups in games and e-commerce. He served and serves as board member and advisor to several of his investments.

Most recently, in 2019, Klaas founded Phoenix Games, a company aiming to help game founders to achieve more - both financially as well as commercially.

In 2008 Klaas Kersting was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year'. Gameforge was awarded 'Red Herring 100 Europe', and 'Technology Fast 50 Rising Stars'. Furthermore, he was selected 'Technology Pioneer 2009' by the World Economic Forum.

Location

Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

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Primary Organization

Phoenix Games

Phoenix Games

Founded

2019

Investment

1

Lead investment

1

Exits

1

Employees

251-500

Industry

Video Games, PC Games

Jobs history

3

Supercell

Board Observer

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PikPok

Board Member

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Wooga

Board Member

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Board and Advisor Roles

0

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Profile Resume

Klaas Kersting is the Founder and CEO at Phoenix Games, based in Europe. With a background in Video Games, Klaas Kersting has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Klaus Hommels

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Mathias Kutzner

Mathias Kutzner

Director IT

Jens Hilgers

Jens Hilgers

Founding General Partner

Investment portfolio

Klaas Kersting has made 20 investments. Their Latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Daulto on Oct 26, 2023

Number of investment

20

Number of exits

7

Personal investment

20

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Apr 24, 2017
GameInfluencer GameInfluencer
Seed Round - GameInfluencer
0
Feb 24, 2022
Fein Fein
Seed Round - Fein
0
Mar 23, 2022
Aggero Aggero
Seed Round - Aggero
2.0M
Oct 26, 2023
Daulto Daulto
Pre Seed Round - Daulto
0

Partner investment

1

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Oct 01, 2016
GYANT GYANT
Pre Seed Round - GYANT
GYANT Klaas Kersting
0

Exits

7

exit.name Supercell

Supercell

Supercell reimagines games with a Tablet First strategy. Supercell's goal is to build an environment where small, indepe...

exit.name Xyo

Xyo

Xyo is an application search engine that enables its users to search for apps for all smartphones. It also allows...

exit.name Stocard

Stocard

Stocard’s mission is to become the #1 mobile wallet in the Western world by making the daily shopping experience easy, e...

exit.name Vertical Media

Vertical Media

Vertical Media is a digital marketing agency that is engaged in web design, social media, and marketing solutions. They ...

exit.name Kopla Games

Kopla Games

Kopla Games is a mobile gaming startup from Tampere, Finland. The company was founded in 2015 by four seasoned developer...

exit.name GYANT

GYANT

GYANT is a digital front door solution for health systems that uses AI to navigate patients to the right care setting an...

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