Co-Founder
BuildGroup
Klee Kleber is a co-founder of BuildGroup, a venture capital firm based in Austin, that backs AI-enabled SaaS companies as they scale. At BuildGroup, Klee has worked with portfolio companies including Cybrary, Anaconda, Vidmob, Fiix, and Calytera. He continues to apply his expertise in building and scaling companies through periods of rapid growth and market evolution, partnering with founders to create the conditions for long-term success.
Before co-founding BuildGroup, Klee built a 20+ year career as a marketing executive, leading high-performance teams at companies such as Rackspace, Dell, WP Engine, and Segway. At Rackspace he was SVP of Marketing and Product Development, where he led the company’s rebranding, IPO marketing, and expansion into the private cloud market. Before Rackspace, Klee served as Vice President of Marketing at Dell, overseeing the growth of its notebook business to the #1 position in market share, launching its e-commerce business in Japan, and establishing its SMB division in Germany.
Klee graduated from Wharton in 1994 with a concentration in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. He was a proud member of Cohort E, where he was one of the social coordinators. Klee spent time volunteering as a tutor at local high schools in West Philly, and served on the school’s Ethics Committee. His favorite lunch truck was the Greek Lady, favorite bar was Roosevelt’s, and favorite cheesesteak was Geno’s. And he has been an Eagles fan since the 90s!.
