| Fribourg University (Switzerland), PHD | |
| Finance |
Klaus is one of the leading European business angels and is or has been involved in numerous successful internet investments including QXL/Tradus, Skype, Facebook, king.com, StarDoll, Xing and spotify. He invests in promising start-ups that have the potential to become major players in the internet space.Klaus started his career at Bertelsmann. He joined AOL Germany in 1995 where was as board member responsible for business development, content and advertising sales. He was also involved in the establishment of Freenet, worked for Apax Partners and was a partner of Benchmark Capital before founding his own venture capital fund Hommels Holding.
Klaus graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Administration from University of Fribourg in Switzerland and holds a PhD degree in Finance from the same university. He was named “most successful European entrepreneurial private investor of the year” in 2006 by a group comprised of IESE, INSEAD and the University of St Gallen.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| SumUp | 8/12 | Series A | $20M | 4 |
| Casacanda | 8/11 | Series A | 3 | |
| WooMe | 2/08 | Series A | $3M | 3 |
| wunderloop | 1/07 | Series A | $10M | 4 |
