# Christoffer Klemming

> Christoffer Klemming is the Stockholm-based co-founder and CEO of Waitwhile, a queue and appointment management platform he built with his brother Jonas. A former Google product and growth professional, he led the business through a $12 million Series A announced in 2021 and its acquisition by Allegion in July 2025, continuing to lead Waitwhile afterwards.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Waitwhile
- **Organizations:** Waitwhile, Google
- **Nationality:** Swedish
- **Education:** MSc, Industrial Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, BSc, Business and Economics, Stockholm University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Waitwhile with his brother Jonas and led it through acquisition by Allegion in July 2025., Led Waitwhile through a $12 million Series A announced in February 2021., In July 2025, Waitwhile reported more than 300 million customer visits across more than 50,000 locations; these are company-reported cumulative figures.

## Career timeline

- **2005-2010** — Studied Industrial Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
- **Before Waitwhile** — Spent approximately a decade at Google in product, marketing and growth roles involving AdWords, Chromebooks, Chrome and Google Fiber.
- **2016** — Published a January 21 blog post about a Silicon Valley Freerider interview discussing Waitwhile, documenting the project before the company’s stated 2017 founding.
- **2017** — Waitwhile’s official history dates its founding in San Francisco by Christoffer and Jonas Klemming to 2017.
- **2021** — Announced a $12 million Series A led by CRV on February 4; Kristin Baker Spohn joined the board.
- **2025** — Allegion announced its acquisition of Waitwhile on July 8; Klemming continued leading the business.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Waitwhile with his brother Jonas and led it through acquisition by Allegion in July 2025.
- Led Waitwhile through a $12 million Series A announced in February 2021.
- In July 2025, Waitwhile reported more than 300 million customer visits across more than 50,000 locations; these are company-reported cumulative figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Waitwhile published a product-development overview covering App Clips and reporting improvements. This is a company update, not a personal announcement by Klemming.
- **2025-07** — Announced Waitwhile’s acquisition by Allegion, with the same team continuing to lead the standalone brand and product.
- **2025-05** — Authored a product update on flexible booking start times, drag-and-drop waitlists and settings improvements.
- **2025-02** — Authored an update covering new mobile apps, Apple Wallet bookings and scheduling features.

## Links

- Website: https://waitwhile.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christofferklemming/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CKlemming
- GitHub: https://github.com/cklemming

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Last updated: 2026-10-22