Klaus is a seasoned entrepreneur and well respected business angel. Prior to joining Balderton, Klaus spent several years as a private investor. He has a successful investment track record in European technology and media companies including Skype, Midas Player (king.com), StarDoll and OpenBC. In addition to investing in Europe, Klaus has spent considerable time in China, and has an extensive network in the Chinese Internet/Media sector, including working closely with TomGroup.

Earlier in his career, Klaus joined AOL in 1995 and spent several years on the Management Board where he was responsible for business development, content and advertising sales. He was also involved in the establishment of Freenet.de AG and served on its Supervisory Board for a number of years. After AOL, Klaus was at Apax Partners in Munich and Zurich. Klaus started his career at Deutsche Bank.

Awards: Klaus was recently elected Europe's "Entrepreneurial Private Investor 2006" by the three leading European education and research institutions IESE, INSEAD and the University of St.Gallen.

Education: Klaus holds a master and PHD in Finance from Fribourg University (Switzerland).