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Russell Klein

Investor

Executive in Residence and Operating Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Russell Klein is an Executive in Residence and Operating Partner at Springcoast. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Commerce.com (formerly BigCommerce), where he grew revenue from $30M ARR to over $350M annually, oversaw multiple financing rounds and the company's M&A strategy, and co-led its IPO. Earlier, he co-founded and led SendMe as CEO and was an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst; he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.

Invests in

E-commerce

Experience

  1. Springcoast PartnersExecutive in Residencecurrent2025 — present
  2. Springcoast PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — present
  3. Cart.comBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  4. BigCommerceChief Commercial Officer2020 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  5. BigCommerceChief Development Officer2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. BigCommerceSenior Vice President, Corporate Development2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Librify (Sold to Scribd!)Co-Founder and Chairman2013 — 2015
  8. SendMe Inc.Co-Founder and CEO2006 — 2014
  9. Hands-On MobileSenior Vice President2004 — 2006
  10. General Catalyst PartnersEntrepreneur-in-Residence2003 — 2004
  11. CNET NetworksExecutive Vice President, Corporate Development1999 — 2003
  12. ZDNetExecutive Vice President, Corporate and Business Development1999 — 2000
  13. JefferiesVice President1997 — 1999

Skills & more

Business Development24Venture Capital42Start-ups40Corporate Development18Mergers3Mobile Devices35Strategic Partnerships38Digital Media8Entrepreneurship13Mobile Applications7Mergers & Acquisitions12Marketing10
+5 moreAnalyticsE-commerceStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadership

From Russell's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Cart.com

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Springcoast Capital Partners

Brian Dhatt
Operating Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners
Charlotte Everett
Associate at Springcoast Capital Partners
Christopher Dederick
Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners
Debra DeWitt
Executive Assistant at Springcoast Capital Partners
Dominique Tetro
Senior Executive Assistant at Springcoast Capital Partners
Evan Nawrocki
Principal at Springcoast Capital Partners
Fritz Van der Grift
Principal at Jefferson Capital
George Jiang
Vice President at Springcoast Capital Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Russell Klein?
Russell Klein is an Executive in Residence and Operating Partner at Springcoast. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Commerce.com (formerly BigCommerce), where he grew revenue from $30M ARR to over $350M annually, oversaw multiple financing rounds and the company's M&A strategy, and co-led its IPO. Earlier, he co-founded and led SendMe as CEO and was an Entrepreneur in Residence at General Catalyst; he holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania.
Where does Russell Klein work?
Russell Klein is Executive in Residence and Operating Partner at Springcoast Capital Partners.
What does Russell Klein invest in?
Russell Klein invests in E-commerce.
What boards does Russell Klein sit on?
Russell Klein holds tracked board seats at Cart.com.
Where did Russell Klein go to school?
Russell Klein studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, Business, Finance); University of Pennsylvania (BA, Economics, East Asian Studies).

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