Robin Klein

Robin Klein

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Founding Partner and Associate

Bio

Robin Klein is the Non - Executive Chairman of MOO Print Ltd. He is also a Venture Partner at Index Ventures. Robin joined the London office of Index Ventures in April 2010 as a Venture Partner.

He is a founding partner of The Accelerator Group, a seed investment company specialising in e-commerce, digital media and Internet services. He is currently Chairman of Quickbridge (Wonga), Moo Print Ltd, MyBuilder. He sits on the Boards of EDITD, Farfetch, FreeAgent, OneFineStay, Skimlinks, Zoopla. Robin is a governor of Rhyl primary school. He is also a past Chairman of Great Ormond Street hospital's funding company.

Robin has 25 years of operating experience, 20 years of which as entrepreneur and 14 years of investing experience and he has been on the boards of three publicly quoted companies. In his last operating role as Chairman and CEO of Innovations, he conducted the very first UK ecommerce transaction in May 1995.

Since starting his investment career in earnest in 1998 by co-founding The Accelerator Group (TAG) with his son, Saul, they have made over sixty investments. Robin is passionate about helping to build the European technology start-up ecosystem and actively supports Saul in the promotion of Seedcamp and OpenCoffee.

He has a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering. An MSc in Industrial Engineering.

Location

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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Primary Organization

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Founded

2012

Investment

765

Lead investment

192

Exits

58

Employees

101-250

Industry

Risk Management, CleanTech, Blockchain, Aerospace, Advanced Materials, Supply Chain Management, Retail Technology

Jobs history

2

Creative Destruction Lab (CDL)

Founding Partner and Associate

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Board and Advisor Roles

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Profile Resume

Robin Klein is the Founding Partner and Associate at Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), based in Europe. With a background in Risk Management, Robin Klein has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Robin Klein studied MS Engineering @ University of the Witwatersrand. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.

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Investment portfolio

Robin Klein has made 11 investments. Their Latest investment was Seed Round - BelleVie on Dec 09, 2022

Number of investment

11

Number of exits

3

Personal investment

11

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundMoney Raised
Jun 10, 2017
Plum Guide Plum Guide
Seed Round - Plum Guide
2.3M
Sep 30, 2017
Klevio Klevio
Seed Round - Klevio
0
Aug 04, 2022
Cera Cera
Venture Round - Cera
158.1M
Dec 09, 2022
BelleVie BelleVie
Seed Round - BelleVie
2.0M

Partner investment

22

Annouced DateOrganization NameFunding RoundInvestor NameMoney Raised
Mar 19, 2019
Automata Automata
Series A - Automata
Automata LocalGlobe
7.4M
Feb 10, 2020
Tiney Tiney
Seed Round - Tiney
Tiney LocalGlobe
6.5M
Dec 10, 2020
Cleo Cleo
Series B - Cleo
Cleo LocalGlobe
44.0M
Jan 03, 2023
Nationwide Engineering Group Nationwide Engineering Group
Seed Round - Nationwide Engineering Group
Nationwide Engineering Group LocalGlobe
9.6M

Exits

3

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