Klaus Hommels

Who is Klaus Hommels?

Klaus Hommels is a venture capitalist based in Zurich, Switzerland. He focuses on seed and early-stage investments and has founded his own venture capital fund by the name Hommels Holding through which he has been investing mainly in Internet businesses. He has been involved in successful internet investments such as Skype, Facebook and Xing.

He studied for a Master of Science in Business Administration and PhD in Finance at the University of Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland. He worked as Managing Director in business development, content and advertising for AOL Germany. After that he started at Apax Partners in Munich as a Director. At the height of the dotcom bubble burst he started out as a private investor. In 2006, after six years as a private investor, Klaus joined Benchmark Capital as a Venture Partner in London. In 2007, he founded Hommels Holding which focuses mainly on internet businesses.