| Fribourg University (Switzerland), PHD | |
| Finance |
Prior to joining Balderton, Klaus spent several years as a private investor in European technology and media companies including Skype, Midas Player (king.com), StarDoll and XING. In addition to investing in Europe, Klaus has spent considerable time in China, 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. After AOL, Klaus was at Apax Partners in Munich and Zurich. Klaus started his career at Deutsche Bank.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| WooMe | 2/08 | Series A | $3M | 3 |
| wunderloop | 1/07 | Series A | $10M | 4 |