Klaas Kersting is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Games, a global family of games companies. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Klaas Kersting is the founder and CEO of Phoenix Games, a global family of games companies, and previously served as co-founder and CEO of Flaregames and CEO of Gameforge AG. He is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who focuses on seed- and early-stage startups primarily in the games and e-commerce sectors. His investment activity spans 14 to 25 documented deals, with recent investments including Metica in business software and Dead Astronauts in a seed VC round. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, he frequently serves as a board member or advisor to his investments. Notable portfolio companies include Supercell, Dailydeal, Gameforge, and Stocard, which exited in July 2021. Kersting’s distinctive point of view centers on building a strong developer community by acquiring free-to-play mobile game developers and uniting them under one roof. He was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2008 and selected as a “Technology Pioneer 2009” by the World Economic Forum.
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